Who should Chicago turn to next as a DP?
soccerbyives.net 30 days ago — Photo by ISIphotos.com____ With Cuauhtemoc Blanco set to leave MLS this winter, and his return far from certain, the Chicago Fire will be left with a big decision to make this off-season. How will the Fire replace Blanco? Chicago has a promising young midfielder in Baggio Husidic who ...

MLS AWARDS
american11soccer.com 23 days ago — Kansas City Wizards Defender Jimmy Conrad and Chicago Fire Midfielder Logan Pause Named U.S. Soccer Foundation/MLS W.O.R.K.S. Humanitarians of the Year NEW YORK (Friday, Nov. 6, 2009) - MLS W.O.R.K.S., Major League Soccer’s community outreach initiative, and the U.S. Soccer Foundation, the Major ...

The Chicago Fire: Tradition, Honor, Passion
pitchinvasion.net 19 days ago — Last night, the Chicago Fire took on the incarnation of evil, otherwise known as the New England Revolution , in the second leg of the first round of the MLS playoffs. The Fire were down 2-1 from the first leg after a tough away loss at Gillette ...

Happy Birthday to the Chicago Fire!
pitchinvasion.net 10/7/2009 — Tomorrow is the Chicago Fire’s birthday, and to mark the occasion the team and Section 8 Chicago , the Independent Supporters’ Association, are co-hosting a birthday party at Toyota Park . Major League Soccer’s first ...

An Open Letter to Fire Ownership
pitchinvasion.net 10/8/2009 — An open letter to Andrew Hauptman, Chairman and Owner of the Chicago Fire Soccer Club, by Tom Dunmore, Vice-Chairman of Section 8 Chicago and member of the WB05 supporters’ group. Dear Andrew, Twelve years ago today, as you ...

MLS and Print Media
fakesigi.com 9/30/2009 — Consider this part two of the " Revenge of the Nerds " post. It was originally part of that piece, but got split out when I went in a different direction. On the same day Whittall equated his blogging baptism with having a first period (his post is titled, "Are you there MLS? It's me, ...

Playoffs? Are You Kidding Me? PLAYOFFS?!?
pitchinvasion.net 24 days ago — The first round of MLS playoffs (aka MLS Conference Semi-finals) always spurs heated discussion about its playoff format as well as the League’s two conference structure. Let’s take an overview of various playoff format options ...

What is MLS? It's Ours
amoresplendidlife.com 10/9/2009 — Reading through the submissions these past two weeks, stories of waiting for years for a club to arrive in your hometown a decade too late, seeing your club switch stadiums only for the supporter culture to die off, wondering what Don Garber has up ...

WC 2010: Let the pessimism begin, part 1
futfanatico.com 10/23/2009 — The 2010 World Cup is only 8 months away, yet the pessimistic build-up has begun. I have concerns about linking to this piece at the Times , but someone must defend the dark continent. And why not a person who has never visited there but once perused through a travel guide. My flippant ...

Mexican Qualification for South Africa Borders on Illegitimate
majorleaguesoccertalk.com 10/15/2009 — Blanco's Unsporting Ways Led Mexico to Qualification PREFACE This blog post is long overdue. My distinct hope was that Mexico WOULD NOT qualify for South Africa, and this article which is sure to arouse controversy would not need to ...

Cuauhtemoc Blanco returning to Mexico for Veracruz — FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER 30 days ago
Mexico star Cuauhtemoc Blanco will leave the Chicago Fire and return home to rejoin second-division Veracruz.

Cuauhtemoc Blanco to leave Chicago Fire for Mexico (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLS News 30 days ago
Mexico star Cuauhtemoc Blanco will leave the Chicago Fire and return home to rejoin second-division Veracruz. Blanco said on Thursday he will not renew his three-year contract with Chicago when it ends in December, and will start playing for Veracruz ...

Local takes Poland reigns for home Euro 2012 tilt — ESPNsoccernet 30 days ago
Poland have appointed local Franciszek Smuda as coach in place of sacked Dutchman Leo Beenhakker. Having missed out on a World Cup berth and qualifying automatically as hosts for Euro 2012, Smuda's first competitive game is more than two and a half ...

Mexico's Blanco to return home to play for Veracruz (Reuters) — Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News 30 days ago
Mexico's controversial 36-year-old forward Cuauhtemoc Blanco will return to former club Veracruz from Chicago Fire on Jan. 1, 2010, the Mexican club said on Thursday.

Blanco to return home to play for Veracruz — ESPNsoccernet 30 days ago
Mexico's controversial 36-year-old forward Cuauhtemoc Blanco will return to former club Veracruz from Chicago Fire on Jan. 1, 2010, the Mexican side has revealed.