The Chicago Fire may be on a three game win streak, but as things stand, the 2011 season has
failed to live up to the Fire's high expectations. Frank Klopas must take the brunt of the blame
for the Fire's failures to date this season. Now before anyone jumps down my throat I want to point
out that as it stands, the Fire are almost certainly not going to make the Playoffs and are playing
the U.
There are a couple of little nuances in the following press release so we are going to publish
the whole thing and give full thoughts and analysis later on. Contents after the break.
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PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (Sept. 20, 2011) - The Chicago Fire Soccer Club, in conjunction with
Atletico Madrid, Club América and Sport Club Internacional announced today a strategic alliance
enabling for greater relationships between the Fire and its partner clubs in Spain, Mexico and
Brazil.