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mvn.com - 4/1/2008
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March 31 --- MVN Soccer: To those who
doubted my statistics on MLS attendances that I published...
in my first MVN article here last week, take note... As “The Beautiful Game” correctly states in their review of this Saturday’s FIRE v RSL match… “Attendance: 20,272! (Better than: the average for 3 MLB teams last year, all but 4 NBA teams’ average this year, and all but one NHL team’s average).”
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MLS First Kick - 2008 opening weekend…the reviews are ...
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sports.aol.com - 4/4/2008
FANHOUSE Wrap: MLS Primetime Doubleheader --- FIRE v REVOLUTION / GALAXY v EARTHQUAKES --- (ESPN ...
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The league's premier signings were on display last
night, christening ESPN's 2008 coverage with some impressive offense....
Chicago 4 - New England 0 Although NE's Jeff Larentowicz was sent off early for a dangerous tackle, the Fire offense was in top gear from the start. Cuahtemoc Blanco, Justin Mapp, and Chris Rolfe kept the pressure on the Revolution midfield,
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FANHOUSE Wrap: MLS Primetime Doubleheader --- FIRE v ...
web.mlsnet.com - 4/4/2008
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(3:44) Official highlights: The New England Revolution knocked
the Fire out of the Major League Soccer playoffs...
the last three seasons, but on Thursday, the Fire could do no wrong in its 4-0 victory over the Revs in the first game of the season at Toyota Park. --- This match was the first of the night's doubleheader, the ESPN MLS "Primetime Thursday" season kickoff for 2008 --- (via MLSnet.com)
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Video: FIRE v REVOLUTION --- (April 3)
sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 4/3/2008
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Cuauhtémoc Blanco carried Chicago into the conference finals.
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SI.com - Writers - Mark Bechtel: Are You Ready For Some ...
web.mlsnet.com - 4/13/2008
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(2:50) Official highlights: With thousands of their long-suffering
fans banging drums, blowing horns and wearing the club’s...
signature royal-blue color, the black-shirted Earthquakes returned to the Bay Area as an expansion team in their home-opener today. --- They faced Cuauhtémoc Blanco (pictured) and the Chicago Fire on FSC's "MLS Saturday" live 3-hour program. (Fox Soccer Channel / MLSNet)
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Video: EARTHQUAKES v FIRE --- (April 12)
mlsdevelopment.typepad.com - 4/1/2008
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April 1 --- MLS Expansion and Development: Overall,
the opening weekend of the 13th MLS season exceeded...
expectations. --- Here are Weekend Reviews, Best Videos, and Some of the Best of the Rest from around the web... We won't be listing highlights every week of the season, but you should bookmark the main sites you like from below. --- These can always be counted on...
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MLS: 2008 Opening Weekend was a Smashing Success
mlsnet.com - 4/4/2008
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April 3 --- MLSNet.com: There are very few
rivalries as intense in MLS as that between the...
Chicago Fire and the New England Revolution. --- Thursday night at Toyota Park, the Fire took control early as they tallied four early goals for a commanding halftime lead on their way to a 4-0 victory on MLS Primetime Thursday...
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Match Recap: REVOLUTION v FIRE --- Chicago shows its ...
downthebyline.com - 4/20/2008
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April 20 --- Stuck in a Time Warp?
--- Down the Byline: Was today October 15, 2000?...
Cause it certainly felt like it watching the Wizards take on the Chicago Fire. Like on that day, the Wizards made an early goal stand up to get a 1-0 win over the Fire. This time the goal scorer was Jack Jewsbury on a superb assist by Claudio Lopez...
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Match Recap: FIRE v WIZARDS
web.mlsnet.com - 4/28/2008
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April 26 --- MLSNet.com: Two second-half goals by
midfielder John Thorrington gave the Chicago Fire a 2-1...
victory against the Colorado Rapids at Toyota Park. --- Thorrington scored in the 53rd and 84th minutes, giving the Fire their third victory in the last four games...
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Match Recap: FIRE v RAPIDS
web.mlsnet.com - 4/1/2008
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April 1 --- MLSNet.com: New Chicago Fire owner
Andrew Hauptman introduced himself to the local media Monday...
evening. --- For 2 1/2 hours, Hauptman entertained questions from a dozen media members and provided his plan for creating a successful brand for the Chicago Fire. --- Hauptman, chairman and chief executive officer of Andell Holdings, purchased the team in late 2007...
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FIRE: New owner meets media, outlines plans for team
web.mlsnet.com - 4/3/2008
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Chicago Fire kick off the home portion of
their new season when they play host to the...
New England Revolution in the first ESPN MLS Primetime Thursday broadcast of the year. --- The Revolution have knocked the Fire out of the playoffs each of the last three years, including a thrilling 1-0 victory in last year's Eastern Conference Championship... --- TOYOTA PARK / 7 p.m. CT (ESPN 2 / ESPN Deportes)
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Match Preview: FIRE v REVOLUTION --- (April 3)
mlsnet.com - 4/12/2008
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April 12 --- MLSNet.com: The San Jose Earthquakes
played their first home game in almost 2-1/2 years...
on Saturday. --- Chad Barrett and the Chicago Fire made sure they'll have to wait a bit longer for their first win, claiming the contest 1-0...Chicago continue their unbeaten start to the season, while San Jose remain in search of their first points -- and first goal -- since rejoining MLS...
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Match Recap: EARTHQUAKES v FIRE
web.mlsnet.com - 4/20/2008
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April 20 --- MLSNet.com: The Kansas City Wizards
defense made a very early goal stand up for...
86 minutes Sunday, leading to a 1-0 victory against the Chicago Fire on Sunday afternoon at Toyota Park.
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WIZARDS douse FIRE, move into first
usasoccer.blogspot.com - 4/4/2008
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The full list of salaries is here (pdf),
on the MLS players union web site. I got...
the link from Goff's blog. As he mentions, there are few players missing like Claudio Lopez, who would certainly be on this list. 1 Beckham, David LA ...
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Top 25 Highest Paid Players in MLS
umlscc.blogspot.com - 4/19/2008
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Sunday, April 20 @ Toyota Park --- Unoffical
MLS Club Champion blog: "Since the last posting both...
KC and Chicago have "fallen" to second best in MLS. The Crew defeated DCU on Thursday. Also, if NE win today they can move ahead of both teams. But should the Fire-Wizards game produce a winner that team will be lead MLS with 10 points and be the UMLSCC champion...." (2 pm CDT / Nat'l TV: Telefutura)
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Match Preview: FIRE v WIZARDS
