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Friedrich out 3-4 weeks/Rolfe, Robayo news & more

After enjoying off days on Monday and Tuesday the Fire resumed training today ahead of a Sunday visit to Portland to face the Timbers, a team they lost to twice last season.  They’ll be without central defender Arne Friedrich for a while though.  The World Cup veteran left Saturday’s match against Sporting Kansas City with... Read more »
By Guillermo Rivera,
May 16, 2012 at 4:58 pm
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Fire 2 Sporting Kansas City 1 - Recap and Ratings

The Fire continued their dominance against Sporting Kansas City with a victory over the Eastern Conference leaders that draws them to within reach of the team that started the campaign 7-0.  The win places them six points behind the first place club with one game in hand and could be the impetus needed to start... Read more »
By Guillermo Rivera,
May 13, 2012 at 1:34 am
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Fire v Sporting Kansas City match day

Starting Line Ups Fire GK Johnson D Anibaba, Friedrich, Berry, Segares M Pause, Pardo, Grazzini, Pappa F Nyarko, Oduro Bench: Tornaghi, Gargan, Jumper, Paladini, Robayo, Barouch, Puppo SKC GK Nielsen D Myers, Collin, Besler, Harrington M Cesar, Zusi, Espinoza, Convey F Sapong, Kamara Bench: Kempin, Aiyegbusi, Olum, Nagamura, Peterson, Bunbury, Dwyer
By Guillermo Rivera,
May 12, 2012 at 6:48 pm
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Fire v Sporting Kansas City match preview

This is a pretty big game and it has nothing to do with perceived or imaginary rivalries.  In an attempt to manufacture a midwestern enemy, the former Kansas City Wizards organization has been touting the Fire as the club’s “rival” for the better part of the last two seasons.  Their rebranding efforts spurned a promotion... Read more »
By Guillermo Rivera,
May 11, 2012 at 5:22 pm
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Fire 0 Real Salt Lake 0 - Recap and Ratings

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On a night that featured CJ Brown’s Ring of Fire induction officially cementing him into a place of permanent honor among the club’s all-time best, the Fire and Real Salt Lake played to a fairly uneventful 0-0 draw.  After a decent showing in the first half by the home side, RSL clamped down and slowed... Read more »
By Guillermo Rivera,
May 10, 2012 at 1:11 am
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Fire v Real Salt Lake Match Day

Starting Line Ups Fire GK Johnson D Gargan, Friedrich, Berry, Segares M Pause, Pardo, Pause, Grazzini F Nyarko, Oduro Bench: Tornaghi, Anibaba, Jumper, Paladini, Robayo, Barouch, Puppo RSL GK Reynish D Beltran, Olave, Schuler, Wingert M Grabavoy, Morales, Beckerman, Steele F Saborio, Paulo Jr. Bench: Fernandez, Borchers, Tanaka, Alvarez, Gil, Velasquez, Bonfigli  ... Read more »
By Guillermo Rivera,
May 9, 2012 at 6:52 pm
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Fire v Real Salt Lake match preview plus Brown ROF, Rolfe update, and Pappa in form

The Fire will play two of the best teams in MLS over the next 4 days at Toyota Park.  After a last minute road victory against Chivas USA on Friday night the club will face a stiffer test which should provide a bit more insight on how good the current version of the Chicago Fire... Read more »
By Guillermo Rivera,
May 8, 2012 at 4:50 pm
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Fire 2 Chivas USA 1 - Recap and Ratings

Both Robin Fraser and Frank Klopas tinkered with their typical formations in order to gain an upper hand in combating the other team’s strengths but in the end Chivas USA’s biggest asset, goalkeeper Dan Kennedy wasn’t enough to stop the Fire from collecting a last gasp road victory.  Kennedy proved that he is indeed one... Read more »
By Guillermo Rivera,
May 5, 2012 at 1:31 pm
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Fire v Chivas USA match preview

Chivas USA isn’t doing a whole lot to dispel the notion that they’re not much more than just “the other team in Los Angeles”.  Their last few seasons have been disastrous and their record at home this year is an unenviable 0-4-0.  Three of those four losses (Houston, Vancouver, Sporting KC, and Philadelphia) have come... Read more »
By Guillermo Rivera,
May 4, 2012 at 10:32 am
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Club won't appeal Klopas/Anibaba suspensions

After news of suspensions to Frank Klopas and Jalil Anibaba were handed down on Monday the club said today it would not appeal the decisions of the MLS Disciplinary Committee.  ”I respect the decision that the league has made and we just have to move forward,” said Frank Klopas after training this morning.  ”I’m not... Read more »
By Guillermo Rivera,
May 1, 2012 at 4:51 pm
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