March 15, 2010 DEFENDERS INKED
Fire signs Watson-Sirboe, Kinney
GEVIEW, IL – The Chicago Fire has signed defenders Kwame Watson-Siriboe and Steven Kinney to MLS contracts. The Fire selected the two defenders in this year’s MLS SuperDraft. Watson-Siriboe, 23, was drafted in the second round by the Fire (26th overall) from the University of Connecticut. Kinney was selected by the club in the third round (45th overall) out of Elon University.
March 12, 2010 REUNITED
Fire sign Collins John, McBride teammate at Fulham
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill—The Chicago Fire have a strike partner for forward Brian McBride, reuniting him with his former Fulham teammate Collins John. The 24-year old Dutch forward, who has been on trial with the club since February 4, has signed with the club as a free agent.
March 11, 2010 LEVEL BEST
Fire rally to 1-1 preseason tie with Dynamo
HOUSTON– Marco Pappa’s 71st-minute goal lifted the Chicago Fire to a 1-1 draw with the Houston Dynamo Thursday at Houston Baptist University’s Sorrels Soccer Field. After six weeks of training, the Fire are 3-1-2, with one preseason match to remaining before opening day.
March 8, 2010 Q&A
Frank Klopas, Fire Technical Director
Frank Klopas has been involved in Chicago soccer during three different decades. He played for the Chicago Sting in the North American Soccer League, the Sting in the Major Indoor Soccer League and was a member of the Chicago Fire for their inaugural season. He scored both goals in a 2-0 win over the Tampa Bay Mutiny in the Fire’s first game at Soldier Field, in 1998.
March 7, 2010 FIRE SCORCH DALLAS
Nyarko has two assists in 3-0 win
RIDGELAND, MS – Collins John, Marco Pappa and Julio Martinez scored and Patrick Nyarko had two assists as the Chicago Fire defeated FC Dallas3-0 in a pre-season game at M & F Bank Stadium Sunday.
March 1, 2010 NEW GK COACH
Hyde joins Fire staff
BRIDGEVIEW, IL - Aron Hyde has been named goalkeeper coach by the Chicago Fire. He joins Head Coach Carlos de los Cobos staff after most recently serving as University of Washington's men's assistant coach and for the Evergreen Soccer Club as the goalkeeping director.
February 25, 2010 TRAINING TIE
Fire draws with Chivas Guadalajara
GUADALAJARA, Mexico---Brian McBride scored a first half goal as the Chicago Fire tied Chivas de Guadalajara 1-1 at Chivas’ practice facility, Verde Valle on Thursday.
February 25, 2010 FOR THE DEFENSE
Fire rebuilding the backline
With new Chicago Fire coach Carlos de los Cobos favoring a build-from-the-back approach to the game, the team first had to start rebuilding a backline that was decimated by injuries last season.
February 24, 2010 NEW DATE
Fire vs Revs switched
The Chicago Fire’s road game against the New England Revolution originally scheduled for June 26 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA has been rescheduled for Sunday, June 27 at 6:00 PM CT.
February 22, 2010 BRING ON THE GOATS
Fire to scrimmage CD Chivas in Mexico
GUADALAJARA, Mexico- – The Chicago Fire began the second leg of its 2010 pre-season with training on Monday in Guadalajara, Mexico. The Fire will challenge 11-time Mexican Primera Division champions Chivas de Guadalajara in a closed-door exhibition match on Thursday, Feb. 25 at 12:30 PM CT as the build-up to the Fire’s 2010 MLS regular season continues.
February 22, 2010 WAIVED
Fire makes two cuts
BRIDGEVIEW, IL – The Chicago Fire has waived defenders Austin Washington and Daniel Woolard. Washington was drafted in the fourth round of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft and appeared in nine games in two years with the club. Woolard was drafted in the fourth round of the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft. In three seasons with the Fire, Woolard appeared in 16 games, starting six of them.
February 15, 2010 SOLID START
Fire reserves, regulars both win preseason openers
PHOENIX, Ariz—Two first half goals by Collins John led the Chicago Fire to a 4-1 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps in the preseason opener and the first match of a doubleheader for the Chicago Fire at the Arizona State University Soccer Field Monday afternoon.
February 14, 2010 FRESH START
Even Fire original Brown is a newcomer to de los Cobos
In 12 MLS seasons, Chicago Fire defender CJ Brown has had the opportunity to play under every coach in the team’s history. So no one is in a better position to put the team’s first training camp under new boss Carlos de los Cobos into perspective.
February 12, 2010 CATCUS SCHEDULE STARTS
Fire to play two on Monday
Phoenix, Az– The Chicago Fire will play a President’s Day doubleheader in their first matches of the 2010 preseason. In his first game as Fire head coach, Carlos de los Cobos will lead the club in a closed door exhibition against USSF Div. 2’s Vancouver Whitecaps at 2:00 PM MST.
February 8, 2010 RE-SIGNED
Carr returns to Fire for 2010
CHICAGO – Calen Carr has re-signed with Major League Soccer for his fifth season with the Chicago Fire.
