A soccer blog by Luis Arroyave

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Optimism, we hardly knew ye
Published 3/27/2008 by Sean at Chicago Fire
... Annnd the winner in today’s free-kick-to-the-groin competition, Dom Cervi has decided that signing the standard MLS contract isn’t in his best interest. Which means that the Fire have Jon Busch between the pipes, and basically no one else. This is the same Jon Busch who might need legal remedies to keep his name from becoming ‘Oft-Injured Jon Busch’ simply through repetition. Oy. ...

MLS Fails To Sign Another Draft Pick
Published 3/28/2008 by drew.epperley at WVHooligan - Soccer Blog
... . A bit of depressing news if you ask me tonight for soccer fans in the Windy City. The Chicago Fire and the MLS failed to come to an agreement with rookie keeper Dominic Cervi. The Fire was unable to come to an agreement with Cervi and his agent Ron Waxman. Now he had decided to move on to Europe to try and join the man he was set to replace, Matt Pickens.“We’re very disappointed — he’s a player with a great future,” said Fire president John Guppy. “It’s unfortunate. He consistently told us Chicago was the best place for him to begin his professional career.” Really tough ...