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A conversation with Chicago Fire technical director Frank Klopas

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:44:22 +0000

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.

natbaker posted 10 hours ago from fire.american-soccer-news.com

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Real Talk With Nick Rimando

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:08:00 +0000

If you'll pardon the double dip, allow me to re-purpose something I knocked out for MLS Insider yesterday. I got to talking to Nick Rimando for a minute and he pointed out something that I didn't think of; he basically closed out his buddy Brandon Prideaux's career with that save in the ...

The Beautiful Game found this 28 hours ago on theoffsiderules.blogspot.com

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Toronto FC to introduce Preki as head coach on Thursday

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:44:52 +0000

Photo by ISIphotos.com Toronto FC has informed its fans, and the Canadian media, that it will reveal its newest head coach at a press conference on Thursday. You already know who it is . Former Chivas USA head coach Preki will be introduced as Chivas USA's fourth head coach, and will ...

Soccer By Ives posted 2 days ago from soccerbyives.net

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MLS coaching carousel in full spin

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:02:15 +0000

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. ...

Soccer By Ives posted 3 days ago from soccerbyives.net

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Real not dwelling on lack of big-game experience

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:38:00 +0000

Real Salt Lake are not a franchise with much big-game experience, especially compared to the Los Angeles Galaxy, who are appearing in their sixth MLS Cup in the 14-year history of the league. Despite the perceived advantage for the Galaxy, though, both teams feature players with experience in ...

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Photo gallery: Real Salt Lake are Eastern Conference champions

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:21:08 +0000

Nick Rimando saved three Chicago Fire penalty kicks to help Real Salt Lake win Major League Soccer's Eastern Conference on a shootout after 120 minutes of soccer yielded no goals for either team. ASN's Julia Harper was at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Ill., and filed the following photos:

natbaker posted 4 days ago from rsl.american-soccer-news.com

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Another MLS Near Miss for the Chicago Fire

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:28:39 +0000

The Chicago Fire lost to Real Salt Lake in a shootout. Bridgeview, IL November 14, 2009 – You can sum up the Chicago Fire’s season in this one game. You can sum up the team’s history, excluding year one, in this one game. The summary is this: outstanding defense, ...

SportsThenandNow posted 5 days ago from chicago.sportsthenandnow.com

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About Last Night

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:44:14 +0000

What you missed while blaming the jellyfish invasion on global warming… Your MLS semifinal results: LA Galaxy 2 – 0 Houston Dynamo (aet) ; Chicago Fire 0 – 0 (p) Real Salt Lake. Truth be told, both of these games were really entertaining to watch; if the MLS regular ...

AvoidingtheDrop posted 4 days ago from avoidingthedrop.com

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Sober Second Thoughs: A Real* head-shaker

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:31:00 +0000

The image -- the last image, really, of the 2009 home season -- is stuck in my head. As Toronto FC celebrated a 1-0 win over Salt Lake on Oct. 17 a SLC player dropped to the turf. His head hung low. His body language that of a defeated man. Players in red rejoiced. Players in white walked ...

dgrollins posted 4 days ago from 24thminute.com

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Real Salt Lake vs. Chicago Fire MLS PLAYOFFS 2009 Penalty Shoot-outs (video)

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:55:41 +0000

Real Salt Lake vs. Chicago Fire MLS PLAYOFFS 2009 Penalty Shoot-outsAmerica vs. Santos Chivas vs. Cruz Azul Atlas vs. Jaguares Toluca vs. Puebla Monterrey vs...

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Weekend Walk Back

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:09:01 +0000

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...

jbdavis1 posted 4 days ago from matchfitusa.com

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

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:42:33 +0000

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.

natbaker posted 5 days ago from american-soccer-news.com

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Watch live NBA - Los Angeles Lakers vs Chicago Bulls

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:01:19 +0000

Watch live Los Angeles Lakers vs Chicago Bulls NBA, United States of America 19 November, 2009, 10:30 PM ET We will post information about results of this match..

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

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:24:30 +0000

Photo by ISIphotos.com 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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The Twellman Brothers: Do NOT Bum a Ride From These Guys

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:17:00 +0000

I just read this bit in the Boston Herald about how our Taylor and his brother (who knew there were two of 'em?) where in this crazy near-death experience in Chicago this week ; the driver of a cab they were in had a heart attack as they approached an intersection and hit a wall. And just to ...

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

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:04:04 +0000

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 ...

Soccer By Ives posted 6 days ago from soccerbyives.net

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Dynamo notes: Chabala ineligible for conference final

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 14:23:40 +0000

Expansion success Despite Seattle's falling short of duplicating the success of the 1998 Chicago Fire, who won the MLS Cup as an expansion team, Sounders FC coach Sigi Schmid was proud of what his team accomplished.“This isn't '98, when the league is in its infancy and you're an expansion team,” ...

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Watch Chicago Fire VS New England Revolution streaming Online in Your PC

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 19:40:22 +0000

The MLS, Major Soccer League from the United States

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Real Salt Lake at Chicago Fire Odds - MLS Playoffs

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:10:02 +0000

The Chicago Fire host Real Salt Lake on Saturday in MLS odds for the Eastern Conference final. The Fire are playing in the Final for the second straight season while Real Salt Lake is also playing in a conference final again.

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On Chris Rolfe's transfer to Denmark

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:52:00 +0000

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, ...

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