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Call it a major mock draft shake-up.

Plenty has happened since the last SBI Mock Draft, from word that Ike Opara would be staying in school to the latest news that Baggio Husidic would be available.

 

The 2008 MLS Draft is just ten days away and the MLS Combine begins on Saturday, meaning the Generation adidas draft class should be revealed very soon. Sources are telling me the list has been all but finalized.

A total of nine players have been signed to Generation adidas contract, with a potential tenth still being discussed.

The upcoming MLS Draft was already stocked with talent, but that talent pool will be a little deeper after Major League Soccer was able to sign one of its top targets.

University of Illinois-Chicago midfielder Baggio Husidic has signed a Generation adidas contract and will be available in the 2009 MLS Draft on Jan.

The Chicago Fire defeated the University of Illinois-Chicago, 3-0, on Tuesday during a charity match at Flames Field. The match raised $5,300 for the Chicago Fire Foundation.
Former UIC standout Baggio Husidic (left) played on the opposite side this year with his new role with the Fire. The Libertyville native said afterward to MLSnet.

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Chicago's Wilman Conde, left, heads in the winning goal over the head of Rapids defender Kosuke Kimura and beyond the reach of goalkeeper Matt Pickens.
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The game was a dud, and so were the fireworks.

Here is an interview I did with Fire rookie midfielder Baggio Husidic prior to last Saturday's game against Real Salt Lake. Baggio, , who grew up in Libertyville and played at UIC, touched on a bunch of subjects in the interview including his play with the Fire this year and his early years spent in Bosnia, Germany and eventually Chicago.

Chicago snaps 3-game skid, jumps up to 1st in the East
Chicago Fire midfielder Marco Pappa and defender Wilman Conde provided more offense than the team had during its three-game losing streak as Chicago topped the Colorado Rapids, 2-1, on Saturday in Major League Soccer action at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colo.