An open letter to Andrew Hauptman, Chairman and Owner of the Chicago Fire Soccer Club, by
Tom Dunmore, Vice-Chairman of Section 8 Chicago and member of the WB05 supporters'
group.
Dear Andrew,
Twelve years ago today, as you know, a soccer club was born in Chicago.
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The last time Don Garber sounded so satisfied in an interview, it was when the nation's sports
commissioners were hauled before Congress to mealymouth about steroids. Garber told anyone who
would listen how clean MLS was. (This was before Abel Xavier was signed, and before Conway and
Parke were caught.
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Tomorrow is the Chicago Fire's birthday, and to mark the occasion the team and Section 8
Chicago, the Independent Supporters' Association, are co-hosting a birthday party at Toyota Park.Â
Major League Soccer's first venture into expansion (along with its dead fraternal twin Miami) turns
12 on the 138th anniversary of the great conflagration that made the city, the Great Chicago
Fire.
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Phil Anschutz is the latest addition to the USA Bid Committee persuing hosting rights for the 2018
or 2022 World Cups. "Phil Anschutz and AEG have played a key role in the development of soccer in
this country over the last 15 years," US Soccer president Sunil Gulati said. "Phil and his
associates have been instrumental in the continued growth of MLS, in particular, and we're pleased
to have his experience and leadership as a.
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CNBC has an interesting post by their "Sports Business Reporter" regarding the proposed
"Lingerie Football League" which, while it's certainly worth noting for those among you who have an
interest in seeing comely young ladies smashing into each other while wearing their unmentionables
- and let he who is without sin among us cast the first stone - there really wouldn't be much of an
excuse to mention it on BigSoccer except for this:
THE WRITER SAYS THAT AMONG THE POTENTIAL OWNERS are two MLS team investor/operators.
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MLS Rumors 02 April @ 01:50 PM EST
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The Offside 14 November @ 09:00 AM EST
We all know the usual awards after a big game, right? MVP, Best Goal, blah blah blah. Those are so
boring. So, instead, we bring you The Offside's Awards for the Eastern Conference Final: The Ones
They Really Deserved. The "How Can I Miss You If You Won't Go Away?" Award to: [...]
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The Offside 30 October @ 02:30 PM EST
MLS has a new trophy for the MLS Cup winners. The latest redesign is the new 24 inch, 43 lb. Philip
F. Anschutz Trophy, named after the LA Galaxy owner. But it's kind of telling that the articles on
the new trophy feel a need to point out that LA Galaxy owner Anschutz [...]
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