Friends of Peirce – Kegs for Kids #5
Auction Ends: Sep 7, 2014 04:45 PM CDT

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Chicago Fire

Item Number
139
Estimated Value
280 USD
Sold
95 USD to helenar
Number of Bids
1  -  Bid History

Item Description

Club Level tickets for 4 people

Home game at Toyota Park on Sunday, October 5, at 5pm vs Montreal Impact

It all began with a legend. On the 126th anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire, October 8, 1997, an announcement was made. The new Major League Soccer team assigned to Chicago would be called the Chicago Fire. Its inaugural season would be in 1998.

Under original ownership group AEG and founding general manager Peter Wilt, The Fire signed notable players, marketing to its Polish population (2nd largest in the world to Warsaw), and scored big with Eastern European players. Poland's national team captain Peter Nowak was signed by MLS and allocated to Chicago on December 16, 1997. In addition to Nowak, Jerzy Podbrozny and Roman Kosecki were added to the Fire roster. Lubos Kubik from the Czech Republic made four international players for the team. Chicago native Frank Klopas, a former Chicago Sting player, also signed with the Fire.