BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. – Chicago Fire forward Brian McBride fought through tears on September 3rd as
he announced he will retire after the 2010 season, ending one of the most storied careers in
American soccer history. McBride, 38, told the media that he has been in conversations with his
family for more than a year on the decision, which ends a career that took from the early days of
MLS to the English Premier League and back to MLS again, with a US record-tying three World Cup
appearances sprinkled in between.
What's TIFO you ask? If you don't belong to a supporters group it's a legitimate question. As
the Wiki explains, it's originally the Italian word for the phenomenon of supporting a sport team
and is mostly used as a name for any spectacular choreography displayed by supporters on the
terraces of an arena or stadium in connection with a sport event, mostly an association soccer
match's.
