The Circus Comes to Town!

After watching the Fire get dismantled by Dallas last Sunday I decided that it would be better if I forgot about the game completely and ...

Dallas Preview

The Fire come into this game on the back of their worst performance of the season against Colorado last weekend. With the playoff’s just around ...

Daily Dose 07.14.08

Some news to read as you legally flip people off and drink from an unregistered keg in Belmar, New Jersey: WAG wannabes, dust off your fake ...

The Blanco Video: When the Censorship Becomes the Story

A couple of days ago I posted this video that shows Chicago Fire Designated Player Cuauhtemoc Blanco punching DC United player Clyde Simms in the ...

MLS Fans, We Have an All-Star Team

MLS fans, it's time! Time to start thinking about the July 24 MLS All-Star game, where we can once again prove that our best-of-the-best ...

Cuauhtemoc Blanco is a Bad, Bad Boy

VIDEO HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM YOUTUBE BY CENSORS. Rumors all over the place today about Chicago bad boy/Designated Player Cuauhtemoc Blanco assaulting one or more players ...

One USL-1 Team Will be Playing in the US Open Cup Final

First thing about last night's US Cup quarterfinals: I don't think the USA Today writer who covered the Seattle-KC game is a footy fan. ...

We love you Cuauh!

Cuauhtemoc Blanco in Chicago with MLS team Chicago Fire, threw the first pitch recently at a Cubs game. So this post is to show props to ...

Top 10 MLS Salaries in 2008

It's that time of year again, when the MLS Players Union releases the annual salaries of every player in a big long list. Some of ...

Why MLS Needs Blanco More Than Beckham

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPFvHAzUgg8[/youtube] Think it's fair to say that Cuauhtémoc Blanco had a much better MLS 2008 Week One than David Beckham. While Beckham led LA Galaxy to ...

MLS 2008 Preview: Chicago Fire

Just a few days until MLS 2008 gets underway, so time for another of our magnificent MLS bloggers to deliver a team preview. Today, Sean ...

MLS Week 26 Review: Transmit Tim Lovejoy Across the Atlantic Ocean

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWxXXrsTy8A[/youtube] Not so long ago, I had a good old rant about how MLS needs a decent highlights show to make it more accessible. Turns out ...

TFC 0 Chicago 3: While our Backline Gently Sleeps

Before I say anything about how badly Toronto got outplayed by Cuacua Blanco and co., I just have to say this: Calen Carr is the ...

MLS Week 16 Review: Love Those All Stars

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIclPmEbNWE[/youtube] In a week of unprecedented MLS attention, the All Stars put on an impressive display to beat Celtic 2-0 in Colorado. The two Colombian Juans: ...

Celtic Shorts 07.12.07: Posh, Capone, & Cuauhtemoc

Things have been calm lately on the Celtic front as the Hoops prepare for their trip south to match up with Peterborough United and Queens ...

MLS Review Week 13: Where Have All the DPs Gone?

So this being July 1st, David Beckham and Cuauhtemoc Blanco officially became MLS players today. Beckham will be unveiled (maybe literally?) on July 13th, while ...

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 - 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 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 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. ...

Fire News Roundup

Whilst Luis Arroyave says talks are going well between the Fire and Cuauhtemoc Blanco, SoccerAmerica reports that Blanco and the Fire are unsurprisingly stuck on ...

Firestarter

The season opener is less than four weeks away. The rumours of Cuauhtemoc Blanco joining the Fire just won't stop. Ticket sales are brisk for ...

America Strikes Back

America bounced back from a three goal deficit to draw 3-3 at home against Atlas and advance to the semifinals. Atlas raced to the 3-0 ...

Daily Dose 11.16

Some stories to read while you run away from the drunk elk…. No need to write that Blanco obituary quite yet (Mexico Offside) Figo to MLS? ...

Rest Assured...

Despite rumors claiming otherwise, controversial Mexican Cuauhtémoc Blanco is alive, well, and anxious to ring the neck of the editor who reported his "death" on ...