Part II: Interview with Fire technical director Frank Klopas

...was scoreless through regulation before RSL pulled off the victory in a shootout en route to the MLS Cup. This was Fire head coach Denis Hamlett's final match in Chicago, and now the offseason...

Top 10 of the Decade

As 2009 comes to a close, we unveil our Top 10 lists for the decade

Donovan to prosper at Everton?

...For its part, Los Angeles has been predictably coy in responding to reports that this season's MLS MVP was negotiating a move to join the struggling Premier League side. But Everton manager David Moyes...

Part I: Interview with Fire technical director Frank Klopas

The rumor mill has been in full effect for the Chicago Fire this offseason, whether it is the head coaching position or some of the team's future play...

U.S. poised to repeat '02 success

Already battle-tested with playing conditions in South Africa, the U.S. is aiming to replicate its magical quarterfinal run from the 2002 World Cup. Mark Young weighs in.

The biggest stories of the decade

Mark Lomas picks out the ten biggest stories from a decade of football trials and tribulations.

Tim Howard: Landon Donovan to be "a star" for Everton

Tim Howard has backed his international team-mate Landon Donovan to be a resounding success in the Premier League should he finalise his loan move to Everton.

Honduras not to be underestimated

While Honduras lacks a World Cup pedigree, the burgeoning CONCACAF power aims to make up for it with a powerful midfield. Mark Young weighs in.

The lost captain

...of an afterthought within the Fire organization's first squad, which went on to win the 1998 MLS Cup. Salcedo started the season as the co-captain of the team, with Peter Nowak as the...

Salcedo carrying on UCLA's tradition

...Nick Rimando halting the Fire and Los Angeles Galaxy in postseason shootouts en route to the 2009 MLS Cup. If anyone around the Chicago area has had a chance to follow Naperville native and UCLA...

...Robbie Findley celebrates after a goal against the Los Angeles Galaxy in the first half of an MLS soccer game in Sandy, Utah, Wednesday, May 6, 2009. (AP Photo/George Frey

January training camp could see new faces called up

With the U.S. team's annual training camp set to convene in January, coach Bob Bradley could take the opportunity to look at some fresh faces, writes Ives Galarcep.

This date in Fire history: Dec. 10

...size of the Red Bulls/MetroStars' changes at the helm. Osorio took New York to the 2008 MLS Cup, followed by two victories in 22 matches in 2009 before he resigned under heavy criticism of...

Landon Donovan Packs Long Johns for Pre-World Cup Foreign Exchange Program

...Landon Donovan is off to Everton on a three-month loan from the L.A. Galaxy. The MLS MVP will play in the Premiership to maintain his fitness level before the World Cup. It's...

Everton confirm talks to sign U.S. striker Landon Donovan

Everton chief executive Robert Elstone has confirmed that the club are in talks to sign United States forward Landon Donovan on loan in January.