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Real Salt Lake win Eastern Conference on penalties

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:33:44 +0000

Real Salt Lake defeated the Chicago Fire on penalties on Saturday to win Major League Soccer's Eastern Conference championship and earn a place in the MLS Cup final against L.A Galaxy. > >

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Fire again haunted by PK shootout

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:45:00 +0000

For the second time this season, the Chicago Fire fell short of winning a title in a penalty kick shootout, as they fell to Real Salt Lake in the Eastern Conference Championship.

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Real Salt Lake douses Fire to reach first MLS Cup final

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:45:49 +0000

Real Salt Lake advanced to its first MLS Cup final by beating the Chicago Fire 5-4 on penalty kicks after 120 scoreless minutes ...

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RSL buries Fire on PKs, advances to MLS Cup

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:43:00 +0000

Real Salt Lake survived a penalty kick shootout to advance to their first MLS Cup with a 5-4 victory against the Chicago Fire.

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Real Salt Lake Reaches First MLS Cup Final

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:30:37 +0000

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (AP) -- Real Salt Lake advanced to its first MLS Cup final by beating the Chicago Fire 5-4 on penalty kicks after 120 scoreless minutes in the Eastern Conference final Saturday night.

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Soccer | Real Salt Lake advances to MLS Cup final in Seattle

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:27:37 +0000

Real Salt Lake advanced to its first MLS Cup final, beating the Chicago Fire 5-4 on penalty kicks after 120 scoreless minutes.

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Real wins shootout in Chicago to reach first MLS Cup

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:22:34 +0000

Real Salt Lake advanced to its first MLS Cup final by beating the Chicago Fire 5-4 on penalty kicks after 120 scoreless minutes in the Eastern Conference final Saturday night. Ned Grabavoy, a substitute in the final minute of overtime, scored the winning penalty kick in the seventh round as his shot went off the fingertips of Fire goalkeeper Jon Busch. Salt Lake goalkeeper Nick Rimando made three saves in the shootout after stopping six shots through overtime.

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Real Salt Lake reaches first MLS Cup final (AP)

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:20:02 +0000

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Real Salt Lake knock off Fire in shootout to reach MLS Cup final

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:16:00 +0000

Real Salt Lake advanced to its first MLS Cup final by beating the Chicago Fire 5-4 on penalty kicks after 120 scoreless minutes in the Eastern Conference final Saturday night.

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In simulated video game, Real Salt Lake beats Chicago Fire 1-0

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:52:59 +0000

To try out the new "FIFA Soccer 10" video game, which features the Fire's Cuauhtemoc Blanco on the cover, the Tribune's Eric Gwinn pitted the Fire vs. Real Salt Lake, teams that will play Saturday in the MLS Eastern Conference Final. Here is what happened in the 90-minute, computer-controlled match:

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Fire feel buzz heading into East final against RSL

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:58:00 +0000

The entire 2009 Major League Soccer season has been a real estate seminar for the Chicago Fire. It's all been about location, and the Fire are about to find out how significant that lesson is.

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RSL ready for tough challenge in Chicago

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:57:00 +0000

Fresh off claiming a big road victory, Real Salt Lake must find a way to duplicate that result when they face the Chicago Fire on Saturday in the Eastern Conference Championship.

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MLS Playoffs Preview: Chicago Fire vs. Real Salt Lake (Goal.com)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:37:55 +0000

The Fire are back in the East final with the upstart Real Salt Lake knocking at their door.

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MLS Playoffs Preview: Chicago Fire vs. Real Salt Lake (Goal.com)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:37:55 +0000

The Fire are back in the East final with the upstart Real Salt Lake knocking at their door.

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Chicago Fire ready for Real Salt Lake

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +0000

First conference final at Toyota Park sold out > The Fire couldn't have asked for much more from last Saturday's 2-0 win over New England.

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Fire host RSL in Eastern Conference Championship

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:46:00 +0000

The Chicago Fire host Real Salt Lake in the 2009 Eastern Conference Championship game on Saturday, Nov. 14, at Toyota Park. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. ET.

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Fire defense returning to full strength

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:27:00 +0000

Last Saturday, in the biggest game of the season at that point, when they absolutely had to keep New England out of the net, the Chicago Fire started two reserves on the back line in place of injured starters.

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Real Salt Lake-Fire Preview (AP)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:45:20 +0000

Chicago Fire goalie Jon Busch has enjoyed watching Cuauhtemoc Blanco the past three seasons and doesn't want the "circus" to end. Real Salt Lake would love nothing more than to pull down the tent. With a spot in the MLS Cup up for grabs, there is certainly no shortage of story lines as these teams prepare to meet in the Eastern Conference finals on Saturday in Bridgeview, Ill.

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Chicago, Real Salt Lake look to reach MLS Cup

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:46:47 +0000

Cuauhtemoc Blanco wants to end his MLS career with a title, but he'll have to go through Real Salt Lake to do it.

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Fire, Real Salt Lake look to reach MLS Cup (AP)

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:42:07 +0000

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Celebrating MLS, a world away

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:39:00 +0000

Soldiers deployed to foreign locations are urged to pack only essential items and leave non-essential items at home. So how did Capt. Michael McAlinden of the U.S. Marine Corps end up with a Chicago Fire flag while serving in Afghanistan?

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Thorrington leaves mystery ailment in past

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:49:00 +0000

When John Thorrington scored for the Chicago Fire Saturday in their 2-0 Eastern Conference Semifinal Series win against the New England Revolution, it was the reward for more than two months of work to recover from an injury.

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