Chicago Fire Fail in Zidane & Larsson Bid
According to the BBC, the Chicago Fire of the MLS has failed in their bid to stack their team with old bald guys.
Fire GM John Guppy has admitted they attempted to lure Zinedine Zidane out of retirement to play for the MLS club, and also had a crack at Henrik Larsson.
Apparently, the Fire weren’t alone in contacting the 3 time World Player of the Year. Guppy told the Chicago Tribune: “We reached out to Zidane, but so has every other MLS club. The feedback we’ve all gotten is that he’s retired.”
As for Larsson, Guppy said the 36 year old Swede “…made it clear that he wanted to return to his hometown” of Helsingborg after his loan to ManU was over.
[...] Earlier this year, the Fire unsuccessfully tried to lure both Zidane and Henrick Larrson. However, this tidbit in this weekend’s New York Times has the soccer boards a buzzing: Mr. Leiweke says AEG is now in talks to bring a second international star to the Chicago Fire, another of Mr. Anschutz’s soccer teams. “We are working on a deal right now,” he says, before suggesting whom he is trying to snare. “There are only four players that move the needle: Ronaldo. Beckham. Zidane. Ronaldinho.” [...]