OPEN CUP DATE Fire to Open at Bradley, Opponent TBD
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. – The Chicago Fire will play a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup play-in game on Tuesday, June 10, at Bradley University’s Shea Stadium in Peoria, Ill. Kick-off for the game will be 7:00 p.m. CT.
TWO - NIL Mapp, Blanco Tally in 2-0 Fire Win
WASHINGTON, DC---Justin Mapp and Cuauhtemoc Blanco led the Fire to a 2-0 win over D.C. United Thursday night. Mapp tallied in the 38th minute and Blanco in the 62nd to give the team its second straight road shutout.
ADDING FOUR FC Indiana Inks Quartet from Ottawa Fury
LAFAYETTE, IN— FC Indiana have signed four players from the 2007 W-League Eastern Conference champion Ottawa Fury, Kelly Parker, Jenny Jeffers, Marie-Eve Nault and Annie Hamel.
SCHEDULE RELEASED Illinois State to Play Nineteen
NORMAL, Ill.- The Illinois State women’s soccer team, the defending Missouri Valley Conference regular season champions, has its 2008 schedule set. Head coach Drew Roff enters his second season with the Redbirds with a 19-game slate that features 13 non-conference matches and eight home games.
NEW SIGNEES NIU Men Ink Nine for 2008
DeKALB, Ill. - Northern Illinois men's soccer coach Steve Simmons has signed nine to his 2008 signing class, highlighted by Sycamore High School All-American Brad Horton.
GOAL OF THE WEEK Rolfe Nets it
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. – Chicago Fire forward Chris Rolfe has won the Sierra Mist Goal of the Week for his goal last Saturday in the club’s 3-0 win at New England.
FIRE PREVIEW Chicago at D.C. United Thursday, 6:30
It’s off to the nation’s capital for the Chicago Fire. The team will take on D.C. United tonight at 6:30 p.m. at RFK Stadium. The game will be live on ESPN2. Chicago (4-1-1) sits in second, while United (2-4-0) is struggling to get their team healthy. D.C. is 2-1-0 at home however, which will make it tough for the Fire.
INJURY UPDATE Fire @ D.C. United, 6:30 Tonight
On the road again, the Fire will face D.C. United tonight (6:30 p.m., ESPN2). The team is relatively healthy with just two players listed as out. D.C. has a handful of players listed.
GETTING READY ND’s Fowlkes to train with U-20 team
Notre Dame defender Lauren Fowlkes will train with the U.S. Under-20 Women's National Team from May 12-27. She is among 26 players who will head to Clemson, S.C. to practice under coach Tony DiCicco.
MLS INFORMER News and notes from around the league
Despite seeing his four-game goal scoring streak come to an end, Landon Donovan still leads MLS in goals scored with eight, four more than any other player in MLS this season and matching his output for the 2007 MLS season.
WAIVED Fire let Menezes go
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill.--The Chicago Fire have waived Brazilian defender Bruno Menezes.
SOCCER BUSINESS Whatever you call it, MLS hopes you love it
If you are not already a soccer fan, you might not get Major League Soccer’s newest branding campaign. But that’s ok -- the league’s not really interested in you anyway.
MLS ROUNDUP Rapids blank United
COMMERCE CITY, CO.– The Colorado Rapids jumped back into a share of the Western Conference lead with a 2-0 win over DC United Sunday afternoon.
NO CANADA FC Indiana tops U20s 3-0
LAFAYETTE, IN---FC Indiana continued their home undefeated streak against international opposition, defeating the Canada U-20s 3-0 to win the inaugural PDA International Cup. FCI’s home record against foreign opposition is now 6-0.
