Articles filed under Soccer
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Fire scouting reportJul 15, 2011 1:00 am - Portland Timbers at Chicago Fire When: 7:30 p.m. at Toyota Park TV: Comcast SportsNet Scouting the Portland Timbers: The expansion Timbers (5-9-3, 18 points) make their ...
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Grazzini flies into town but remains groundedJul 15, 2011 12:00 am - Sebastian Grazzini hopped off a flight from Buenos Aires via Washington, D.C., and went to Toyota Park to meet his new Fire teammates Friday morning. “It was a long flig...
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One long, not-so-hot summer and then ... thanks U.S. soccer teamJul 15, 2011 12:00 am - Here comes the sun: There have been very few bright spots in our summer of discontent, a summer full of nothing but lockout talk and middling-to-awful baseball. ...
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Suburban native on top of soccer worldJul 15, 2011 12:00 am - Former Prairie Ridge H.S. standout never figured on World Cup shot
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U.S. Women feel more pressure with more attention?Jul 15, 2011 12:00 am - FRANKFURT, Germany — A week ago, there were so few people following the U.S. women’s team they could hold their daily media sessions around a small table in their hotel ...
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Fire to host Mexican clubJul 14, 2011 12:00 am - The Chicago Fire announced Thursday it will host Mexican club Chivas of Guadalajara in an international friendly at Toyota Park on Sept. 14. Chivas has won the Primera D...
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Pressure is on Fire’s new additionJul 13, 2011 12:00 am - The Fire didn’t sign Sebastián Grazzini just to be a midfielder. The foundering Fire signed the 30-year-old Argentine to be the missing piece. At this point in a 2-5-12 ...
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Time for Americans to let the fresh legs finish CupJul 13, 2011 12:00 am - The United States has been here several times before, but to reach the Women's World Cup final is still a tremendous accomplishment. It's true more than ever of this Wor...
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Wambach comes up big in World Cup semifinalsJul 12, 2011 11:00 pm - MOENCHENGLADBACH, Germany — Abby Wambach sure knows how to deliver. A goal, a promise and soon, she hopes, a World Cup title. The U.S. women had fans on edge once again ...
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Fire plays to win against Red BullsJul 12, 2011 12:00 am - The Fire had to win Tuesday afternoon’s U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal. The Open Cup just means more to the Fire than it does to the New York Red Bulls, and it showed even b...