On Friday, we brought you a first look at the Chicago Fire adidas 2010 home and away jerseys as part of the MLS adidas 2010 New Jerseys Collection. Now here's a detailed look at the Fire's new kits via a photo shoot featuring Chicago stalwarts Brian McBride and Logan Pause. Included are closer looks at [.

How will the Fire fare going forward in 2010? (Getty Images)

Today is the start of a new series. As teams get into training camp and new players come on board its worth looking into each club to see how they are stacking up and what else they need to do to get ready for the 2010 season. I got this idea from the post I did a few days back on how the Philadelphia Union were looking.

By Ollie Irish

Name: Brian McBride

Nationality: American

Position: Centre-forward

Why so hard? Not all football hard men are also dirty players, McBride being perhaps the best example I can think of.

The Kansas City Wizards stadium project cleared its final hurdles on Tuesday night after funding for the project was approved by the Unified Government of Wyandotte County, Kansas.

The vote clears the way for construction to begin today on a stadium that will be the crown jewel of a $400 million development project in Kansas City, Kansas.

The Chicago Fire reconstruction project has already brought the Fire new additions Julio Martinez and Krzysztof Krol (as well as head coach Carlos De Los Cobos), but now Chicago could be moving closer to adding a new striker.

Former Fulham striker Collins John is set to join the Chicago Fire on a trial during the club's training camp in Phoenix, sources told SBI on Friday.

Group Think ain't a rock band. (But it sometimes ''hurts your ears'' like one.)

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Also file under: Skewering the cliquish tenets of the mainstream media

Allow me, an officially accredited member of the mean ol' mainstream media for many, many years, to pull back the curtain on how journalism and sports can sometimes get drunk, hop in bed and create a little bastard child of a story for unwitting readers.

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Everton gives us the first pictures of Landon Donovan upon his arrival in Liverpool on Saturday. He looks thrilled!
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All Twitter addresses with a Chicago Fire bias are burning up today saying that Carlos de los Cobos will be the Fire's new head coach.

Oh, I'm sooo full. I got too hungry from writing about food for two hours and portrayed a piggy. There was broccoli and cauliflower stamppot with meatballs in gravy, and then chocolate caramel cake, and now here we are with me typing this from the couch.I like food...#1 - Ladies and gentleman, Fulham presents.

Some believe in the merits of a mock draft. I'm not a subscriber to that, simply because it would be an exercise in futility.

Rather, for a 2010 Super Draft preview, I'll examine the needs of each team and toss out a few names that I could see ending up at each club. Getting through all 16 teams might be a tall task, but there's a solid amount of time between now and January 14.

Some believe in the merits of a mock draft. I'm not a subscriber to that, simply because it would be an exercise in futility.

Rather, for a 2010 Super Draft preview, I'll examine the needs of each team and toss out a few names that I could see ending up at each club. Getting through all 16 teams might be a tall task, but there's a solid amount of time between now and January 14.

The MLS SuperDraft is tomorrow people. It's going to be a big day for the Fire, who will have to wait until the 13th pick to make their first selection. I'm going to be live-blogging the whole damn thing and I'll be having a good time with it, so be sure to check it out.

If you plan on checking the draft out during your lunch break (it starts at 1 p.

Let's rewind to Thursday's draft for a minute. The Fire picked up a couple of defenders, two midfielders and even a keeper with their selections, but neglected to draft a forward -- seemingly a position of need -- with any one of their five picks.

On the surface (assuming the Fire took need into consideration when making their picks) not drafting a forward makes little sense.

Jeff Larwenowicz possibly on the move? (Getty Images)

The SuperDraft is over and now clubs all around Major League Soccer are making moves to improve their rosters. Several are hoping to beef up certain areas while others hoping to get the right pieces in place to make another deep run in the playoffs this year.

Get out your Salisbury steak tins, it's time for some tube...A little later than usual, we start with MOTD2's 2 Good 2 Bad.MLS Insider Shawn Francis caught up with Oguchi Onyewu for a rehab update.MLS Insider: Catching Up With Oguchi Onyewu from mlsinsider on Vimeo.An Evening with Brian McBride was cancelled by the bad weather, but he did have a chat with FulhamTV.

Maybe it is because of the high expectations prior to last season, but it seems as I move forward along the arrow the player recaps get a bit longer, and a bit more controversial. The attacking players are the ones that get the glory, and it would seem the criticism. As with Steve Zakuani, the Sounders community just wants more from Nate Jaqua.

In the winter of 2006, I was fortunate enough to be able to travel to London to visit my Aunt and Uncle. In short, it was an absolutely fantastic trip. My family and I saw the houses of Parliament, the crown jewels, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey and even took a short trip up to Scotland. Truly, it was the trip of a lifetime.

The Chicago Fire reconstruction project has already brought the Fire new additions Julio Martinez and Krzysztof Krol (as well as head coach Carlos De Los Cobos), but now Chicago could be moving closer to adding a new striker.

Former Fulham striker Collins John is set to join the Chicago Fire on a trial during the club's training camp in Phoenix, sources told SBI on Friday.