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Chicago Fire Goalkeepers to Show Off Their Bartending Skills Tomorrow to Benefit Fire Foundation

September 8, 2009 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Chicago Fire FC News Release


CHICAGO, IL (September 8, 2009) - One hour before the U.S. Men's National Team faces Trinidad & Tobago tomorrow night, Fire goalkeepers will turn in their goalie gloves to serve up brews and other drinks to fans as guest bartenders at The Kerryman Irish Pub and Restaurant in Chicago.

Jon Busch, Andrew Dykstra, and assistant coach/goalkeeping coach Daryl Shore will work behind the bar and donate their tips to the Chicago Fire Foundation. The event will take place on Wednesday, September 9 from 5 pm - 6 pm. The Kerryman Irish Pub and Restaurant is located at 661 N. Clark in Chicago (at the corner of Erie and Clark).

The Fire goalkeeping squad held its first guest bartending event at Fado's Irish Pub in Chicago last June before the U.S. Men's Team took on Costa Rica where they raised over $400 in one hour.

The Chicago Fire will take on the Columbus Crew at home at TOYOTA PARK on Sunday, September 20th. For tickets please visit www.Chicago-Fire.com or call 1-888-MLS-FIRE.

ABOUT CHICAGO FIRE SOCCER

Chicago Fire Soccer was founded on October 8, 1997 as a Major League Soccer expansion team. The Fire won the MLS Cup in its inaugural season in 1998 and was crowned the champion of U.S. Soccer's national tournament, the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, in 1998, 2000, 2003 and 2006. In June 2006, the Fire moved into its world-class home of TOYOTA PARK, located in Bridgeview, IL.

ABOUT TOYOTA PARK

Located 15 minutes from downtown Chicago and minutes from Midway airport off of I-55 on Harlem Avenue, TOYOTA PARK is the Midwest's preeminent outdoor live entertainment and sporting facility. Opened in 2006, TOYOTA PARK not only serves as the home of the Chicago Fire, but also hosts a variety of sporting events, special events and concerts by national and international artists. In 2009, artists ranging from Jimmy Buffett to Phish are performing live at TOYOTA PARK.

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