Henry Ring now has two shutouts in two games for Chicago.

D.J. Countess is probably the best second string keeper in the league, and looks to be staying that way.

Now if the Fire would just, you know, SCORE . . .


In other news, I went to the Dallas/KC exhibition in Edmond, Oklahoma today. They played to a 1-1 draw, with Bobby Rhine scoring for Dallas, and Diego Gutierrez scoring for Kansas City. The weather was abysmal; cold and rainy and windy, but still 6,738 people showed up, which is about what the Burn drew last weekend at the Cotton Bowl in nice weather. I think it bodes well for MLS awarding us a franchise either this season or the next. A dream come true for a soccer geek like yours truly.