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by Bill Quigley (Analysis | FireAlarm - March 26)
Walking back to their locker room on Wednesday night, the Fire had the look of a very contented club. Not excited or ecstatic, rather they were happy that their overconfidence didn't end up knocking them out of the Champions Cup. A week ago, they had walked out onto the pitch in Trinidad to face San Juan Jabloteh with a bit of a chip on their shoulder. more details | go to article

REVolting Loss For Fire
by Bill Quigley (Result | FireAlarm - July 14)
The Fire let a halftime lead get away as they lost to New England 3-1 at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA on Wednesday night. Taylor Twellman notched a brace in the second half to put the Revs just two points away from the fourth place Fire. Andy William's first half goal was checked by a goal by Clint Dempsey. more details | go to article

PSV Reaches Verbal Agreement For Beasley
by Bill Quigley (Profile/Interview | FireAlarm - July 16)
It's all over but the signing for the transfer saga over DaMarcus Beasley. The Dutch club PSV posted a statement on their website on Friday that the club has reached a verbal agreement with MLS to transfer the Fire midfielder. No details on the transfer fee has been announced, but it is rumored that PSV will be paying at least $3 million. more details | go to article

PK Call Robs Fire
by Bill Quigley (Result | FireAlarm - July 17)
The Fire have managed to avoid victory in various ways in the 2004 season. Saturday night, they added a bad refereeing decision to that list. The Fire looked like they were cruising to their first win in seven matches before a controversial penalty kick call late in the match gave the MetroStars a way to escape Soldier Field with a 1-1 draw Saturday night at Soldier Field. more details | go to article

Necaxa Edges Out Morelia
by Bill Quigley (Result | FireAlarm - July 17)
The Fire's sister club, Morelia, could not get a win on their first visit to Chicago in two years as they lost to Necaxa 2-1 at Soldier Field on Saturday night. The match was the nightcap of the second doubleheader in Chicago in the last week. The Fire started off the evening by drawing MetroStars 1-1. more details | go to article

Fire Have Many Issues To Resolve If They Want To Make Playoffs
by Dan Gaichas (Analysis | FireAlarm - August 2)
It has been no "Saturday in the Park" for the Fire this year. The Fire have won just four matches, are on a nine-match winless streak in the league, and are only one point clear of the Revs (who have one match in hand) for the last playoff spot in the East right now. more details | go to article

Another Mexican Club Eyes Chicago
by Bill Quigley (Article | FireAlarm - August 5)
After being bypassed by Chivas USA, Chicago may be the target of another Mexican club looking to invest in the US. Tecos has made their intentions clear this week as they said they hoped to follow Chivas into the league, hopefully as soon as the 2006 season. more details | go to article

Fire Get Past Kickers To Gain Open Cup Semis
by Bill Quigley (Result | FireAlarm - August 4)
The Fire are finding a silver lining in their year in the US Open Cup. Chicago advanced to the Open Cup semifinals for the fifth time in seven years as they defeated the Richmond Kickers 1-0 at the University of Richmond Stadium in Richmond, VA Wednesday night. more details | go to article

Fire Looking To Be Letter Perfect Wednesday
by Bill Quigley (Preview | FireAlarm - August 3)
You know things are getting bad for the club you support when the coach publicly pleads for time to turn things around. Dave Sarachan did just that on Monday, when the club posted a letter to the fans, who have become increasingly restless as their league winless streak has lengthened to nine matches. more details | go to article

Fire Out Of Tune Against Rapids
by Bill Quigley (Result | FireAlarm - August 14)
If there was a theme song to the Fire's 2004 season, it could be "The Same Old Song," by the Four Tops. Once again, Chicago dominated but came away without anything to prove for it, let in a goal and promptly lost all momentum. They ended up 3-0 losers over Colorado on Saturday night at Soldier Field. more details | go to article

Fire Break The Streak
by Bill Quigley (Result | FireAlarm - August 12)
The Fire finally got a win Wednesday night, but they had to work hard for it. The Reggae Boyz duo of Damani Ralph and Andy Williams led the Fire to a 2-1 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes at Soldier Field. The win snapped a club-record nine match winless streak. more details | go to article

Let The Games Begin
by Dan Gaichas (Result | FireAlarm - August 11)
On Wednesday, Olympic soccer (football) kicks off in Greece. Soccer is one of the few sports in the Olympics that holds its matches outside the host city and the only sport that actually starts before the Opening Ceremonies. more details | go to article

Razov Out For Season
by No Author Listed (Profile/Interview | FireAlarm - August 10)
Ante Razov's nightmare season came to an end on Tuesday, with the announcement he will be out for the rest of the 2004 season due to a bone spur in his right ankle. more details | go to article

Fire Tied Up By Ruiz
by Bill Quigley (Result | FireAlarm - August 22)
The Fire were unable to defend a lead once again on Saturday. However, this time it didn't feel so bad. Carlos Ruiz scored in the 87th minute to seal a 1-1 draw at the Home Depot Center. Ruiz's strike cancelled out a goal by Damani Ralph to give both team a point. more details | go to article

Turmoil Reigns For Fire And Galaxy
by Bill Quigley (Preview | FireAlarm - August 19)
Saturday night may be one of the most intense matches of the 2004 MLS season. The Fire and Galaxy meet for the last time this season on Saturday night. While the two clubs are on opposite ends of the overall table, both teams are going through plenty of turbulence. With both teams needing a win, it should be quite the battle. more details | go to article

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