MLS Soccer: Chicago Fire and Mexico's Monarcas Morelia ink partnership.

Sports Network, The, December, 2002

Nov 1, 2002 (The Sports Network via COMTEX)

Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - The Chicago Fire announced an innovative partnership with Mexican First Division club Monarcas Morelia at a press conference today at the Mexican Cultural and Educational Center in downtown Chicago. Among the attendees were Fire GM Peter Wilt, assistant coach Denis Hamlett, defender C.J. Brown and Morelia's VP of Finance Fernando Cabrera, GM Mario Ordiales, and starting goalkeeper Moises Munoz. Other attendees included Chicago's Michoacanos Federation, and the Consulate General of Mexico Carlos Sada Solana.

The partnership marks the first time a Major League Soccer (MLS) club teams up with a Federacion Mexicana de Futbol (FMF) team in a cooperative effort. Partnership benefits...

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