Chicago Fire star midfielder Cuauhtemoc Blanco has been called up by the Mexican National Team for World Cup qualifying matches. The two games are June 6 against El Salvador, in San Salvador, and on June 10 against Trinidad and Tobago, at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.
"The national team manager is giving me another opportunity, and as I've said before, if I were called up, I'd be there," Blanco said in a release.Blanco appeared in World Cup qualifying matches for Mexico's past three World Cups, scoring nine goals.
The Fire front office confirmed late Friday night that Blanco should only miss Chicago's June 5 home match against the Houston Dynamo.
• Community soccer series: The Fire will launch their 2009 Chicago Fire Community Soccer Series on Thursday, May 21, at North Central College, 455 S. Brainard St., in Naperville from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The series features four free clinics throughout the summer throughout the Greater Chicago area. Clinics are open for ages 7 to 13 and are designed to instruct young athletes on the technical elements of soccer, while educating them on physical fitness, health and wellness.
Chicago Fire player development coaches instruct the clinics, and participants will be separated into groups by age, with sessions tailored for various skill levels.
The Fire's Baggio Husidic and Stefan Dimitrov will make a special appearance at North Central College. Details of the other three clinics will be announced at a later date.
Clinics are free, but space is limited to the first 200 registrants. Participants must register by contacting the Fire at (708) 496-6754.
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