The future of Columbus Crew manager Robert Warzycha has been speculated a lot in recent months. His contract with the club runs out at the end of the season. Even though the club has an option of an additional two years, there have been no indications from the club about extending his contract. Warzycha has been at Columbus for the last five years, and he has done an excellent job at the club. He has secured a number of wins during this period, which currently ranks him in the fourth position since 2008. His last new contract was signed back in 2011. The two-year contract, which he signed by them,…

The Chicago Fire manager Frank Klopas has said that Jeff Larentowicz is a natural leader. Chicago Fire will be without the likes of Arne Friedrich and Logan Pause the first two matches of the season. However, the manager Klopas reckons that the presence of Larentowicz will help him tide over this crisis. Larentowicz wore the captain’s armband in the match against LA Galaxy. He is once again expected to lead the team when they take on New England Revolution on Saturday. Klopas feels that the 29-year-old is a natural born leader, and he has recalled how he has been a captain for different teams in the past. Klopas brought in…

The Qwest Field confetti canon finally got a work out as the Sounders remained unbeaten against the Chicago Fire in a 2-1 victory while also picking up a valuable three points for the first time this season, according to the Free Bet website. Previous to today, Seattle remained winless in their last eight games all the way back to October 15 whereas Chicago were looking to remain unbeaten in the opening weeks of the season. Since last season the Fire picked up sixteen new players including a trio of international players who have provided all of the team’s goals thus far, Guatemalan Marco Pappa and Uruguayans Diego Chaves and Gaston…

The Chicago Fire’s open tryouts typically do not bring in a first-team player, but Mount Prospect’s Paraskevas “Pari” Pantazopoulos is an exception to the rule. The Fire announced Monday that Pantazopoulos, who topped the 210-player pool to win the 2011 open tryout in January, has signed with the club. “Playing professional soccer has always been a dream of mine,” Pantazopoulos said. “I moved to Chicago in 1998 and grew up idolizing Fire players like [Ante] Razov, [Peter] Nowak and [Frank] Klopas, and now I’m part of this team. I’m thankful to the Fire organization for this unbelievable opportunity.” The 6-foot, 22-year-old midfielder was born in Athens, Greece, starting his soccer…