Fire assistant coach Armas departs club
Chicago Fire assistant coach, and former player, Chris Armas has made the decision to leave the Fire due to personal reasons and will not return as an assistant coach for the 2009 MLS season.
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Dream comes true for Husidic
It's neat how things work out sometimes. Baggio Husidic, the junior midfielder/forward from the University of Illinois-Chicago, was one of the last players actually at the MLS SuperDraft to get selected Thursday. When that happens in the NBA or NFL, it can be kind of embarrassing for the player involved.
Fire seek value in draft’s late rounds
On Thursday, the bill comes due for the Chicago Fire. Last summer, the Fire made a deal with Toronto FC in order to gain the services of forward Brian McBride. Included in the deal was the Fire's first-round pick in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft, which comes up Thursday in St. Louis.
Blanco returning to Chicago for 2009
Cuauhtemoc Blanco and Major League Soccer reached an agreement on a one-year contract extension for the former Mexican international to continue playing for the Chicago Fire, it was announced Friday.
Fire search for diamond in rough
From the movie website IMDB, here is the description of the movie "The Natural", starring Robert Redford: "An average baseball player comes out of seemingly nowhere to become a legendary player ..."
Weekly Update: National team training
Three Fire players joined the annual U.S. Men's National Team camp on Sunday, Jan. 4 for training at the U.S. Soccer's National Training Center at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.
Five big questions for the Chicago Fire
A look at the big questions surrounding the Chicago Fire for the 2008 season and heading into the 2009 campaign.
Despite changes, Fire find success
Despite numerous changes from the previous season, the Chicago Fire forged a 13-10-7 regular season record and advanced to the Eastern Conference Championship, where they fell to the Columbus Crew 2-1 after being the only team in the league the Crew did not defeat at least once in the regular season.
Weekly Update: Soumare in London
Fire defender Bakary Soumare traveled to London with the Generation adidas program last week to train and play against top reserve squads from the English Premier League.
Blanco, Santos eliminated from Apertura
Chicago Fire midfielder Cuauhtemoc Blanco saw his offseason stint with Santos Laguna end when the Warriors were eliminated from the Apertura 2-1 to Toluca in the semifinals.
