Staying put

Fire will return to Cardinal Stadium in 2002-03 season

CHICAGO (Ticker) -- The Chicago Fire will play their home games at Cardinal Stadium on the campus of North Central College again next season after receiving approval from the Naperville City Council, the team announced Wednesday.

The Fire, who had to vacate Soldier Field due to ongoing renovations, played all their home games at Cardinal Stadium this season.

"The city staff, neighbors, business community and college have all worked with us to make this a successful endeavor," Fire general manager Peter Wilt said. "We appreciate their support and confidence to renew the temporary use permit for another year."

The nine-member council granted unanimous approval to the team's application.

Razov day-to-day with partially dislocated shoulder

CHICAGO (AP) -- Chicago Fire leading scorer Ante Razov is listed as day-to-day for this weekend's season finale after partially dislocating his right shoulder.

Razov was hurt eight minutes into Saturday's 2-0 loss to the Columbus Crew. The forward was trying to pick up a pass when the Crew's Brian Maissoneuve tackled the ball away and flipped Razov in the process.

Razov crashed to the ground, landing on his right shoulder. He left the game for treatment, returned, and then left the game for good with 12 minutes remaining in the first half.

Razov has 13 goals and eight assists this season. He's Chicago's top career scorer with 144 points in five seasons.

 

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The Associated Press contributed to this report.