Articles filed under Soccer
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Fire at a loss without a geographical rivalJul 04, 2012 5:21 pm - In a league increasingly and successfully marketed around geographical rivalries, the Chicago Fire finds itself with plenty of elbow room on Major League Soccer’s map. M...
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Crystal Lake store customizes soccer gearJul 03, 2012 9:00 am - After seven successful years of providing just about anything you need related to soccer out of his Algonquin Soccer Heads store, owner Orhan Senger is now ready to reac...
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Fire scouting reportJul 02, 2012 6:45 pm - Chicago Fire at Houston Dynamo When: 7:30 p.m. at BBVA Compass Stadium TV: NBC Nonstop Scouting the Fire: The Fire (8-5-3, 27 points) is riding high after Friday’s victo...
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Red-hot Fire faces another test at HoustonJul 02, 2012 2:26 pm - The Fire isn’t just rolling into Houston for Tuesday night’s Major League Soccer match. It’s rolling, period. A three-game winning streak, capped by Friday’s victory at ...
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Italy beats Germany 2-1 to reach Euro 2012 finalJun 28, 2012 4:30 pm - WARSAW, Poland — Mario Balotelli scored twice to give Italy a 2-1 win over Germany on Thursday and an unexpected spot in the European Championship final. Extending its w...
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New indoor soccer franchise to hold suburban tryoutsJun 28, 2012 10:33 am - The job market for pro soccer players in the Chicago area is opening up. Chicago’s new Major Indoor Soccer League franchise, which has a home at the Sears Centre Arena b...
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Olympics are Redemption Games for U.S. women’s soccerJun 27, 2012 8:02 pm - The players on the U.S. women’s soccer team had never known a feeling quite like it. They came home as conquering heroes. Hope Solo and Abby Wambach kicked balls at taxi...
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Spain tops Portugal in shootout to make Euro finalJun 27, 2012 7:14 pm - DONETSK, Ukraine — Still not pretty to watch, still just as effective. Spain again failed to dazzle at the European Championship yet still advanced to its third straight...
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Fire trades defender for 2014 draft pickJun 27, 2012 12:22 pm - The Chicago Fire has traded a reserve defender, Kwame Watson-Siriboe, to Real Salt Lake in exchange for RSL’s fourth-round natural selection in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft, ...
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For Fire, the Grazzini contract clock is tickingJun 27, 2012 12:00 pm - One way or another, Sebastian Grazzini's contract situation will be resolved in the next few days. Maybe the Chicago Fire will pick up the option on the 31-year-old Arge...