Blog Entries tagged 'Player news'

Blanco Sent-Off, In Further Trouble?

tjd1979@gmail.com — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:00:00 +0100

As most of you know, Blanco was sent-off last night and was apparently involved in further altercations on his way off the field, as the Fire fell 2-1 to DC United in extra time of their US Open Cup quarter-final.

The Washington Post is reporting the following:

In addition to his on-field conduct, which according to D.C. United defender Marc Burch included both punching and eye-gouging D.C. midfielder Clyde Simms, Blanco also allegedly head-butted a D.C. United operations employe [...]

Game Preview: Revolution @ Fire 4/03 7.30pm

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

The Fire XI

Plenty of excuses have been made for the Fire's poor performance in the opener, which left the team elated to escape with a point from Salt Lake City after Blanco's late equalizer. It was the altitude, or the cold, or the artificial turf, or the offseason rust, or the missing players, or the referee, or -- you [...]

Failure to Sign Cervi Hurts

tjd1979@gmail.com — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 02:00:00 +0100

Can you miss something you never had? Dominic Cervi, with his huge frame and promising performances for the U.S. Olympic team this spring, looked to be an ideal solution to the Fire's need for depth at the goalkeeping position and for a future starter, given the departure this offseason of Matt Pickens.

But he left before he even arrived. What do [...]