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Fire see 29 commit to college soccer
— Feb 09 2010 10:54 PM from MLSnet - Major League Soccer
Chicago Fire Soccer Club Weekly Notes
— Feb 09 2010 9:48 PM from Our Sports Central
Weekly update: Preseason underway
— Feb 09 2010 8:23 PM from MLSnet - Major League Soccer
Chicago Fire Goalkeeper Jon Busch Being Honored By Comcast SportsNet And The March Of Dimes
— Feb 09 2010 4:44 PM from Our Sports Central
Earthquakes Announce Partial Plans For 2010
— Feb 09 2010 4:22 AM from Our Sports Central

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PHILADELPHIA - JANUARY 14: First-round draft pick Corben Bone of Chicago Fire addresses the crowd during the 2010 MLS SuperDraft on January 14, 2010 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Chicago Fire technical director Frank Klopas, left, new head coach Carlos de los Cobos, center, and managing director Javier Leon hold up the jersey during news conference at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Ill., Monday, Jan. 11, 2010, after de los Cobos was introduced as new coach of the Major League Soccer team. De los Cobos, 51, is the fifth head coach in the Major League Soccer team's 12-year history. He was the former Salvadoran national coach.

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"This year we made a big commitment from the organization to hire a soccer fitness specialist that Carlos has brought on board ... He should be able to maintain the guys' strength and fitness [levels throughout the year]."

Feb 08 2010 8:50 PM from ChicagoNow

"I would like to sincerely thank my family, friends, teammates, coaches and supporters for the past 14 excellent years"

Jesse Marsch Feb 06 2010 8:38 AM from Long Beach Press-Telegram

"I have had the opportunity to work with Jesse for many years, and I believe the knowledge and experience he brings will be a great benefit to both the players and the coaching staff"

Bob Bradley Feb 06 2010 6:49 AM from L.A. Daily News

"As much as people will talk about my winning a lot, I think the thing that I regret the most is not winning more because I feel like I was on a lot of good teams and maybe if we had been a little better in one game or another..."

Jesse Marsch Feb 06 2010 2:16 AM from Los Angeles Times

"I would do two or three days of long runs, then short runs and then take a day off. I did that for seven weeks, trying to be as fit as I can. Birchall had a word of advice for any of his overseas colleagues who might be..."

Chris Birchall Feb 05 2010 11:54 PM from MLSnet - Major League Soccer

"To see this league develop and become more professional has been the most rewarding thing for me ... It has really become something we can be proud of. It has created a lot of great players and I think helped catapult our..."

Jesse Marsch Feb 05 2010 11:48 PM from MLSnet - Major League Soccer

"You can’t really say ‘from now for the next five years I’m going to be playing well or scoring goals’"

Collins John Feb 05 2010 2:36 PM from The Offside

"I think Mike is a good player and he's still young ... He's still 25 and has, what, eight years in this league? We still believe his best soccer is ahead of him."

Bruce Arena Feb 04 2010 2:52 AM from MLSnet - Major League Soccer

"We have had a few quick conversations ... I only know very little about him, but since Monday, he has expressed his philosophy, how much he feels it is important to be a team and enjoy what you are doing, but do it with character..."

Brian McBride Feb 04 2010 1:19 AM from Tribalfootball.com

"It feels good to be with the guys ... I think this is an introduction to the coaching staff. The first two weeks is always a good time to get to know everybody."

C.J. Brown Feb 04 2010 1:19 AM from Tribalfootball.com