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Posts tagged "US MNT"

Bradley Out - Chicago Next?

US Soccer announced today that head coach Bob Bradley has been relieved of his duties with the US Men’s National Team.  The Fire’s coaching search for the 2012 season just got a ton more interesting... Read more »
By Guillermo Rivera,
July 28, 2011 at 1:54 pm
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World Cup Bracket Pool

The World Cup is only 25 days away and MLS is taking a break during the first two weeks of group play.  That doesn’t mean Fire Confidential will be silent.  In addition to continued discussion of all things Fire, I’ll be watching the World Cup along with all of you.  Since we received a fairly... Read more »
By Guillermo Rivera,
May 17, 2010 at 4:51 pm
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Bradley's USMNT 30 Man Camp

  This afternoon Bob Bradley named his 30 man provisional squad for the upcoming World Cup.  Several MLS squads are affected through the loss of key players. Goalkeepers : Tim Howard, Brad Guzan, Marcus Hahnemann Defenders : Carlos Bocanegra, Jonathan Bornstein, Steve Cherundolo, Clarence Goodson, Johnathan Spector, Oguchi Onyewu, Jay DeMeritt, Heath Pearce, Chad Marshall... Read more »
By Guillermo Rivera,
May 11, 2010 at 1:46 pm
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USA World Cup Home Kits & Fire TV Schedule

  Nike revealed the USMNT’s white home kits today in New York.  This year’s model pays tribute to the 1950 American team that defeated England 1-0 in World Cup competition.  http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Mens-National-Team/2010/04/US-Mens-National-Team-Unveils-Home-Uniform.aspx June 12 can’t get here soon enough.  Details coming soon on how you can nab one of these by entering our World Cup Bracket... Read more »
By Guillermo Rivera,
April 29, 2010 at 2:51 pm
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World Cup Qualifying Thread

With the South American qualifiers about to finish up and the CONCACAF qualifiers about to start, it’s about time for me to get a World Cup Qualifier thread started.  I’ll be sharing some thoughts/observations on the qualifiers throughout the evening, and I encourage you to do the same.  I’ll also be posting the winner of... Read more »
By SamuelStejskal,
October 14, 2009 at 6:51 pm
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Linked Up

Hey everybody, kind of a slow news day for the Fire (so far anyway…) so I’m taking a little break from writing and simply sharing some links today.  I’ll be back to the grind tomorrow with a Fire Practice Report though, so keep an eye out for that. Steve Davis of ESPN Soccernet writes about... Read more »
By SamuelStejskal,
August 31, 2009 at 11:52 pm
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Logan Pause returns to Chicago

Remember Logan Pause? It seems like it’s been a while since we last saw the central midfielder suit up for the Fire (mainly because it has, June 27th was the last time he played with the club…) but Logan has been keeping busy, playing with the U.S. National Team in their journey through the CONCACAF... Read more »
By SamuelStejskal,
July 22, 2009 at 2:12 am
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Fire Practice Report 7/21 -- Updated Version

The Fire took part in a very tough practice today, doing a ton of conditioning work while not spending a ton of time on the ball. After Fire training I (along with a mass of other media members…) headed into Toyota Park to catch the end of the U.S. team’s practice and I was fortunate... Read more »
By SamuelStejskal,
July 21, 2009 at 1:03 pm
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Matchday: 7-18

Hey all, well today is another busy day for Chicago soccer fans as the Fire take on the San Jose Earthquakes at Toyota Park (7:30 on My50) in their first match without the injured Brian McBride and Logan Pause and the U.S. National Team take on Panama in the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup... Read more »
By SamuelStejskal,
July 18, 2009 at 8:58 am
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Matchday

Today is another busy day in the world of Chicago soccer fans as the Fire take on the Crew (7 p.m. ESPN 2) and the U.S. National Team finishes Gold Cup group play when they take on Haiti (6 p.m. FSC/TeleFutura). I previewed the Fire-Crew match yesterday (just scroll down for it) and the U.S... Read more »
By SamuelStejskal,
July 11, 2009 at 8:20 am
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