A Lyon Friendly for the Portland Timbers?
timbers.theoffside.com 6/18/2008 — Dave Knows has used his nose to sniff out a potential friendly between Olympique Lyonnais (Lyon to us language-challenged folks) and the Portland Timbers. I did a little bit more digging and babelfishing to come up with this nearly intelligible ...

No deal for McBride yet
soccerbyives.net 6/19/2008 — So where is Brian McBride? No, he can't play in Major League Soccer until July 15th anyway, but why hasn't a deal for his move to MLS, an presumably the Chicago Fire, not happened yet? The deal has stalled as negotiations between the Fire ...

Razov's tenure with Fire still a mixed bag :: The SouthtownStar :: Sports
southtownstar.com 6/18/2008 — During a year in which the Fire fondly looks back on a decade of history and the players who defined the franchise, Ante Razov is a tricky subject. Some still chastise the prolific striker for sulking his way out the door more than three years ago ...

Bradley calls up Rolfe, Barrett, Thorrington
blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com 6/19/2008 — U.S. national team manager Bob Bradley called up the Fire's Chris Rolfe, Chad Barrett and John Thorrington for Sunday's World Cup qualifying match against Barbados in Bridgetown, Barbados. The United States defeated Barbados 8-0 in the first leg of the...

Match Recap: CHIVAS USA v FIRE
web.mlsnet.com 6/20/2008 — June 19 --- MLSNet.com: Sacha Kljestan and Justin Braun scored first-half goals and Chivas USA withstood playing the second half a man down, defeating Chicago with a resounding 2-0 result Thursday night. --- The Fire's Cuauhtemoc Blanco, who scored a year ago in the Fire's 1-1 draw at Chivas USA, drew loud ovations throughout the match...

USA's offense still trying to find itself, even after big 8-0 blowout — USATODAY.com Soccer - Top Stories 6/18/2008
Somewhere between a 287-minute scoreless streak and an eight-goal victory lies the offense of the men's national team. After ...

McBride on Fire's radar, but Toronto's price too high — chicagotribune.com - Sports 6/18/2008
When Brian McBride announced he was leaving England's Fulham to return to the United States, many assumed the Arlington Heights native already had a deal worked out with Major League Soccer that would allow him to play for his hometown Fire.  ...

FC Dallas D Moor joins U.S. roster (PA SportsTicker) — Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News 6/18/2008
FRISCO, Texas - FC Dallas defender Drew Moor on Wednesday joined the United States men's national team for its World Cup qualifying match against Barbados on Sunday.

Fire-CD Chivas USA Preview (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLS News 6/18/2008
The Chicago Fire don't seem too concerned about dropping consecutive MLS games for the first time this year. A two-game skid for CD Chivas USA, however, may be a bit more troublesome. Chivas will look to avoid getting shut out in three straight ...

Fire look to heat back up — Major League Soccer News 6/19/2008
The Chicago Fire need to both cool off and heat up when they face Chivas USA on MLS Primetime Thursday at The Home Depot Center.