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Open Tryouts Start Today

By Guillermo Rivera, January 7, 2011 at 9:01 am

The Fire are holding their annual open tryouts at the Bridgeview Sports Dome today and tomorrow.  The Sun-Times' Len Ziehm has a short preview here and HotTimeInOldTown has a look at the tryout format here. 

The Fire are also providing tryout coverage here.  With 209 players participating and travellers coming from as far as China and Bolivia it's a busy weekend for assistant coach Larry Sunderland, who is running the tryouts.  Although it's a long shot that any of the trialists make the final roster there are qualified players participating.  Former UIC goalkeeper FC Dallas and Portland Timbers defender Steve Purdy is trying to make the team. 

Filed under: 2010-11 Offseason

Tags: Chicago Fire, Open Tryouts

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  • RedLine55 said January 7, 2011 at 12:00 am

    CRAP! my Iphone must have glitched, now I'm late!

  • cesba said January 7, 2011 at 12:00 am

    Here's the current MLS Allocation order for those wondering......

    http://wvhooligan.com/2011/01/07/update-mls-allocation-order-2/

  • cesba said January 7, 2011 at 12:00 am

    More STH benefits......

    http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/01/more-sth-benefits

  • patrickhattrick said January 8, 2011 at 12:00 am
    In reply to cesba:

    At what point does the desperation for season ticket buyers become too much? When does this line get crossed?

  • cesba said January 7, 2011 at 12:00 am

    New All-In podcast with Baggio Husidic.....

    http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/01/all-baggio-husidic

  • cesba said January 7, 2011 at 12:00 am

    Former Fire defender Daniel Woolard signs with DC United

  • cesba said January 7, 2011 at 12:00 am

    Rumors out of USL : Railhawks midfielder Dan Paladini will sign with the Fire.....season ticket hotline ringing off the hook.

  • cesba said January 7, 2011 at 12:00 am

    Sarah Spain lets the great thinker that is Sepp Blatter have it.....

    http://espn.go.com/espnw/blog/_/post/5999877/blatter-control-problem-again

  • RedLine55 said January 8, 2011 at 12:00 am
    In reply to cesba:

    man, Sarah Spain is everywhere now around Chicago. Good for her, she's fantastic!

  • c0quito18 said January 8, 2011 at 12:00 am
    In reply to RedLine55:

    You can say that again, RedLine55!!!

  • c0quito18 said January 8, 2011 at 12:00 am
    In reply to RedLine55:

    GR,

    Any word on when the league will be releasing the full season schedule? Or when the Fire will be releasing the new jersey for 2011/12?

  • cesba said January 9, 2011 at 12:00 am
    In reply to c0quito18:

    New schedule in February and new jersey sponsor is anybody's guess.

  • RedLine55 said January 8, 2011 at 12:00 am
    In reply to RedLine55:

    Our old friend, Wilman Conde, is playing for Atlas (v. Morelia) on Galavision right now. Long time no see, Wilman.

  • RedLine55 said January 8, 2011 at 12:00 am
    In reply to RedLine55:

    haha, and he just scored a pretty excellent goal (header) off a corner! Gonna miss that...

  • longoria3 said January 8, 2011 at 12:00 am
    In reply to RedLine55:

    RedLine55, Atlas is winning 3-0 in the 2nd half with nobody in the crowd.

  • RedLine55 said January 8, 2011 at 12:00 am
    In reply to longoria3:

    yeah, why is that? I didn't look in to it at all, but I'm assuming there's a good reason. It's not like "FC Dallas no one in the crowd", it seems like the public wasn't admitted. You know?

  • longoria3 said January 10, 2011 at 12:00 am
    In reply to RedLine55:

    Who knows but it makes FC Dallas and Colorado crowds look like the Seattle Sounders.

  • cesba said January 8, 2011 at 12:00 am
    In reply to cesba:

    Hopefully speaking to Frank Klopas today from the Combine. Stay tuned.....

  • Celt said January 8, 2011 at 12:00 am
    In reply to cesba:

    I noticed when Greg Vanney left RSL for Chivas that he was one of 6"technical people" at the club, and would have to be replaced. How many technical people do the Fire have? I get the impession the Fire technical staff are few and that staff levels are below many MLS teams.

  • cesba said January 7, 2011 at 12:00 am

    River Plate's Ariel Ortega wants to come to MLS.......

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_Ortega

    too old? too drinky?

  • longoria3 said January 8, 2011 at 12:00 am
    In reply to cesba:

    and no thank you.

  • cesba said January 7, 2011 at 12:00 am

    Denis Hamlett hired by Tom Soehn and the Whitecaps.....

    http://communities.canada.com/theprovince/blogs/backofthenet/archive/2011/01/07/whitecaps-add-hamlett-to-coaching-staff.aspx

  • longoria3 said January 8, 2011 at 12:00 am
    In reply to cesba:

    OH JOY!!!!

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