Weekly Notes: Returning home
The Chicago Fire return to TOYOTA PARK to play FC Dallas this Sunday, Sept. 21. Chicago lost 1-0 at Colorado last weekend and enter this week in third place in the Eastern Conference standings.
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Fire feel they beat themselves
Long after the final whistle blew Sunday, the Chicago Fire still had trouble believing they'd been beaten by the Colorado Rapids.
Fire stuck in neutral in loss to Rapids
The Colorado Rapids got a pair of first-half goals and continued to deny the Chicago Fire any success in the Rocky Mountain State, scoring a 2-0 victory on Sunday afternoon at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.
Fire near full strength for Rapids
The Chicago Fire are going to benefit from the Major League Soccer schedule, which has them playing Sunday at Colorado.
Fire, Rapids meet with playoffs in mind
A couple of teams with different aims in immediate view meet at Dick's Sporting Goods Park when the Colorado Rapids take on the Chicago Fire for the second time this season.
Blanco says goodbye to international play
Cuauhtémoc Blanco informed his teammates on the Mexican national team that Wednesday's World Cup qualifier against Canada would be his final appearance for El Tri after a storied and at times controversial 13-year career.
Mexico sends Blanco out in style
It was a sendoff meant for a hero and in Mexico there are few bigger than Cuauhtémoc Blanco. With the game ball tucked under his arm, the Chicago Fire midfielder was carried off the field at Estadio Victor Manuel Reyna in Tuxtla Gutierrez by his teammates on the Mexican national team following Mexico's 2-1 win against Canada in a World Cup qualifier Wednesday night.
Blanco expected to retire from international play
According to numerous Mexican reports, Chicago Fire midfielder Cuauhtémoc Blanco will hold a press conference Wednesday evening to announce his retirement from international soccer.
Unlikely pieces fuel Chicago backline
When the 2008 Major League Soccer season began, there was no reason to think the top defense in the league would belong to the Chicago Fire.
Weekly Notes: Mile High matchup
The Chicago Fire (11-7-5, 38 pts.) play at Colorado Sunday, Sept. 14 (2:00 p.m. CT, My50 Chicago, TeleFutura, WRTO 1200 AM Spanish, WNVR 1030 AM Polish).
