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Thornton leaves Fire for Portugal
by Len Ziehm (
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Chicago Sun Times -
February 3)
There's no secret what the Fire's focus will be when training camp starts Wednesday in Bradenton, Fla. Coach Dave Sarachan has to find a goalkeeper. more details | go to article
Mexico puts end to U.S. Olympic soccer dream
by John Rice (
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Chicago Sun Times -
February 11)
A string of five straight appearances in the Summer Olympics for the United States men's soccer team ended Tuesday night with a 4-0 loss to Mexico. Playing before a noisy crowd of almost 57,000, Mexico avenged a 2-0 World Cup loss two years ago. more details | go to article
A goalmouth scramble for Fire
by Len Ziehm (
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Chicago Sun Times -
February 23)
The battle for the Fire's starting goalkeeper job will really heat up now. more details | go to article
Adult talent, young man's psyche
by Joseph White (
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Chicago Sun Times -
February 15)
Freddy Adu has heard all the wisecracks from those who doubt he's only 14. Maybe the jokes are harmless fun for adults, but they can be hurtful to a kid just learning how to deal with fame. more details | go to article
Fire faces first test in Champions Cup
by Len Ziehm (
Preview |
Chicago Sun Times -
March 17)
After three sessions of preseason training, the Fire faces its first big test tonight. Coach Dave Sarachan takes his club to Hasley Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, Trinidad, for the first game of the CONCACAF Champions Cup tournament against San Juan Jabloteh. more details | go to article
Red-hot forward surprises Fire
by Associated Press (
Result |
Chicago Sun Times -
March 18)
Cornell Green scored three times in the first half, leading San Juan Jabloteh to a 5-2 upset of the Fire on Wednesday in the CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinals. more details | go to article
U.S.-Poland, Man U-Bayern coming in July
by Len Ziehm (
Preview |
Chicago Sun Times -
March 18)
Soccer in Chicago received a big boost on two fronts Wednesday. In separate announcements, the U.S. Soccer Federation said it finally will bring a U.S. men's national team match to Soldier Field and revealed German powerhouse Bayern Munich as Manchester United's opponent for a July 25 exhibition at Soldier. more details | go to article
Pressure's on Fire's Curtin
by Len Ziehm (
Preview |
Chicago Sun Times -
March 24)
Defender Jim Curtin will be on the spot when the Fire hosts San Juan Jabloteh, two-time champion of Trinidad and Tobago, at 7 tonight in the second leg of the two-game, home-and-home, aggregate-goal quarterfinal series in the CONCACAF Champions Cup at Soldier Field. more details | go to article
Sub sparks Fire into semis
by Len Ziehm (
Result |
Chicago Sun Times -
March 25)
General manager Peter Wilt called Soldier Field's turf ''an embarrassment'' before the Fire played its first home game Wednesday night. It certainly was that, but the Fire coped with the deplorable playing field and unveiled a new spark plug in surviving the quarterfinal stage of the CONCACAF Champions Cup tournament. more details | go to article
Phenom's a soccer bet
by Carol Slezak (
Profile/Interview |
Chicago Sun Times -
March 31)
He has chatted with Lesley Stahl and performed a stupid human trick for David Letterman. He has made a TV commercial with Pele and signed an endorsement deal with Nike. Next up for Freddy Adu, boy wonder? His first professional soccer game. Oh yeah, that. Soccer. more details | go to article
Time to Fire up
by Len Ziehm (
Preview |
Chicago Sun Times -
April 2)
The Fire will be hard-pressed to repeat its successes of a year ago. That's the bad news entering the Major League Soccer opener at Kansas City on Saturday. The Fire won the 2003 U.S. Open Cup and reached the MLS Cup final for the third time in six seasons. more details | go to article
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