Blanco bits for the week

Yesterday it was announced that the LA Galaxy have already recouped their investment in David Beckham. This is, to be honest, not startling news. ...

The Blanco signing and rampant racial tension

I hate to link to flamewars on internet messageboards, but this thread over on Bigsoccer (who apparently have abandoned the concept of moderating) is a ...

Blanco signing - local TV coverage

Below is a video of Chicago Sportsnet's coverage of the Blanco signing. Four comments: 1) It's pretty amazing that in a city with over a ...

Blanco signing - the negative Mexican reaction?

The Mexican reaction to the Blanco signing, at least judging by a random trawl of bigsoccer.com and youtube comments (not necessarily an accurate cross-section, admittedly), ...

Recent Blanco video

Many of the complaints about the Blanco signing revolve around the belief he has "lost it" at the age of 34 and after some serious ...

Blanco and Beckham article

Please don't mistake me for a real journalist, but I do actually have an article in print on the Blanco signing in this week's Chicago ...

When Old Guys Attack and Other Problems (Otherwise known as Blanco, Beckham and the T.V. Ratings Problem)

As the day is winding down, you are most likely ready to take a seat and rest. Today has been quite a roller coaster with ...

What's Blanco's salary?

Well, if Trib Fire blogger Luis Arroyave doesn't know, the odds that I do are about as great as Alan Smith tearing apart Roma (see, ...

A sea of...blue and yellow?

They were expecting hundreds, but thousands came. They filled the stands of Toyota Park, perhaps even more people present than the night in 2006 the ...

Blanco - The Ugly

OK, that's not actually a picture of Cuauhtémoc Blanco himself, just a devoted fan imitating his idol. To find out what Blanco really looks ...

Blanco - The Bad

A "die hard" Fire fan on Bigsoccer: Now that we have Blanco (supposedly), I have no interest in having Season Tickets anymore. I know this sounds extreme, ...

Blanco - The Good

Blanco to sign

The Chicago Tribune reports that Cuauhtemoc Blanco is expected to sign with the Fire on Monday or Tuesday. It seems almost certain the deal will ...

Fire/Blanco "update" #2

Having already brought you fourth-hand news today on the prospective Blanco signing, we are now proud to bring you a rough translation of the original ...

Fire/Blanco "update"

This blog is proud to bring you the latest Blanco update via Who Ate All the Cupcakes who got it from Sideline Views who themselves ...

A sign of the apocalypse?

A Fire fan over at Bigsoccer discovered something rather alarming on a recent visit to Toyota Park. I walked past all the no trespassing signs to ...

The Blanco Watch: Day 2034

Over at ESPN Soccernet, Steve Davis opines that the Fire's pursuit of Blanco is a Really Bad Idea. Signing Blanco, the hotheaded, polarizing Mexican ...

Blanco, the new Klinsmann?

Whilst the news over whether Blanco is coming to the Fire or not continues to be a non-event - Luis Arroyave even posted at the ...

Fire/Blanco News Roundup

Your esteemed Fire blogger has been at this for only four days, but he's already quite tired of the riveting Cuauhtemoc Blanco is-he-coming-or-not saga. ...