Above is a Chris Rolfe mash up video.  Chris played for the Chicago Fire and a few months ago was signed by one of the top teams in the Danish 1st division called Aalborg; AaB.  BTW I need to get me one of those jerseys with the Rolfe name on the back!

He scored his first goal for them in a friendly a few days ago so I am sure he will be scoring a ton more soon!!

Go on Chris!!

JM

What do you think about the Chris Rolfe yellow card?  Dive or no dive?

Personally I say no dive.  I like Chris and Matt a lot but I think Matt got away with one here!

JM

If you are watching this video on the main page of the blog and the video is sticking out into the categories on the right hand side I apologize.  Some YouTube videos are too large and I cannot control the size of the video.  To remedy this, if it bothers you, please click the title of the blog post and it will take you to a single page on the blog so you can watch the video without any categories on the right hand side taking up part of the screen.  Thank you for your patience.

Image via Chicgo Fire

This week’s guest on the Jared Montz Soccer Podcast is Chris Rolfe of the Chicago Fire.  Chris recently scored a great goal that is up for MLS Goal of the Week, his team is pushing to win the MLS Supporter’s Shield, and a few weeks ago it was announced he has signed and will be transferring to Danish Superliga side Aalborg at the end of the year.  Chris and I talked about all of this and previewed Sunday’s game against Columbus for first place in the East on this episode of the Jared Montz Soccer Podcast.

So get cozy, relax, grab a snack, and enjoy the show!

*Podcast is 19 minutes and 56 seconds long.  Please feel free to hit play, open a new tab, and surf the web or get some work done while you listen.

*You can subscribe to the Jared Montz Soccer Podcast in iTunes by clicking here.

*For those of you that use other Mp3 audio players and need the direct link to download it please copy and paste the link below into your browser.  Hopefully you know what do after that because I don’t!

http://jmsoccer10.com/Web/audio/chrisrolfeinterview.mp3

If you haven’t seen it yet be sure and check out the MontzTV “Bloopers” Interview I accidentally did with Chris because I must say it is pretty funny!

Thanks for listening to the Jared Montz Soccer Podcast with Chris Rolfe!  If you are in Chicago be sure and try to make it out to Toyota Park this Sunday at 2pm central time for their big game against Columbus.  The game will be televised on channels My50 (I believe this a Chicago channel) and Telefutra.

What did you think of Chris’s interview?  Are you excited for his move to Denmark?  How do you think he will do in the Danish Superliga?  Can the Fire win the Supporter’s Shield?  Please feel free to share your thoughts and comments in the comments section below.

JM

Chris Rolfe of the Chicago Fire and US National Team has been on MontzTV before but now he is going to talk to us on the Jared Montz Soccer Podcast this Thursday!  The JMS Podcast has been on vacation the past month or two due to my wedding and move from Chicago to Louisiana, but I am back now and ready to get on the Internet airwaves again!

On the pod we are going to talk to Chris about his most recent goal that is up for Goal of the Week, how the Fire are looking heading into the playoffs, how his personal season is going, take some user submitted questions, discuss his upcoming move to Danish Club Aalborg, and preview their next game against Columbus this Sunday with the winner moving into first place in the East.

If you have a question for Chris please be sure and post a comment in the comments section below, send me a message on Facebook or Twitter, or you can even send me an old fashioned email to jared@jmsoccer10.com.  Make sure you get your questions in before 1pm central time on Thursday.

It’s going to be a great show and it will be available right here at JMSoccer10.com and also in Itunes by searching the Jared Montz Soccer Podcast.

JM

Some good goals this week but I am going to have to go with my man Chris Rolfe for the degree of difficulty on his goal!

You can make your official vote on MLSnet.com.  Who get’s your vote?

JM

Congratulations to Barrick Roberts for winning Chris Rolfe’s autographed brand new Nike cleats in the refer 5 friends Online Soccer Academy contest!!  Barrick is a 12 year old from Mandeville, Louisiana and he is the future pros group of the Online Soccer Academy!

The contest had players from all over the country signing up in the Online Soccer Academy.  I was planning on having to ship the cleats to who ever won but since Barrick won and he is from my hometown I was able to hand deliver the prize to him.

One of the local soccer clubs, Mandeville Soccer Club, who I played for back in the day was having their annual Fish Fry fundraiser so we took a picture at the event.

The contest was very close and I need to give a shout to one of my players, Eddie Choe for coming in second.  He was about 5 minutes behind Barrick with getting his 5 friends to sign up.  Watching it all go down from the back end of the website was crazy!  I couldn’t believe how close it was!  I am giving Eddie a $20 gift card to the JM Pro Soccer Shop for some JMS “Believe in it” gear because he did such a good job!

Congrats again to Barrick Roberts for winning the refer 5 friends contest!  Keep up the good work buddy!

JM

P.S. I didn’t expect the contest to go this quick.  A lot of my Online Soccer Academy players got  2-3 of their friends to sign up so I want to give them a chance to win a prize too.  On Monday I will be announcing another competition along the same guidelines of this one so be on the look out!

Do you want to win a pair of Chris Rolfe’s autographed brand new NIKE cleats?  The retail value on these bad boys is about $185.  The fact that they’re signed though… well, that is PRICELESS!

In case you don’t know Chris Rolfe is a forward for the Chicago Fire and U.S. National Team.  He is an awesome player and has been on MontzTV before!  His full MontzTV interview was great but if you want a good laugh then be sure and check out the MontzTV “Bloopers” Interview with Chris!  It’s hilarious and got a lot of love on the blogosphere!!

Here is how the contest will work.  The 1st Online Soccer Academy member to get 5 of their friends signed up for the Online Soccer Academy wins Chris’s autographed cleats!  If your friends like what they see and sign up as a regular member that is great, but they must at least sign up for the FREE 30 day trial.  It takes 2 minutes to sign up and no credit card is needed for the FREE 30 day trial so this should not be hard!

If you’re not an Online Soccer Academy member you can become one today by signing up as a regular member or a free trial member .  Then once you do hurry up and get 5 of your friends to sign up too.  If you do it fast enough you will win Chris’s autographed cleats!

Directions

Online Soccer Academy Members

Have 5 of your friends sign up for the Online Soccer Academy.  They can sign up for any one of the four membership options, but at minimum they must do the FREE 30 day trial.  Once you have 5 friends signed up message me via your Academy message center and tell me their names.  I will check my records and if they match up you win!  Don’t forget to act fast because it’s a race!  It’s the first player to get 5 friends to join that wins!

Non – Online Soccer Academy players

If you’re not an Online Soccer Academy member yet sign up asap for one of the four membership options or do the FREE 30 day trial.  Congrats!  Now you’re a member and can follow the directions above for the Online Soccer Academy Members.

Coaches, Parents, & Fans

If you’re a coach, parent, fan, or someone who is too old to use the Online Soccer Academy you can still have a chance of winning Chris’s cleats.  All you need to do is get 6 players to sign up for the Online Soccer Academy.  You have to do 6 instead of 5 because you’re not an Online Soccer Academy member.  As soon as your 6 players are signed up please email me at jared@jmsoccer10.com with their names and I will check my records and if they match up you win!

**Don’t sweat it!  If you win, shipping is on me so it’s FREE for you!

Rules

1.  Eligible friends that sign up must be new to the Online Soccer Academy as of June 24, 2009 which is today.

2.  Eligible friends that sign up must be soccer players with in the ages of 5-18.

3.  Free shipping only applies to players in the US.

If you have any questions please feel free to post a comment in the comments section or send me an email at jared@jmsoccer10.com.  If you’re reading this then the contest has already started!  So start telling your friends by calling, texting, emailing, copying/pasting the link, posting it to your Facebook or Twitter pages, and do you what you have to do to be the 1st one to get 5 friends signed up!

JM

I am voting for K.C.’s Lopez for goal of the week.  Chris Rolfe’s goal would be my second choice.

Who got your vote for goal of the week?  You can officially vote for MLS goal of the week on MLSnet.com.

JM

Great to see our boy Chris Rolfe scoring a nice goal!  If you haven’t seen it yet be sure and check him out on MontzTV for his regular interview and bloopers video!  Jon Bush had some great saves and was my choice for man of the match.

The Galaxy’s Leonard Griffin was last week’s guest on the Jared Montz Soccer Podcast.  Give it a listen here.

What MLS games were you watching this weekend?  Did your team win?  Can you believe the Fire are still un beaten?  Who do you think will win MLS goal of the week?

Feel free to share your thoughts and comments in the comments section below.

JM

U.S. National Team and Chicago Fire forward Chris Rolfe was nice enough to spend some time with us on MontzTV on his day off.  The interview covers Chris’s journey from youth soccer to the pros, what it is like to play for the U.S. National Team, and he gives his advice for young players that want to live the dream one day too!

If you didn’t see it yet be sure and check out the MontzTV “Bloopers” Interview with Chris.  No kidding it took us almost 20 minutes to pull it together and quit laughing for this interview!  Thankfully I had the tape rolling the whole time because it made for a very funny 5 minute Bloopers clip!

Below is the Nike video I mentioned Chris was in on MontzTV.

What a beast?  How cool is that? Can you imagine being on a Nike commercial?

Chris was nice enough to donate a pair of his brand new Nike autographed cleats to my website for a contest!

It’s Free to participate, you just have to spread a little word of mouth, and if you win I will ship them to you for free too!  If your interested in winning them click here for details.

Check out Chris’s website when you get a chance at ChrisRolfe.com.

What do you think of Chris’s story?  Are you impressed with how well he has done for himself?  Do you see him playing in Europe one day?  Did you like his advice for young players?  Please feel free to share your thoughts and comments in the comments section below.

Keep livin the dream!

JM