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The Chicago Fire's Chris Armas officially announced his retirement today, concluding a 12-year career in Major League Soccer. Armas, who had said at the beginning of the season that he intended to retire, played his final match in the play-off loss to the New England Revolution last Thursday. Armas played with the Los Angeles Galaxy in the league's inaugural season and in 1997 before coming to the Chicago Fire when the league expanded in 1998....

Prior to Sunday's match, the Chicago Fire honored the 25th anniversary for the Chicago Sting's first Soccer Bowl Championship. The Fire then went out and showed the Sting and the fans at Toyota Park their own winning ways. The Fire came out and played a very aggressive style of soccer. From the first whistle this game was a hotly contested match that saw a lot of tough tackles, many of which were late and dangerous....

The Chicago Fire defeated Major League Soccer's top team, D.C. United, by a score of 3-0 to advance to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Final on September 27th. After a scoreless first half, the Fire lit things up with a game winner from Justin Mapp in the 58th minute. Rookie Calen Carr provided the insurance, scoring goals in the 76th and 91st minute. The Fire will be competing in their fifth U.S. Open Cup final....

The Chicago Fire are slated to take on the New England Revolution in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals on Wednesday night at Toyota Park. The two teams are familiar with each other, as the Fire defeated the Revs in New England 1-0 this past Sunday. That win moved the Fire into a second-place tie with the Revs in the Eastern Conference standings. However, the Fire hold the edge against the Revs in 2006...