Bulgarian Hristo Stoichkov, a legend of the international game and a Fire player 2000-2002, returned to Chicago just for the celebration, as did Fire originals Ante Razov, Peter Nowak, Chris Armas, Zach Thornton and Diego Gutierrez. Hometown hero Brian McBride of Arlington Heights posed for countless photos. Much of the expansion Montreal Impact coaching staff was there, led by former Fire midfielder Jesse Marsch, now the Impact coach, and assistants Mike Sorber, Denis Hamlett and Impact scout Lubos Kubik, each with a Fire connection. Even former Fire midfielder Justin Mapp, a current Impact player, was there, mingling with fans along with most of the current Fire players, while a video of the Fire’s 1998 MLS Cup win played on the big screen.
Month: October 2012
Whoa Tender: Two Weeks with Pipeworks
Whoa Tender: Two Weeks with Pipeworks whoatender: The corner of Wabansia & Western smells like beer, and Pipeworks is the reason. I had been biking past their warehouse when I saw eight people standing inside the loading dock, drinking and laughing. So I stopped and talked to the one who most closely resembled a brewer, … Read more
Chicago Fire Alumni Reunion Game Today
This promises to be a lot of fun. Today at 2 PM at the Toyota Park practice field, several Chicago Fire legends in town for the 15th Anniversary “will be playing alongside selected guest players from the area and a few of the earliest patrons of the October 8th event” in a Fire alumni reunion … Read more
New York Red Bulls 0 – Chicago Fire 2: news roundup
Chicago Tribune: Fire move into 2nd place in East with 2-0 win The victory enabled the Fire to improve to 17-10-5 overall. They have 56 points, leaping over the Red Bulls (15-9-8, 53 points) into second place in the Eastern Conference standings. The win puts the Fire on the doorstep of clinching a berth in … Read more