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Chicago Fire 2009 year in review

American Soccer News 22 November @ 03:02 PM EST
Though his seven goals led the Chicago Fire, Brian McBride was unable to will his team to victory at key moments in the season--primarily the lost Eastern Conference final. McBride is hardly mentioned in this retrospective. To find out who is, read on here.


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MLS Cup Diaries: To the Emerald City!

Desert Crown 22 November @ 02:29 PM EST
In a series of events almost as unlikely as Real Salt Lake's, I am on my way to Seattle for MLS Cup 2009. It still doesn't seem real.
Once I calmed down after Nick Rimando's stonewalling performance during the shootout against Chicago, and Ned Grabavoy's decisive penalty found net I knew I had to find a way to Seattle. Click to continue reading...

Real Salt Lake vs LA Galaxy at 7:30 pm tonight – MLS Cup!

Springfield MO Soccer 22 November @ 12:01 PM EST

The first team to reach MLS Cup six times, the Los Angeles Galaxy will take on a team that didn't exist until the season of their last appearance in Major League Soccer's championship game Real Salt Lake in MLS Cup 2009. The Galaxy lost their first three appearances in the league title game before winning their last two, both coming in extra time by 1-0 scorelines against the New England Revolution.

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Q&A with Chicago Fire technical director Frank Klopas

American Soccer News 20 November @ 02:35 PM EST
ASN had the chance to speak with Chicago Fire technical director Frank Klopas to talk about some of the recent departures from the Fire as well as the realities of the soccer business.
Jeff Tobin reports from the Windy City.


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10 Reasons Why Everyone – Even Euro-Snobs – Should Watch MLS Cup 2009

The Offside 20 November @ 10:59 AM EST
I asked for a Beckham vs Blanco, LA Galaxy vs Chicago Fire MLS Cup 2009. But my request was denied when Real Salt Lake beat Fire on spot kicks in the Eastern Conference Final. Still, as MLS-based attention grabbing events go, an LA Galaxy vs Real Salt Lake MLS Cup 2009 is up there. I'll definitely [. Click to continue reading...

Photo Daily: Boarding Up Ninian Park

Pitch Invasion 18 November @ 03:39 PM EST

We've focused on the demolition of Ninian Park, formerly Cardiff City's stadium, a couple of times before. Here are the latest photos of a sad end for a historic stadium, taken by Flickr Pitch Invasion Pool contributor joncandy today.

Photo credits: joncandy on Flickr, via the Pitch Invasion Photo Pool.

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Chicago Fire - Best Goals 2009 Compilation

Climbing the Ladder 18 November @ 07:31 AM EST
Final Record: 11-7-12 (45 pts)
Goals:
10) Chris Rolfe
9) Marco Pappa
8) Cuauhtemoc Blanco
7) Chris Rolfe
6) Peter Lowry
5) Patrick Nyarko
4) Brian McBride
3) Peter Lowry
2) Chris Rolfe
1) Brian McBride
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MLS: A League in Need of Better Strikers?

The Offside 17 November @ 05:30 PM EST
Major League Soccer announced the league's Best XI yesterday, as voted for by media, players, coaches and GMs. Here's what they came up with: GOALKEEPER (1): Zach Thornton (Chivas USA) DEFENDERS (3): Geoff Cameron (Houston Dynamo), Wilman Conde (Chicago Fire), Chad Marshall (Columbus Crew) MIDFIELDERS (5): Dwayne De Rosario (Toronto FC), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy), [. Click to continue reading...

MLS Generation adidas squad to travel to South Africa

Soccer By Ives 17 November @ 05:11 PM EST

While most of them may be a bit young to have a realistic chance of playing in the 2010 World Cup, a team of MLS Generation adidas players are about to take a trip to South Africa for an experience they won't soon forget.

Stefan Frei, Patrick Nyarko and Chris Pontius headline a team of 18 MLS players that will travel to South Africa to participate in a series of friendlies and other events later this month.

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Q&A: Pontius and Wallace on South Africa trip

Behind the Badge 17 November @ 04:53 PM EST

Following the announcement that D.C. United rookies (and roommates!) Chris Pontius and Rodney Wallace will be part of an 18-player delegation that will travel to South Africa as part of the Generatoin adidas program, Communications intern Matt Sincaglia sat down to ask them about the upcoming trip.

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MLS coaching carousel in full spin

Soccer By Ives 17 November @ 11:02 AM EST

Photo by ISIphotos.com

The MLS season is set to end on Sunday after the 2009 MLS Cup, and the MLS Expansion draft is looming just eight days away, meaning all the teams that need head coaches are about to take part in one of the most frantic coaching change flurries MLS has ever seen.

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MLS coaching carousel in full spin

Soccer By Ives 17 November @ 11:02 AM EST

Photo by ISIphotos.com

The MLS season is set to end on Sunday after the 2009 MLS Cup, and the MLS Expansion draft is looming just eight days away, meaning all the teams that need head coaches are about to take part in one of the most frantic coaching change flurries MLS has ever seen.

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Footballers shouldn’t take taxis

Dirty Tackle 16 November @ 08:24 PM EST

When you think of a professional footballer's mode of transportation to a match, you probably conjure images of pimped-out limousines with built-in hot tubs, strippers and maybe even a personal pizza chef.

Well, for footballers in the United States (who aren't Davey Becks) it's not like that.

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Season Recap: Chicago Fire

WVHooligan 16 November @ 03:08 PM EST

Expect a new look Fire in 2010. (Getty Images)

The 2009 season for the Chicago Fire was expected to be a big one. Talks of MLS Cup and Supporter's Shield were all the rage to begin the season. Early on this year it looked like the expectations were being met as the Fire lost a single game in the first three months of the season.

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Philadelphia Union Update

WVHooligan 16 November @ 02:47 PM EST

Union Home Kit.

Things are coming along very nicely in Chester, PA currently for Major League Soccer's newest expansion club. Since my last update back in September, the stadium has come on leaps and bounds with being close to 50% complete, open tryouts in New Jersey have just taken place, the home kit has just been shown to the public officially with the jerseys making their way to retail stores by the end of this week and the first three opponents of the Union have been announced.

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We Are Red and We Are White

Pitch Invasion 16 November @ 01:58 PM EST

It wasn't supposed to end that way. We were hosting the Conference Final at home for the first time in six years, after losing on the road to Columbus last year and in New England two years ago when also 90 minutes away from the MLS Cup Final, and everything seemed to be in the Fire's favour against Real Salt Lake, with the 21,723 capacity crowd rocking from warm-ups on.

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Weekend Walk Back

Match Fit USA 16 November @ 10:09 AM EST
I can't remember a longer weekend, and I don't mean that in a good way. From Friday's late, late night with the Galaxy-Houston power outage-filled Western Conference Final to Sunday and a terrible...


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On Chris Rolfe's transfer to Denmark

The Fake Sigi Schmid Blog 15 November @ 08:52 PM EST
The news that Chris Rolfe was leaving at the end of the season for Denmark came out a couple months ago, but Jack Bell over at the New York Times had a long article that touched on the topic yesterday:
Rolfe said that Aalborg, known as AaB, attempted to buy him from the league last summer, but M.
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The Sweeper: World Cup Qualifying Moment of the Year

Pitch Invasion 15 November @ 08:06 PM EST

Big Story

While FIFA's decision to seed the European group playoff match-ups—basically a mulligan for underachieving powerhouses Portugal, France and Russia—worked according to plan, along came Egypt to remind us all why football is a sport like no other.

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Sunday Soccer: And the Galaxy's MLS Cup Opponent is...

100 Percent Soccer 15 November @ 01:49 PM EST

Former Galaxy player and goal hero Ned Grabavoy, left, and Real Salt Lake, which beat the Chicago Fire on penalty kicks to become Eastern Conference champions (let's get rid of these silly conferences based on irrelevant geography, MLS) will face the Galaxy Sunday in Seattle.

Grabavoy scored the winning goal just before the picture was taken above, although former Galaxy striker Robbie Findley almost scored in the dying moments of regulation time only to be denied by Palos Verdes Peninsula product John Thorrington.

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Todo quedará en el Oeste, Los Ángeles Galaxy vs. Real Salt Lake

Fútbol En Seattle 15 November @ 12:21 PM EST
El título de la MLS se decidirá en Seattle Los Ángeles Galaxy vs. Real Salt Lake- Domingo 22 de Noviembre, 8:30 p.m. / Galavisión; ESPN El Real Salt Lake ha alcanzado la final de la Copa MLS al superar al Chicago Fire por medio de tiros a penal anoche en el Toyota Park de Chicago. El partido por [. Click to continue reading...

Real Salt Lake reaches first MLS Cup final after beating Chicago in PKs

Soccer By Ives 15 November @ 11:24 AM EST


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Real Salt Lake is heading to its first MLS Cup Final after beating the Chicago Fire on penalty kicks at Toyota Park on Saturday night.

Goalkeeper Nick Rimando stole the show, making three penalty saves to win the second playoff penalty shootout of his career.

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RSL defeat Chicago Fire on penalties to advance to first MLS Cup

American Soccer News 15 November @ 10:14 AM EST

Nick Rimando saved three Chicago Fire penalty kicks to help Real Salt Lake win the Eastern Conference on a shootout after 120 minutes of soccer yielded no goals for either team. The victory puts RSL in its first-ever MLS Cup game where they will face the LA Galaxy, victors of a dramatic conference final of their own Friday, and completes a stunning late-season turnaround for the Salt Lake City side.

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Now THAT was a conference final

The Fake Sigi Schmid Blog 15 November @ 09:25 AM EST
Wow, what a game last night. Yes, I said I wouldn't watch. And I won't lie, part of the reason it's so good is that the team I wanted to win did. It's all gone bad for Chicago - their "most talented team in MLS" has come up short yet again, with the final blow delivered by a local kid.
So now we have an all-west MLS final (LA-Salt Lake), much like last year where we had an all-east final (New York-Columbus). Click to continue reading...

Real Salt Lake beats Chicago Fire 0-0 (5-4 on penalty kicks) to reach MLS Cup Final – Recap and Video Highlights

The 90th Minute Soccer Blog 15 November @ 02:59 AM EST

The Major League Soccer 2009 Eastern Conference Final was on Saturday with Real Salt Lake traveling to face the Chicago Fire at Toyota Park. The winner would move onto the MLS Cup Final next Sunday against the Los Angeles Galaxy. Here's a recap of the match along with video highlights.

Real Salt Lake beats Chicago Fire 0-0 (5-4 on penalty kicks) Video Highlights

It was a close match on Saturday but Real Salt Lake found a way to advance and continue their improbable run to the MLS Cup Final.

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MLS Cup 2009: Real Salt Lake vs LA Galaxy

Major League Soccer Fan Blog 15 November @ 01:24 AM EST

MLS Cup 2009

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Real Salt Lake (#4 East) vs LA Galaxy (#1 West)

The semi-final tonight between Real Salt Lake and the Chicago Fire was a wild one. Some people might say 120 minutes with no scoring is a boring game but this was far from boring.

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The Offside’s Utterly Unofficial Awards for the “Eastern” Conference Finals

The Offside 14 November @ 11:47 PM EST
Final score 0-0 aet, RSL takes it on penalties, 5-4. First, just like last year, we have to go with the "AMERICANS: A GEOGRAPHICALLY CHALLENGED PEOPLE award," (given last year under a different name to): MLS. So...yeah. Salt Lake. In the Eastern Conference finals. Why am I getting visions of MLS Commissioner Don [. Click to continue reading...

MLS Playoffs: Real Salt Lake at Chicago Fire (Match Night Commentary)

Soccer By Ives 14 November @ 08:04 PM EST

The Chicago Fire will look to reach its fourth MLS Cup Final by beating Real Salt Lake in tonight's MLS Eastern Conference Final.

The winner of tonight's match will face the Los Angeles Galaxy in the MLS Cup Final. The Galaxy defeated the Houston Dynamo, 2-0, in overtime on Friday night.

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MLS Playoffs: Real Salt Lake at Chicago Fire (Match Night Commentary)

Soccer By Ives 14 November @ 08:04 PM EST

The Chicago Fire will look to reach its fourth MLS Cup Final by beating Real Salt Lake in tonight's MLS Eastern Conference Final (8pm, FSC).

The winner of tonight's match will face the Los Angeles Galaxy in the MLS Cup Final. The Galaxy defeated the Houston Dynamo, 2-0, in overtime on Friday night.

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Galaxy Win in a Long, Dark Night in Carson

Major League Soccer Talk 14 November @ 02:08 PM EST

The Western Conference Finals was a long, hard slog between the Los Angeles Galaxy and the Houston Dynamo. With an 8:30 starting time to accommodate ESPN2's college football schedule, two blackouts that interrupted play in each half, and a half hour of overtime, the Galaxy did not trudge off the pitch with their Western Conference trophy until almost midnight.

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Soccer Saturday: Your Running Commentary

Soccer By Ives 14 November @ 11:41 AM EST

We will move several steps closer to seeing the 32-team field for the 2010 World Cup filled out today as qualifying matches in Europe, Africa and the Americas highlight today's action.

The European qualifying playoffs top today's action, but there is also MLS playoff action tonight, as well as several top-notch friendlies to choose from.

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Soccer Saturday: Your Running Commentary

Soccer By Ives 14 November @ 11:41 AM EST

We will move several steps closer to seeing the 32-team field for the 2010 World Cup filled out today as qualifying matches in Europe, Africa and the Americas highlight today's action.

The European qualifying playoffs top today's action, but there is also MLS playoff action tonight, as well as several top-notch friendlies to choose from.

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Toronto FC to hire Preki as new head coach

Soccer By Ives 14 November @ 11:10 AM EST
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Toronto FC has tried and failed for three straight years to make the playoffs, so finding a coach capable of getting the club over that hurdle was vital this winter. TFC has found just such a coach in one of the most sought-after coaching prospects in American soccer.

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Matchday 11/14: The Eastern Conference Final

Fire Confidential | ChicagoNow 14 November @ 10:19 AM EST

A trip to the MLS Cup is on the line as the Chicago Fire and Real Salt Lake are almost set to face off in tonight's Eastern Conference Final at Toyota Park. Who will advance remains to be seen, but I'll be here to take you through the whole day with Fire Confidential's second All Day Blog.

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