MLS Week 31: Fantasy Tips
web.mlsnet.com 10/22/2008 — (from MLSNet.com) With 10 clean sheets this season, Chicago Fire goalkeeper Jon Busch earns fantasy MVP...

MLS: Fire season in review
chicagotribune.com 11/18/2008 — With right moves, Fire could build on success > With the Fire's season now over, fans have been reflecting on it and thinking about the future. Here's our ...

Breer: Backup QBs starting to become more relevant
sportingnews.com 11/7/2008 — The theory that a backup quarterback is a team's second-most important player is being put to the test this season. Soon, 14 teams could have gone with second-stringers.

Surprising Tierney a boon for Revs — Major League Soccer News 11/4/2008
New England Revolution rookie Chris Tierney wasn't supposed to be on the field for last Thursday's Eastern Conference Semifinal Series opener against Chicago.

Liverpool benefits from disputed referee call to tie Atletico Madrid, 1-1 — L.A. Times - Soccer 11/5/2008
Sweden's Martin Hansson awards penalty kick and Steven Gerrard scores in stoppage time of European Champions League game. Maxi Rodriguez scores Atletico Madrid's goal, in the first half. >  ...

Crew, Fire look good as East resumes — Major League Soccer News 11/5/2008
While both MLS Eastern Conference Semifinal Series are all tied up, you have to give the Columbus Crew and Chicago Fire the advantage entering this week's second legs.

No place like home for Fire in Game 2 — Major League Soccer News 11/5/2008
Now we can understand what home-field advantage means in the MLS Cup Playoffs. The Chicago Fire play host to the New England Revolution Thursday at Toyota Park in the second leg of their Eastern Conference Semifinal Series, after the first game at ...

Goal: Road Was Kind to Visitors in M.L.S. — NYT > Soccer 11/4/2008
Three of four visiting teams in the first round of the M.L.S. playoffs did what most teams strive and struggle to do — get a draw on the road. >