Fire Notes: Rolfe nears return, club looks to end home woes vs. Dallas and more
By JEFFREY KRAUSE Chris Rolfe has yet to see the gameday roster for the Chicago Fire due to an ankle injury he suffered after returning to the club following a stint of more than two years in Denmark. That could be changing in the immediate future, though. Rolfe is nearing his return to the playing...
MLS Wednesday: A Look Ahead
With the international break nearly here, MLS teams are cramming in games before World Cup qualifiers begin, and the result is a numerous mid-week matches. Four MLS games and a friendly accompany the Canadian championship on the docket Wednesday night, highlighted by the New York Red Bulls' five-game winning streak being put to the test...
SBI MLS Power Rankings: Week 11
Things have just gone from bad to worse for the Los Angeles Galaxy. With their first loss to SuperClasico rival Chivas USA in five years, the Galaxy dropped to 3-6-2 and dead last in the Western Conference. And if they're going to climb back up the standings, they'll have to begin doing so without Landon...
Brunner strike, own goal sink Chicago Fire in Portland
By JEFFREY KRAUSE Sunday night two teams heading in opposite directions met at Jeld-Wen Field in Portland, as Chicago put a three-game unbeaten streak on the line against a Timbers side that had not scored a goal in 427 minutes. The match ended with Portland getting the best of the Fire, with the help of...
MLS Week 11: A Look Ahead
By THOMAS FLOYD Chivas USA and the Los Angeles Galaxy may be toiling near the bottom of the Western Conference standings, but their annual rivalry clash at the Home Depot Center on Saturday has become a must-see event. The match comes two days after Chivas pulled off a pair of high-profile trades, sending Heath Pearce...
SBI MLS Power Rankings: Week 9
The Seattle Sounders are back on top. On the strength of shutout wins over the Los Angeles Galaxy and Philadelphia Union, Seattle vaulted to the top slot in this week's SBI MLS Power Rankings, a position the club held for one week earlier this season. Things are certainly looking up for the Sounders, as Mauro...
Pappa’s stoppage-time winner lifts Fire past Chivas USA
By KAYLA KNAPP CARSON, Calif. -- Chivas USA came into Friday night’s match hungry for their first win home win of the season, while the Chicago Fire came in looking to become the latest team to take three points at the Home Depot Center. It looked like neither team was going to get what the...
MLS Week 9: A Look Ahead
By THOMAS FLOYD Six months after facing off in a feisty, high-profile playoff series, the Los Angeles Galaxy and New York Red Bulls meet again -- but with a bit less star power. Saturday's clash is the only match this season between the big-market clubs, both of which have experienced some early bumps in the...
Johnson fined for gesture in Chicago
The MLS Disciplinary Committee sees all, even what happens after the final whistle when players are on their way back to the locker room. The league fined Seattle Sounders forward Eddie Johnson an undisclosed amount for "making an inappropriate gesture" toward fans as he was retreating to the tunnel at Toyota Park following Seattle's 2-1...
SBI MLS Power Rankings: Week 8
D.C. United just keep climbing up the ladder. For the first time this season, Ben Olsen's squad has cracked the top five of the SBI MLS Power Rankings. United defeated the Houston Dynamo 3-2 on Saturday, stretching their unbeaten run to seven games and claiming consecutive wins for the first time since June 2009. Elsewhere...
Must-See Goal: Marco Pappa
So it MAY have been wind aided, but so what? Still a great goal.
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MLS Week 8: A Look Ahead
Photo by Stephen Brashear/ISIphotos.com By THOMAS FLOYD There won't be any silverware on the line this time around, but this weekend's clash between the Seattle Sounders and Chicago Fire is sure to be a tense affair all the same. After the Sounders claimed their third straight U.S. Open Cup title over the self-proclaimed "Kings of...
