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Revs, Fire battle to scoreless draw to open the MLS Cup playoffs Thu Oct 30 22:21:57 2008 EST
Foxborough, MA (Sports Network) - The New England Revolution earned a moral victory in the home leg of their Major League Soccer Eastern Conference Semifinal Series vs. the rival Chicago Fire on Thursday evening at Gillette Stadium. Battling injuries, suspensions and blistering cold conditions in front of just over 5,000 home fans, the Revs, who have advanced to the MLS Cup championship the past three seasons, hung on to earn a 0-0 draw against the higher-seeded Fire. While a home draw may not
MLS announces year-end awards finalists Thu Oct 30 17:46:49 2008 EST
New York, NY (Sports Network) - Major League Soccer announced the finalists for its 2008 year-end awards on Thursday. Highlighting the list are Most Valuable Player finalists Cuauhtemoc Blanco of the Chicago Fire, Landon Donovan of the Los Angeles Galaxy and Guillermo Barros Schelotto of the Columbus Crew. Winners for each award will be announced in the coming weeks, beginning with the Goalkeeper of the Year and Fair Play winners on Nov. 4. The MVP announcement will air live on ESPNews on Nov.
New England's Smith receives additional suspension Wed Oct 29 19:16:51 2008 EST
in addition to the automatic one-game suspension and $250 fine for the red card totaling a three- game suspension and a $1,250 fine. Smith will begin serving the suspension with the first leg of the Revolution's Conference Semifinal versus the Chicago Fire on Thursday night and will miss the second leg of the conference semifinal on Nov. 6. If the Revolution do not advance to the conference championship, Smith will miss the opening game of the 2009 regular season. Nicol has been fined $1,000 for
Rolfe voted MLS Player of the Week Mon Oct 27 16:42:39 2008 EST
New York, NY (Sports Network) - Chicago Fire forward Chris Rolfe was voted Major League Soccer's Player of the Week for Week 31, the final week of the 2008 regular season, it was announced on Monday. Rolfe scored three goals and added two assists in the Fire's 5-2 dismantling of the New York Red Bulls on Thursday. The win helped Chicago earn the second seed in the Eastern Conference playoff bracket and home-field advantage for their semifinal series vs. the New England Revolution. "He had a fan
Kansas City cruises over nine-man New England Sat Oct 25 21:47:14 2008 EST
ries, likely on Nov. 1, and visit the Crew on Nov. 8 for Game 2. Jeff Larentowicz scored in the 90th minute for the Revs, who already had third in the East secured. New England (12-11-7), which has lost the last three MLS Cup finals, hosts the Chicago Fire in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Thursday. Game 2 is Nov. 6 at Chicago. After a slow opening 25 minutes, the game changed just after the 25-minute mark when New England's Gabriel Badilla gave away the penalty and got a red car
Rolfe's offensive explosion leads Fire past Red Bulls Thu Oct 23 23:33:12 2008 EST
Bridgeview, IL (Sports Network) - Chris Rolfe broke out in a big way for the Chicago Fire, scoring a first-half hat trick while also earning two second- half assists to lead his team to a 5-2 victory over the visiting New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer action at Toyota Park on Thursday night. With the victory, the Fire earn the second seed in the Eastern Conference playoff bracket and will have home-field advantage in their semifinal series vs. the third-seeded New England Revolution, wh
TFC battling for playoff life vs. Fire Fri Oct 17 16:52:56 2008 EST
Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Toronto FC will still be clinging to its fading hopes of making the 2008 Major League Soccer Cup playoffs when it hosts the Chicago Fire in an Eastern Conference matchup on Saturday afternoon at BMO Field. TFC (8-12-8) is currently in last place in the Eastern table, but only four points out of the last playoff spot with two games to go in the regular season. Toronto had a questionable penalty called against it at the end of the its last league fixture, at Dallas
D.C. faces must-win vs. Revs at RFK Stadium Wed Oct 15 22:50:29 2008 EST
ng a loss - even a tie - would be devastating to the team's chances of making the playoffs. New England (12-9-7) is playing for its own playoff positioning even though it has a spot in the 2008 MLS Cup playoffs clinched. The Revs will play the Chicago Fire in an Eastern Conference Semifinal series, but needs points to ensure that it will have home field advantage. The Revs will have to find a way to generate offense without captain Steve Ralston, who broke his leg in a 1-0 loss at Kansas City la
McBride captures MLS Player of Week with double against Crew Mon Oct 13 16:59:37 2008 EST
New York, NY (Sports Network) - Chicago Fire forward Brian McBride was voted Major League Soccer's Player of the Week for Week 29 of the 2008 season on Monday. McBride scored two goals on Sunday in his club's 2-2 tie with the Columbus Crew, which helped the Fire clinch a berth in the 2008 MLS Cup Playoffs. McBride opened the scoring in the 13th minute, getting on the end of a Justin Mapp cross to put the ball away for his third goal of the season. In the second half, the Crew answered with two
McBride helps Fire clinch playoff berth Sun Oct 12 17:08:06 2008 EST
Bridgeview, IL (Sports Network) - Brian McBride scored two goals, including the equalizer in the 79th minute, as the Chicago Fire clinched a playoff berth with a 2-2 draw against the Columbus Crew on Sunday at Toyota Park. McBride opened the scoring in the 13th minute, but Columbus answered with goals from Eddie Gaven and Guillermo Barros Schelotto two minutes apart in the second half. However, McBride found the net for a second time to give Chicago the point it needed to clinch a spot in the M
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