CHICAGO FIRE @ NEW YORK RED BULLS
The Chicago Fire (5-2-1, 16 pts.) take to the road to face the New York Red Bulls (3-1-1, 12 pts.) in the first of three regular season meetings on Sunday, May 25, at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ. Kickoff for the match is set for 2:00 p.m. CT. The Fire are coming off a 2-1 home loss to Houston on Saturday, while New York played to a 1-1 home draw with Kansas City. This Sunday's game will be televised by My50 Chicago and TeleFutura, and will be on Chicagoland radio stations WNVR 1030-AM (Polish) and WRTO 1200-AM (Spanish).
Chicago lead the all-time regular season series with New York by a 15-10-6 mark, which includes a 7-7-2 record in games played in the Meadowlands. The Fire went 0-2-1 versus the Red Bulls last year, with road losses on 5/24/07 (3-0) and 9/01/07 (1-0) and a 2-2 draw at TOYOTA PARK on 9/15/07. Chicago and New York have met three times in postseason play, with the Fire taking both games at home (9/26/00, 10/06/00) and losing once at the Meadowlands (9/30/00).
CHICAGO FIRE VS. WISLA KRAKOW WEDNESDAY AT TOYOTA PARK
The Chicago Fire are preparing for their international exhibition against Polish Orange Ekstraklasa (First Division) club Wisla Krakow on Wednesday, May 21. Kickoff is set to at 7:30 p.m. CT at TOYOTA PARK. Fire forward Tomasz Frankowski spent a majority of his career (177 appearances) with Wisla, helping the club win five Polish Championships (1999, 2001, and 2003-05), two Polish Cups (2002 and 2003) and took home the title of top scorer three times (1999, 2001, and 2005).
TICKETS FOR WEDNESDAY'S FIRE - WISLA KRAKOW GAME ON SALE
Tickets for Wednesday's game are still on sale and range from $25 to $90. Fire Full Season ticket holders can use their Bonus Game 2 ticket for the Wisla game, while Club and Suite ticket holders can use their Bonus Event 2 ticket. Parking pass holders should use Bonus Game TBD for the Wisla game. For more information, call 1.888.MLS.Fire or visit www.chicago-fire.com.
CHICAGO FIRE IN INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES (5-4-2)
July 15, 1998 Fire 1 - 0 U.N.A.M. (Pumas) (MEX)
June 16, 1999 Fire 3 - 2 Legia-Daewoo Warsaw (POL)
July 20, 1999 Fire 1 - 0 Derby County (ENG)
May 10, 2000 Fire 3 - 3 Toluca (MEX)
May 29, 2000 Fire 5 - 1 Hamburg SV (GER)
July 13, 2000 Fire 0 - 1 Club Deportivo Guadalajara (MEX)
July 27, 2005 Fire 1 - 3 A.C. Milan (ITA)
July 12, 2006 Fire 1 - 2 Club América (MEX)
June 22, 2007 Fire 1 - 0 MKS Cracovia (POL)
July 22, 2007 Fire 1 - 1 Celtic FC (SCT)
Oct, 10, 2007 Fire 0 - 1 Cruz Azul (MEX)
WISLA KRAKOW AGENDA
Tuesday, May 20: Player appearance at Centrum Sports (5535 W. Belmont, Chicago 60641) - 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. / Practice at UIC Flames Field (901 W. Roosevelt, Chicago 60608) - 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 21: Chicago Fire vs. Wisla Krakow International Friendly - TOYOTA PARK - 7:30 p.m.
CHICAGO FIRE SCHOOL ASSEMBLY PROGRAM CONTINUES
The Chicago Fire School Assembly program, sponsored by Walgreens, continues this week as defender Gonzalo Segares and forward Chad Barrett visit Paderewski School, located at 2221 S. Lawndale, in Chicago, on Tuesday from 1:30-2:15 p.m. CT.
