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Chicago LFC, League Champions
You know what they say… all good things must come to an end. And if you didn’t know that… well… that’s what they say. What those glass-half-empty-ers fail to mention while they wallow in self pity crying out ‘why, God, why?’ is that all bad things come to an end too. They probably didn’t mention [...]
read more »The Perfect Game: Chicago LFC win the Summer League Crown!
There’s a chant from the Anfield Kop that honors Liverpool’s European Cup success: “We’ve won it five times. We’ve won it five ti-i-imes. In Istanbul, we won it five times.” On August 29, 2010, the 22 men and women of Chicago LFC’s co-ed soccer team altered the lyrics to: “We won it five nil. We [...]
read more »Chicago LFC co-ed (summer playoffs)
The summer regular season was anything but short of drama for the Co-ed Reds of Chicago LFC. There were forfeits and suspensions. There were angry e-mail exchanges among teammates and headlocks given to opponents. There were come-from-behind wins and blow out victories. And at least two players on the squad are ...
read more »Chicago LFC co-ed (season 4 game 8)
Sunday, August 15th. A day that will live in infamy for Pepe Reina. Also, a day that will live in regular ‘famy’ (not in-famy) for the Chicago LFC squad. The last time a Liverpool squad were top of the league after the final game of the season, the likes of Paula Abdul and Flotsam and [...]
read more »Chicago LFC co-ed (season 4 game 7)
It’s been a while since we’ve done one of these blog posts (mostly because they’re time consuming, and let’s be honest, I’m one of the top 6 most important people in the world, if people saw me wasting my time writing a blog about a Sunday legue soccer team filled with people I don’t even [...]
read more »Chicago LFC co-ed (season 2, matchday 3)
On the heels of a pair of blowout victories, Chicago LFC’s third match was a far tighter affair. But with timely scoring and courageous defense, the Reds posted a 3-2 victory over Segundos to push their league-leading mark to 3-0. A majority of the squad arrived at the Mercy Soccer Center straight from The Globe, ...
read more »chicago lfc co-ed (season 2, matchday 2)
The Chicago LFC Co-ed team took the field for their second game in an unfamiliar position- at the top of the table. On the strength of a 9-1 win in their opener, the Reds brought the league’s top mark into their second contest. And much like the week prior, CLFC found the net at will, [...]
read more »Chicago LFC co-ed (season 2, matchday 1)
Fresh off a fourth-place finish the first season of indoor soccer, Chicago LFC’s Co-ed squad re-assembled Saturday to kick off their second-half campaign. Apparently failing to earn the respect of league organizers, the Reds have been placed in the lower of the two divisions. In the season curtain raiser, they ...
read more »Chicago LFC Men’s Team
Happy New Year! Firstly, our apologies from the Men’s team for not posting match reviews after each game, describing how you lost is never fun especially when there are no wins to break up the depressing run of poor form. I’ll be honest here, I remember thinking after we lost our opening game (2-0 to [...]
read more »Chicago LFC co-ed (matchday 7)
Egg nog and sugar cookies. Champagne toasts and fondue pots. Just some of the many reasons why it’s difficult to play soccer on January 2. But with holiday hangovers behind them, the men and women of Chicago LFC Co-Ed took to the field for their regular season finale Saturday. Playing one of their finest games [...]
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