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Rolfe called up for Wednesday's U.S. qualifier

Fire forward Chris Rolfe has been called up for the United States' World Cup qualifier against Trinidad & Tobago on Wednesday (7 p.m. ESPN, Galavision). Rolfe is replacing Columbus Crew forward Robbie Rogers, who was injured during the Crew's game...

And THAT is why the Fire wanted McBride so bad

Here are my quick thoughts on the Fire's 2-2 draw with the Columbus Crew:

Pappa with Guatemala, Segares joining Costa Rica Monday

Fire midfielder Marco Pappa was called up for Guatemala's upcoming World Cup qualifiers and will miss Sunday's game against Columbus. Pappa joined Guatemala on Tuesday and will be available for Saturday's qualifier against Trinidad & Tobago. Guatemala will face Cuba...

Fire can clinch a playoff spot this weekend

Only three teams have clinched a playoff spot -- Columbus, New England and Houston. The Fire (12-9-6) will clinch a playoff spot this weekend if...

Breaking news: Busch reveals what that stain is on his jersey

A few weeks ago a reader told me to ask Jon Busch why he always has a stain on his jersey. I'd never noticed it before, but I've seen that blotch in the upper chest area ever since then. I...

Back to school

Believe it or not, I no longer like being in a college atmosphere. It makes me feel old, it makes me miss college and it makes me say things like, "Man, when I was a senior in high school, that...

FHM's 100 greatest footy videos

Some of you are expecting me to insert myself into the story and talk about my days writing about sports and video games for FHM. Well, it ain't gonna happen. I'm not going to talk about what Vida Guerra looks...

Northwestern moves up to No. 2, UIC now No. 7

The new NSCAA rankings are out and Northwestern is No. 2. The No. 2 ranking marks Northwestern's highest position ever in the poll. Sophomore Matt Eliason leads the Wildcats (9-0-2) with nine goals in 11 games. The Wildcats face Wisconsin...

My McBride feature

A few days before the start of the 2006 World Cup, Brian McBride took part in a press conference at the U.S. national team's hotel in Hamburg, Germany. I knew McBride was in the Chicago-area just before leaving for Germany,...

Conde missed KC game with the sniffles

Fire defender Wilman Conde missed Sunday's game against the Kansas City Wizards due to a cold. Conde didn't travel with the team because they figured it would be best that he not be around the other players on a plane....