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• Blanco not quite at 100 international matches

• North Carolina tops Notre Dame for women's soccer title

• Conde says he won't be back with Fire

• Soccer: Northwestern falls to North Carolina in quarterfinals

• Northwestern returns to NCAA quarterfinals

• ND transfer makes up for 2 lost years

• Expansion Sounders pick King

• Northwestern men's soccer in NCAA quarterfinals

• Notre Dame back in women's soccer seminfinals

• Illinois-Chicago not surprised by win

• Notre Dame women three wins from perfection

• Crew beats Red Bulls 3-1 in MLS Cup

• Ex-Fire coach Osorio takes new team to MLS Cup

• Fire loans Blanco to Mexican team

• Cup finalists flip their roles

• 4 Chicago-area teams in NCAA soccer

• U.S.-Guatemala game spilts up Fire friends Pappa, Rolfe

• Frankowski finished—with Fire

• Fire season in review, plus a preview

• Built for title, Fire falls short

• Chicago fits Soumare perfectly

• What's next for Fire?

• Fire changes the picture

• Fire, Revolution tie 0-0

• Trinidad and Tobago upsets U.S. 2-1

• Fire tie Crew 2-2 to secure playoff berth

• Fire goaltender Busch has moved on

• OUT LOUD: Brian McBride

• Local teams gaining respect

• Rolfe regains his scoring touch in time to beat Beckham, Galaxy

• For answers, look to stars

• Fire fans do a slow burn

• Some U.S. women soccer players check out 'home'

• MLS matchup: FC Dallas at Fire

• McBride scores 1st goal, but Fire falls

• The Red Card: Nyarko out 4-6 weeks

• Thorrington's goal gives Fire 1-0 win over Galaxy

• McBride plays, but Fire loses 1-0

• Out Loud: Thierry Henry

• Pappa to join Fire on loan from Guatemala

AP soccer news

• Guerra Fria: US to play Mexico at Columbus in World Cup qualifier

• WPS announces dates of home openers but still working on contract with national team players

• Columbus Crews' Sigi Schmid named first coach of Seattle Sounders FC

• Contract of US women's soccer coach Pia Sundhage extended through 2012 Olympics