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Blanco's corner seals Fire's postseason spot
web.mlsnet.com - 10/23/2009
Blanco's corner seals Fire's postseason spot
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A second-half corner kick by Cuauhtemoc Blanco turned into an own goal that pushed the Chicago Fire into the MLS Cup Playoffs Thursday.

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The Big Weekend: TV listings for Oct 23-26
JamieTrecker's blog listings. — ... ESPN360.com 1:48pm ET - FIFA U-17 World Cup - Algeria vs. Italy - ESPN360.com 4pm ET - English Football League "Championship" - Reading vs Leicester City - Setanta Sports USA 4:10pm ET - Portugal - Benfica vs Nacional - ESPN360.com (TV listings provided by soccer-on-tv authority Oliver Tse) DAILY READS: See www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTOURaRXgYE ">the trailer for Farenheit 2010 , a look inside the South African World Cup Kroenke says nothing at Arsenal AGM, as expected Chicago Fire punch their ticket

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