Super 20s Triumph

tjd1979@gmail.com — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:00:00 +0100

Last weekend, the Fire's developmental team the Super 20s headed to the national championship finals in Virginia Beach. One of their defenders, Greg Klazura from Rockford, has an exclusive account of events in the championships for Section 8.

From: Greg Klazura
Date: August 1, 2008

Section 8,

First and foremost the Fire Super Twenties are extremely grateful for the support of the best fans in the world as we make a run for a National Champi [...]

Fire Top of the League, Playoff at Home

tjd1979@gmail.com — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:00:00 +0100

Two Chicago Fire teams are top of the league -- did you know that? And that there's playoff action at Toyota Park this week?

The PDL and Super-20 teams both finished top of their respective midwest divisions this season. The PDL team made the playoffs for the eighth straight season (the only USL team to be able to boast that). On Tuesday, they will host the Kalamazoo Outrage at 4pm on the Toyota Park practice field. The game and parking are free, so come out and support our boys.

Academy Boys Make Us Proud

tjd1979@gmail.com — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:00:00 +0100

Backdraft was there last night to watch as the Chicago Fire Academy's U-16 took on local elite youth soccer club the Chicago Magic in a crucial top of the table encounter. Read on as we explore the future of the Fire.

In less than a minute, they were one nil down and their heads dropped. It'd only been a short time since t [...]

The Future of the Fire: Interview With Academy Director

irishboy2001@msn.com — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:00:00 +0100

Earlier this month Backdraft headed out to Toyota Park to watch the Fire’s U-16 and U-18 academy teams face the U.S. U-17 national team. The Academy initiative, headed by Louis Mateus, has been running for around a year, and is one of the first fully free youth development academies in MLS.

New rules in MLS make such academies critical for the future success of teams, as each clubs can now directly sign (bypassing the draft) up to two players from their academies each year. Bac [...]

The Future of the Fire: The Academy 2008

tjd1979@gmail.com — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 02:00:00 +0100

Imagine you watch a kid playing in a Chicago Fire shirt for the youth Academy at the age of fifteen, who catches your eye and makes you think 'he's a bit special'. Then fast-forward five years, and he's scoring the winning goal in an MLS match for the Fire's senior team having signed directly with the club two years earlier.

For the first time ever [...]

Blog Entries tagged 'Chicago Fire Academy'

Super 20s Triumph

Fire Top of the League, Playoff at Home

Academy Boys Make Us Proud

The Future of the Fire: Interview With Academy Director

The Future of the Fire: The Academy 2008