Bob Foltman

Based on his two-goal, one-assist performance in the Fire's 5-1 victory over Tampa Bay on Friday, Ante Razov was named MLS player of the week. Whether that impresses the fans...

Add another flashpoint to the never-ending soap opera that is U.S.-Cuban relations. FIFA conducted its World Cup qualifying draw Friday, and if Cuba defeats Barbados next month, the island country...

The ugliness surrounding the UEFA Cup semifinal between England's Leeds and Turkey's Galatasaray continued Sunday as a Turkish man died after being hit by a stray bullet during Thursday's victory...

A Spanish armada has taken over European soccer. Spain's La Liga--with two of the world's most prestigious clubs, Real Madrid and Barcelona--usually doesn't garner the kind of attention the English...

What should be made of the Miami Fusion, the Fire's opponent in Saturday evening's home opener at Soldier Field? The Fusion (1-0-3) is the only unbeaten team in Major League...

Six minutes. That's all it took for disaster to strike again for Inter Milan's Ronaldo. The former world player of the year entered Wednesday's opening leg of the Italian Cup...

It took two weeks, but every team in Major League Soccer has finally played a match, some better than others, some before more witnesses than others. What can be drawn...

There is still time to catch a flight back to Munich, but Lothar Matthaus' long-awaited debut with the MetroStars is tantalizingly close. That debut is scheduled to be Sunday against...

D.C. United (LAST SEASON: 23-9, 57 points, defending champion) How good is D.C. United? In the off-season, United traded forward Roy Lassiter and his 18 goals because of salary-cap problems;...

The Hristo Stoitchkov saga appears to be entering the end-game phase. "I feel we're getting much closer and I get the sense that it's very real," Fire General Manager Peter...