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Chicago Fire are World Beaters… For a Half
Emotional Faces! (via MLS) The Chicago Fire uncorked their attacking power when they took on New York City FC on Friday at Yankee Stadium and were 2:0 up before a half hour had elapsed. But fundamental...
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Hard-Working Fire Earn Their Point Against Rival Columbus
Get out of the way, here comes a striker. (Via Chicago-Fire.com) In a reversal of the endgame of their last match, the Chicago Fire pulled out an equalizer deep into stoppage time and grabbed a vital...
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Fire Put Crushing Blow on Montreal Impact
(via MLS) The Chicago Fire put on a display of powerful attacking capability en route to a 3:0 demolition of the Montreal Impact on Saturday. The soggy, miserable conditions at Toyota Park seemed to...
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Fire Give Gift of 3 Points to MLS Newcomers
(vis MLS) It’s always a neighborly thing to do to greet your newest neighbors with a plate of baked goods or to offer a cold beverage on a hot day. Last Saturday, the Fire went beyond the call of duty...
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Fire Have That Sinking Feeling
(photo courtesy chicago-fire.com) The Chicago Fire, floundering in last place in MLS’s Eastern Conference, have passed the midpoint of the regular season and basically face must-win situations in...
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Fire Defense Leads to Latest Letdown
Photo courtesy chicago-fire.com Much of the pre-game hype leading up to the Fire’s tilt with the New England Revolution last Saturday centered on Drogba Watch, as fans waited to see whether an aging...
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Fire Slay Another Giant. Are There Enough Games Left?
(photo courtesy chicago-fire.com) The Chicago Fire’s 2:0 blanking of FC Dallas on Sunday was truly a breath of fresh air. For once, the Fire’s backline looked like a disciplined, coordinated group,...
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Goalless Fire Remain 0-For-Cascadia
(courtesy mlssoccer.com) The Fire have never won a match in the Pacific Northwest since Seattle, Portland and Vancouver joined MLS and that trend continued last Friday at Providence Park, as the...
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Fire Attack Out of Ideas, Out of Cup
via ViveloHoy The story that played out at PPL Park on Wednesday night was depressingly similar to the story that has been on display all season for the Chicago Fire. The Fire offense was missing a...
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Sean Johnson Rescues a Point! Will It Matter?
(courtesy mlssoccer.com) Fire goalkeeper Sean Johnson pulled a rabbit out if his hat several times last Sunday to keep the Fire competitive in a match in which the Philadelphia Union easily could have...
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Improving the US National Team: Homecooking and Patience
Courtesy: MLSSoccer.com US National Team Coach and Technical Director Jurgen Klinsmann has taken on the role of punching bag since July. It has been the rockiest stretch of his tenure so far, following...
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Fire Clinch MLS Basement
(Courtesy Washington Post) While presiding over one of the worst teams in the history of Major League Baseball, manager Casey Stengel asked, “Can’t anybody here play this game?” It would have been an...
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Nowhere to Go But Up
(courtesy Sean King on Fire Confidential) MLS designated the final round of matches in the 2015 regular season as Decision Day. Some playoff spots were still up for grabs and Sunday’s results finally...
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Road Woes Continue for Feeble Fire
(Photo courtesy http://www.chicago-fire.com) The Chicago Fire suffered the effects of having to play two away matches within three days when they fell 2:0 to the New England Revolution on Saturday. The...
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Fire Scoring Drought Reaches Critical Stage
(Photo courtesy http://www.sny.tv) The Fire extended their winless streak to six matches on Wednesday when they dropped a narrow 1:0 decision to the New York Red Bulls in Harrison, NJ. The Fire...
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Fire Come Alive, Winless Streak Ends
(Photo courtesy Sean King for Chicago Fire Confidential) In a significant turnabout, the Chicago Fire won their second match of the season at Toyota Park on Saturday, riding an early goal by Arturo...
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Fire Outduel Timbers, Settle for Point
(Photo courtesy Chicago Fire Soccer Club) The Chicago Fire reached the one-third point of the 2016 season on Saturday and probably played their best soccer so far in a taut 1:1 draw with the Portland...
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Road Futility Continues for Fire
(Photo courtesy David Zalubowski – AP) After the Chicago’s Fire’s woeful performance versus the Colorado Rapids at Dick’s Sporting Good Park on Saturday, it was quite clear that July 9 cannot arrive...
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Fire Look Defenseless in Philly
(Photo courtesy csnphilly.com) Following their 4:3 defeat to New York City FC in the 2016 home opener, the Fire looked completely clueless on defense. Add in a dose of bad luck, and you had a recipe...
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Accam’s Double Leads Fire to Open Cup QFs
(Photo courtesy Chicago Fire) The Chicago Fire jumped out to a 2:0 lead on the Columbus Crew on Tuesday in their US Open Cup encounter, and it was enough to propel the Fire to the tournament’s...
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