Manchester United defeated Chicago Fire 3-1 in the World Football Challenge on Saturday, July 23, 2011. Chicago Fire 1-3 Manchester United Recap Manchester United remained undefeated in the World Football Challenge with a 3-1 win at Soldier Field. Once again, Wayne Rooney and several other stars played only half of the match. Chicago would take ...
Once again, the Red Devils will make their way to the United States for their pre-season. They will take most of their top stars with a few not joining until later in the tour because of international play this summer. This includes David de Gea, Phil Jones, Chris Smalling, Tom Clevelerly, Danny Welbeck (all UEFA ...
After spending almost three months on the road to open the 2011 Major League Soccer season, Sporting KC finally played a home match. Sporting hosted the Chicago Fire at the new LiveStrong Sporting Park, which had a sold out crowd of over 19,000 for the match. While the atmosphere and stadium solid, the quality ...
The World Football Challenge will return in 2011 with clubs from Europe and Major League Soccer. Manchester United and FC Barcelona headline the competition while MLS sides Chicago Fire and New England Revolution will also compete. For now, there are three confirmed fixtures (listed below) but more clubs and matches will likely be added (to ...
The Red Devils have released their pre-season schedule in the USA as they will play several MLS sides and FC Barcelona. The full list is below and it’s expected most of these matches will sell out despite being played in large stadiums (with exception of Red Bull Arena). For MLS clubs, this will be a ...
Freddie Ljungberg, who played for the Chicago Fire (of MLS) in 2010, has signed a deal with Scottish side Celtic. Ljungberg had been in Glasgow to train with the club as his contract with the Fire had ended and he was a free agent. The former Swedish international had a mixed time in Major League ...
It’s a match with some of the biggest stars in MLS (five designated players) as the Chicago Fire host the New York Red Bulls. The match will take place at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois on Sunday, August 8, 2010. Kickoff is scheduled for 21:00 EST, 8 PM local time in Illinois and 6 PM ...
Freddie Ljungberg, who fell out of favor with the Seattle Sounders, has been traded to the Chicago Fire. The move was not a big surprise as the Sounders allowed Ljungberg to start looking for options to move to other teams as it became aware he was no longer wanted with the club. After a very ...
The Chicago Fire have signed Mexican player Nery Castillo as a designated player with plans for him start August 1st in an MLS match against the LA Galaxy. The move was not too surprising after the club released plans to name a DP player and Castillo has been named in rumors. Castillo, is only 26, ...