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Kreis, Real one step from 'long-term' plan Tue Nov 17 18:06:26 2009 EST
Crew in the opening round. RSL won at home 1-0 in the first game and finished off the series with a 3-2 win at Crew Stadium, a rarity for a squad that was 2-11-2 on the road during the regular season. RSL followed up that win by defeating the Chicago Fire on the road last week, breaking a 0-0 draw by winning on penalty kicks, 5-4, when Rimando made three saves to lead his boss to the MLS Cup final for the first time as a player or coach. "After 11 years playing and three years coaching, it's my
MLS announces 2009 Best XI Mon Nov 16 16:56:52 2009 EST
Chivas USA goalkeeper Zach Thornton earned his third major award of this year and his second career Best XI nod. This year's Goalkeeper of the Year and Comeback Player of the Year, Thornton was a Best XI member in 1998 when he helped lead the Chicago Fire to an MLS Cup championship. The defense includes Columbus Crew center back Chad Marshall - a two-time Best XI member and this year's Defender of the Year - the Houston Dynamo's Geoff Cameron and the Chicago Fire's Wilman Conde. The midfield in
Fire, RSL aiming for different result in conference final Fri Nov 13 22:49:34 2009 EST
Bridgeview, IL (Sports Network) - The Chicago Fire host Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer's Eastern Conference final on Saturday night at Toyota Park. The Fire are coming off a hard-fought 3-2 victory over the New England Revolution in the home-and-home, total goals semifinal. The Fire are in their second-straight Eastern final after losing at Columbus last year and are looking forward to hosting the game this time around. "I certainly think about it. When a crowd can generate an atmosphere
Chivas GK Thornton wins Comeback Player of Year Tue Nov 10 14:25:22 2009 EST
in goals against average and shutouts, and ranked second in wins with 12. He led Chivas to its fourth consecutive postseason berth in his first full season as a starter since 2006. After spending eight years as the starting goalkeeper for the Chicago Fire, Thornton spent the 2007 season with Colorado, playing just one game, and made no appearances with New York in 2008 before being traded to Chivas USA after Brad Guzan's departure for Aston Villa. Thornton led the voting ahead of Chicago Fire f
Late Blanco goal propels Fire to Eastern Championship Sat Nov  7 23:04:48 2009 EST
Bridgeview, IL (Sports Network) - The Chicago Fire earned a 2-0 victory over the New England Revolution on Saturday night to take the Eastern Conference Semifinal Series from their Major League Soccer rivals, 3-2, on aggregate. The game, which was played in front of a sellout crowd of 22,528 at Toyota Park, followed a first-leg match at New England this past weekend that was won by the Revs, 2-1. The Fire got a first-half goal from John Thorrington and a second-half goal from Cuauhtemoc Blanco
Revs, Fire gear up for second leg Fri Nov  6 16:28:19 2009 EST
Bridgeview, IL (Sports Network) - The New England Revolution and Chicago Fire square off in the second and deciding leg of their Eastern Conference Semifinal series on Saturday night at Toyota Park. The Revs own a 2-1 advantage in the total goals, home-and-home series are will be aiming to knock off their Eastern rivals. "The object was to win the game," New England coach Steve Nicol said after the first leg win. "We would have preferred it went 10-nil, but we know that's not happening. But we'
Crew's Marshall named MLS Defender of Year again Thu Nov  5 14:04:15 2009 EST
hursday. Marshall started all 18 matches in which he played during the regular season, and is the second player in league history to win consecutive awards, joining U.S. national team captain Carlos Bocanegra, who won in 2002 and 2003 with the Chicago Fire. Marshall anchored a Columbus defense that allowed only 31 goals in the regular season, which was third fewest in MLS and established a new club record. Marshall helped the Crew win their second straight Supporters' Shield title, awarded to th
Thornton tabbed as MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Wed Nov  4 14:31:07 2009 EST
Thornton took over the starting role for Preki's club this season after being acquired in 2008 and playing in eight regular season games last year. The 2009 campaign was his first full year as a starter since 2006, when he was a member of the Chicago Fire. He started 27 of the team's 30 games during the regular season and led Chivas to the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. This marks the second Goalkeeper of the Year honor for Thornton. He joins Onstad and Joe Cannon as the only playe
New England snuffs Fire, 2-1 Sun Nov  1 16:47:57 2009 EST
Foxborough, MA (Sports Network) - The New England Revolution earned a 2-1 advantage over the Chicago Fire in game one of their Major League Soccer Eastern Conference Semifinal Series on Sunday afternoon at Gillett Stadium. The Revs came back from a 1-0 deficit to score the equalizer just before the first-half break, and the winner with 15 minutes to play to take the advantage in the home-and-home, total goals series. Chris Rolfe opened the scoring for Chicago in the 17th minute. After winger Ma
Revs, Fire no strangers to playoff meetings Sat Oct 31 18:08:40 2009 EST
Foxborough, MA (Sports Network) - When the Chicago Fire and New England Revolution meet in the first game of their Major League Soccer Eastern Conference Semifinal Series on Sunday afternoon, they will not be strangers to each other. It will actually be the eighth time the two clubs have met in the postseason, with the Revs owning a 4-3 advantage in the previous meetings. The teams have also met in the postseason for five straight years, with Chicago winning last year to break a three-year stre
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