McBride on Fire's radar, but Toronto's price too high -- ChicagoSports.com

Soccer By Ives found this 6/18/2008 on chicagosports.chicagotribune.com [flag]

| Tribune reporter 9:28 PM CDT, June 17, 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. Three weeks later, McBride has yet to sign with the league and the Fire has yet to acquire the necessary ... [link]

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No deal for McBride yet
Published 6/18/2008 by Ives Galarcep at Soccer By Ives
... Chicago Fire technical director Frank Klopas was quoted by the Chicago Tribune about the Fire's trade talks with Toronto FC and stated that Toronto was trying to land multiple players in any deal for the McBride allocation slot. ...

Hello Hooray Let The Show Begin News
Published 6/18/2008 by brucio (noreply@blogger.com) at du Nord
... Luis Arroyave of the Tribune with an article on the difficulty getting Brian McBride on the Chicago roster. Toronto has first shot at his rights, and want a very high price to let him go. ...

The McBride File
Published 6/19/2008 by Drew Epperley at WVHooligan - Soccer Blog
... Fire technical director Frank Klopas was quoted by the Chicago Tribune about the Fire’s trade talks with Toronto FC and stated the Reds are trying to land multiple players in any deal for the McBride allocation slot. ...

Vacation surprises
Published 6/19/2008 by Beau Dure at The Netminder
... MLS: The Tribune's Luis Arroyave on the discussions between Chicago's Frank Klopas and Toronto's Mo Johnston over the rights to Brian McBride, which Toronto would hold with the #1 spot in the allocation table: ...

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