http://www.notabbott.com/soccer/ It seems that everyone who writes about soccer is obligated to give their column some sort of clever little soccer term as a title. I think there's a law or something. At the very least, I wouldn't want to anger the gods of soccer tradtion before they even see what I have to say, so I give you some weekly, perhaps some bi-weekly, thoughts on the Chicago Fire, MLS, and points beyond. en-us Been meaning to say something about the offseason moves from the Fire, but time catches up and now they've already... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/soccer/005600.shtml Let's see if I remember how to do this. [PREGAME] I'll go back and check after the match, but I'm... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/soccer/005530.shtml Before I forget. Marco Pappa had a very good game, for the most part. The assist was obviously a great... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/soccer/005507.shtml So, yeah, let's do this thing. I figure all my regular places to watch Fire matches are overrun by amateur... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/soccer/005503.shtml I think maybe too many people pointed to the U.S. being undefeated against Panama in Gold Cup play. Way to... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/soccer/005431.shtml From last night's Revolution-Timbers match report, towards the bottom: “The bottom line is we didn’t pass the ball well so... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/soccer/005391.shtml We're one game in the Chicago Fire's 2011 campaign, and what have we learned? After trying to play coy about... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/soccer/005388.shtml With some high- and medium-profile players in the USMNT moving to lower divisions in the January transfer window specifically so... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/soccer/005382.shtml Franco Panizo tries to read the tea leaves on the Fire's backline: If the preseason match against New York was... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/soccer/005380.shtml I was struck by this exchange in a new interview with Chicago Fire Technical Director Frank Klopas: "We still have... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/soccer/005377.shtml Apologies for the post title. "Thoughts on USA-Chile" just seemed way too dry. Anyway, just got done watching the match... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/soccer/005363.shtml There are reports on the Internet that Celtic might sign Fire midfielder Freddie Ljungberg. As much as I think Ljungberg... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/soccer/005358.shtml I'm not going to lie and say I've been subscribing to the "if you haven't got anything nice to say,... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/soccer/005347.shtml Somebody needs to explain to Nick Green that it's not a high priority for Bob Bradley to give him good... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/soccer/005337.shtml I'm in Madrid on business, and managed to fly in a few days early so I could see Real Madrid... http://www.notabbott.com/archives/soccer/005322.shtml