Fire Will Rely On Pappa For Creative Spark
by Jeff Carlisle (Profile/Interview | ESPN - February 28)
Breaking up may be hard to do, but you'd never know it by the way the Chicago Fire have moved on after the offseason departure of Cuauhtemoc Blanco. more details | go to article

Chicago Fire Blazes Trail In MLS By Taking Academy Teams To Training Camp
by Avi Creditor (Preview | Soccer By Ives - February 23)
The Chicago Fire could be on to something that might help Major League Soccer take the next step in its progression of player development. more details | go to article

Clarence Seedorf's Stunning Reminder To MLS
by Kyle McCarthy (Profile/Interview | Goal.com - February 17)
AC Milan midfielder and MLS target Clarence Seedorf wants to move to America. Kyle McCarthy points to Seedorf's audacious goal against Manchester United on Tuesday and suggests MLS should do all it can to ensure his arrival sooner rather than later. more details | go to article

De Los Cobos Makes Good 1st Impression
by Jack Magruder (Profile/Interview | Chicago Tribune - February 16)
New Fire coach has team upbeat during training camp more details | go to article

Fire Sweep Opening Preseason Matches
by Jeff Crandall (Preview | Major League Soccer - February 16)
Chicago bests Vancouver Whitecaps and Arizona Sahauros more details | go to article

Can Nowak Repeat Success Of Bradley And Schmid?
by Paul Gardner (Analysis | Soccer America - February 12)
When Bob Bradley led the Chicago Fire to the 1998 MLS championship he set down a marker for first-year expansion clubs in the league: they didn't have to be doormats. more details | go to article

Brown Wants To Keep Captain's Label
by Jack McCarthy (Profile/Interview | Chicago Tribune - February 3)
But veteran Fire defender acknowledges it's decision for new coach more details | go to article

Coaching Changes Highlight MLS Moves, At Least For Now
by Grahame L. Jones (Analysis | Los Angeles Times - January 17)
Six clubs have a new man in charge and a seventh has a new assistant who is the head coach in everything but the title. more details | go to article

MLS Coaching Search Takes New Twist
by Ridge Mahoney (Analysis | Soccer America - December 16)
With the news that Akron coach Caleb Porter has decided to stay with the college game, the man in the spotlight is Kansas City Wizards head coach Curt Onalfo, who has been interviewed by both D.C. United and Chicago. more details | go to article

Fire's Klopas Still Discreet In Search For A New Coach
by Orrin Schwarz (Preview | Chicago Daily Herald - December 15)
The search for a new Fire coach continues, and technical director Frank Klopas insists on taking his time to make the right choice. more details | go to article

The Lost Captain
by Charlie Corr (Profile/Interview | ESPN - December 12)
Salcedo's Fire tenure in '98 could have been a longer ride more details | go to article

Salcedo Carrying On UCLA's Tradition
by Charlie Corr (Profile/Interview | ESPN - December 11)
Ex-Fire midfielder led Bruins to Pac-10 title, Elite Eight of College Cup more details | go to article

Q & A: Bakary Soumare
by (Article | Chicago Now - December 10)
Former Fire defender Bakary Soumare was kind enough to take some time to answer some of your questions. Here are his responses: more details | go to article

Chicago Fire Are In Need Of Another Big Star
by Isaac Heath (Preview | Goal.com - December 9)
One penalty kick away from the MLS Cup finals, the Fire must now look to rebuild in an offseason destined to be riddled with change. more details | go to article

Actions Speak Louder Than Words
by Charlie Corr (Blog Entry | ESPN - December 7)
'Fire Originals' want to see order restored more details | go to article