| 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 | |
| Fire, Crew fight for playoff positioning | Fri Oct 10 16:01:55 2008 EST |
| Bridgeview, IL (Sports Network) - Two of the top three teams in Major League Soccer's Eastern Conference table square off with positioning in the upcoming playoffs on the line when the Chicago Fire host the Columbus Crew at Toyota Park on Sunday afternoon. The Crew (16-6-5) have the Supporters' Shield, given to the top team in the regular season, on the line. With a win the team clinches it. A tie and a tie or loss by Houston later in the day and the Crew earn the second Supporters' Shield in c | |
| N.E. battling for home field; K.C. battling for playoff life | Fri Oct 10 15:56:08 2008 EST |
| ityAmerica Ballpark on Saturday. The Revs (12-8-7) are currently second in the Eastern Conference table, and with the Columbus Crew already clinching the top seed in the East bracket with three games to go, they will be looking to hold off the Chicago Fire, who are just a point back in third. The Wizards (8-10-9), on the other hand, are battling for their playoff lives. They are currently in sixth in the East, just a point out of the last playoff spot. "Even if we make the playoffs, which is the | |
| Ching's brace earns him MLS Player of Week | Mon Oct 6 18:41:18 2008 EST |
| Crew) Week 4: Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy) Week 5: Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy) Week 6: David Beckham (Los Angeles Galaxy) Week 7: Robbie Rogers (Columbus Crew) Week 8: Edson Buddle (Los Angeles Galaxy) Week 9: Cuauhtemoc Blanco (Chicago Fire) Week 10: Robbie Findley (Real Salt Lake) Week 11: Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo) Week 12: Edson Buddle (Los Angeles Galaxy) Week 13: Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy) Week 14: Steve Ralston (New England Revolution) Week 15: Adam Cristman (New | |
| Wizards, Fire battle to draw at CommunityAmerica Ballpark | Sun Oct 5 17:24:10 2008 EST |
| Kansas City, KA (Sports Network) - The Chicago Fire pulled within a point of second-place New England in the Eastern Conference after earning a 1-1 draw at Kansas City on Sunday afternoon at CommunityAmerica Ballpark in Major League Soccer action. The Wizards' chances at a playoff spot took a hit, with the home-draw leaving them a point out of a wildcard spot with just three games to go in the regular season. There's a lot of competition for the league's two wildcard spots, with seven teams wit | |
| New England battles back to earn draw vs. RSL | Sat Oct 4 22:31:06 2008 EST |
| k to earn a 2-2 draw. Goals from veterans Steve Ralston and Taylor Twellman were enough for the Revs (12-8-7) to escape a disappointing home defeat and earn a point, which keeps them in second place in the Eastern Conference table ahead of the Chicago Fire's match at Kansas City on Sunday. The Fire are currently two points back of the Revs. RSL built its lead early, capitalizing in the 13th minute. Revs goalkeeper Matt Reis came out to knock the ball away from an attacker at the top of the penal | |
| Wizards fighting for playoff spot vs. Fire | Sat Oct 4 19:24:36 2008 EST |
| Kansas City, KA (Sports Network) - The Chicago Fire will try to jump into the top two in Major League Soccer's Eastern Conference table with a favorable result at Kansas City on Sunday. The Fire are coming off a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Galaxy that snapped a two-game losing streak and will look to take that momentum into CommunityAmerica Ballpark. "In big games we put big players on the field," Fire coach Denis Hamlett said. "We stepped up [vs. L.A.]. We created great chances and finished t | |
| Huckerby tabbed as MLS Player of the Month for September | Wed Oct 1 15:25:16 2008 EST |
| eason game of each month by a panel of journalists from the North American Soccer Reporters (SoccerReporters.com). The group consists of members of print, television, radio and online media. Below are the 2008 player of the month winners to date: April: Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy) May: Cuauhtemoc Blanco (Chicago Fire) June: Luciano Emilio (D.C. United) July: Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake) August: Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Columbus Crew) September: Darren Huckerby (San Jose Earthquakes) | |
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