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Fire Return To League Play Before Challenging A.C. Milan

May 24, 2010 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Chicago Fire FC News Release


The 10th edition of the Brimstone Cup, a rivalry between the Chicago Fire (2-3-3, 9 points) and FC Dallas (2-2-5, 11 points), kicks off on Thursday, May 27 at 7:00 PM CT (ESPN2/ESPN Deportes).

The Fire returns to MLS league play, looking to regain their winning form, after dropping both matches in the inaugural Chicago Sister Cities International Cup. The Fire will have no reprieve from their hectic Sister Cities Week as they kickoff the busiest part of their schedule. The Fire will play their next four matches in a 14-day stretch before the MLS World Cup break, beginning with their Thursday match against FC Dallas, a team they have never defeated at TOYOTA PARK, losing all four matches since 2006.

The Fire will search to reclaim the Brimstone Cup for the first time since 2001. FC Dallas has either won or retained the cup eight of the previous nine seasons, with the Fire only raising the trophy in the competition's inaugural year of 2001. The Cup is awarded to the team with the most points in matches played between the two sides. If both teams have the same number of points at the end of the season the Cup remains with the club who held it at the beginning of the season.

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