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On December 17, 1993, in fulfillment of the U.S. Soccer's promise to FIFA, World Cup USA 1994 Chairman and CEO, Alan I. Rothenberg, announced the formation of Major League Soccer and unveiled the league logo. After receiving formal bids from 22 cities to secure a team, signing many top U.S. and international stars, solidifying financial investment and welcoming key corporate sponsors, MLS unveiled its plans for the league's inaugural season on October 17, 1995. The league's historic first goal by forward Eric Wynalda was witnessed by an overflowing crowd of 31,683 at Spartan Stadium and led to a 1-0 victory over D.C. United. The ultimate goal -- the launch of a world-class professional outdoor soccer league in the United States with 10 teams nation-wide -- had become a reality. Entering its third season Major League Soccer added two teams to the league for a total of 12. The Western Conference chose Chicago as a site, while the Eastern Conference chose Miami. It all began with a legend. On the 126th anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire, October 8, 1997, an announcement was made. The new Major League Soccer team assigned to Chicago would be called the Chicago Fire. Its inaugural season would be in 1998. Investor-Operator Philip F. Anschutz and President Robert Sanderman, having two years of MLS experience with the Colorado Rapids, felt certain that Chicago will prove to be a successful market. "The Chicago sports market is the next logical step for MLS expansion. We feel it can be a successful market for professional soccer," Sanderman said. "With the large Latino and Eastern European populations, coupled with the sport's continually growing interest in the Chicago suburbs, soccer has a chance to be extremely prosperous." The Fire signed quality players, marketing its Polish population (2nd largest in the world next to Warsaw), and scored big with Eastern European players. Poland's national team captain Peter Nowak was signed by MLS and allocated to Chicago on December 16, 1997. In addition to Nowak, Jerzy Podbrozny and Roman Kosecki were added to the Fire roster. Lubos Kubik from the Czech Republic made four international players for the team. Fire native Frank Klopas, a former Chicago Sting player, also signed with the Fire. Chicago also targeted its Spanish population with the signing of Jorge Campos, Diego Gutierrez and Chris Armas. Campos stayed for one season, but the other two quickly became Chicago favorites. |
Player | Ma | St | Ag | Av | Skills | Inj | G | Cp | Td | It | Cs | Mvp | SPP | Cost | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 |
Tomb Guardian
|
4 | 5 | 1 | 7 | Decay, Regeneration Frenzy, Block, Guard, Tackle |
-av, n, n, -av, n | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 73/76 | 210k
(100+110)k |
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2 |
Skeleton Lineman
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Regeneration, Thick Skull Block, Tackle, Guard |
  | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 32/51 | 110k
(40+70)k |
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3 |
Tomb Guardian
|
5 | 6 | 1 | 9 | Decay, Regeneration +MA, +ST, Block, Guard, Mighty Blow |
  | 60 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 103/176 | 250k
(100+150)k |
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4 |
Anointed Blitzer
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 8 | Block, Regeneration |
  | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/6 | 90k
(90+0)k |
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5 |
Skeleton Lineman
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Regeneration, Thick Skull Dirty Player, Block, Tackle |
  | 59 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 43/51 | 100k
(40+60)k |
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6 |
Skeleton Lineman
|
4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Regeneration, Thick Skull Block, Guard |
-ma | 59 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 26/31 | 90k
(40+50)k |
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7 |
Skeleton Lineman
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | Regeneration, Thick Skull Guard |
-ag | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9/16 | 70k
(40+30)k |
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8 |
Anointed Blitzer
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | Block, Regeneration Guard, Mighty Blow, +AG |
  | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 50/51 | 170k
(90+80)k |
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9 |
Tomb Guardian
|
4 | 6 | 1 | 9 | Decay, Regeneration Block, Guard, Tackle, Side Step, +ST |
  | 60 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 95/176 | 260k
(100+160)k |
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10 |
Tomb Guardian
|
4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | Decay, Regeneration |
  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/6 | 100k
(100+0)k |
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11 |
Anointed Thrower
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | Pass, Regeneration, Sure Hands Dodge, +AG |
  | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18/31 | 140k
(70+70)k |
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12 |
Skeleton Lineman
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Regeneration, Thick Skull |
  | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/6 | 40k
(40+0)k |
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13 |
Skeleton Lineman
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Regeneration, Thick Skull |
  | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/6 | 40k
(40+0)k |
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13 players | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Games Played: | 60 (20/11/29) | | | TD Diff: | -32 (46 - 78) | | | Cas Diff: | 43 (73/68/37 - 70/42/23) |
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Last Opponent: Evercold |