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The Chicago Fire Deserve Better

Thursday, March 25, 2004  - By George SummerfieldFor those of you who missed it, and, judging by the size of the crowd, most of you did, the Chicago Fire won its home-and-home series against San Juan Jabloteh (Trinidad) on Wednesday to advance to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Champions Cup tournament. In the home-and-home format, each team host's one game, with the [read more...]

The Red and Blanco

The Los Angeles Galaxy has David Beckham. The Chicago Fire has Cuauhtemoc Blanco. It's kind of like the difference between New York City and Sioux City. In Beckham, L.A. gets an international megastar with a former Spice Girl wife. The Fire? Well, they're signing a guy as recognizable as your neighborhood pizza delivery boy to most of the country. Cuauhtemoc Blanco [read more...]

The Grand Experiment

While the signing of global soccer icon David Beckham by the Los Angeles Galaxy is the most glittering of the MLS off-season moves, the Chicago Fire's acquisition of Mexican star Cuauhtemoc Blanco may be just as critical to the future of soccer in the United States.Known as "The Hunchback" for his unfortunate gait and unlikely to grace the cover [read more...]

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