Chicago Fire News

Daily Herald Chicago Fire goalkeeper Jon Busch described the atmosphere at Toyota Park ahead of last Saturday's playoff win over New England: "Section 8 was there so early that while I was warming up they were giving me goose bumps because they were already chanting and singing and carrying on.

Chicago Fire goalie Jon Busch has enjoyed watching Cuauhtemoc Blanco the past three seasons and doesn't want the "circus" to end.

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The Chicago Fire wil host Real Salt Lake next week in the MLS Eastern Conference Final after beating the New England Revolution 2:0 before a sell out crowd of 21,000 at Toyota Park on Saturday night.

Javier Morales and Robbie Findley scored first-half goals and Real Salt Lake advanced to its second straight conference final with a 3-2 victory over the defending MLS Cup champion Columbus Crew on Thursday night.

SUNDAY NEW ENGLAND vs. CHICAGO , 2 p.m., Fox Soccer Channel/Fox Sports en Espanol The Revs -- deprived of Taylor Twellman for nearly the entire season and Steve Ralston for the past month - have scored only 33 goals, the fewest of eight playoff teams.

MLSnet.com Contrary to the expectations for a defensive battle between the Chicago Fire and the New England Revolution, both teams played to win the first leg of the playoff series at Gillette Stadium on Sunday.

Shalrie Joseph scored in the 75th minute to lift the New England Revolution to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Fire on Sunday in the opening game of their Eastern Conference semifinal series.

A week after helping the Chicago Fire return to the playoffs, Cuauhtemoc Blanco announced he's leaving the club.

Chicago Fire forward Cuauhtemoc Blanco has signed a contract with Veracruz of the Mexican Primera Division and will begin play there in January.

In the first round of the MLS playoffs, the Fire will have to contend with New England Revolution's Shalrie Joseph, left, a big defensive midfielder who has played some forward this season and earned consideration for league MVP honors.

Consistently applying pressure, the New England Revolution couldn't take advantage of their offensive chances and played the Chicago Fire to a scoreless tie in their final regular-season home game before 18,064 last night at Gillette Stadium.

The Chicago Fire clinched a playoff spot by beating CD Chivas USA 1-0 in their season finale Thursday night.

The MLS playoff picture may be muddled heading into the final weekend, but the Chicago Fire can book their fifth consecutive trip to the postseason by winning, tying or waiting.

Chivas USA has already clinched a postseason berth and, as the only team with two matches left, controls its own destiny in the race for the regular-season title in the competitive Western Conference.

Goalie Matt Reis made four saves and the New England Revolution inched closer to a playoff berth with a 0-0 tie against the Chicago Fire on Saturday night at Gillette Stadium.

The New England Revolution lost control of their playoff fate and the Chicago Fire blew a chance to clinch a postseason berth in a 0-0 draw Saturday night.

Jim Brennan and goalkeeper Brian Edwards made sure Toronto FC's playoff hopes lived to see another day.

The New England Revolution face long-time rivals Chicago Fire at 6PM tonight at Gillette Stadium for their last regular season home game, broadcast on Fox Soccer Channel.