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10Apr/140

Mike Magee and Fire Agree to Extension: Latest Contract Details, Reaction

It looks as if superstar Mike Magee will be playing soccer in Chicago for quite some time.

NBC Sports Soccer’s official Twitter page alerted fans to the news regarding Magee’s contract status on Thursday:



The exact terms of the contract were not disclosed in the immediate aftermath of the signing, but it can be expected that he will receive a significant raise given his recent performance on the pitch.   

Magee won the 2013 MLS Most Valuable Player award after a season that saw him score 21 goals in 32 matches. He began his season playing for the Los Angeles Galaxy, where he scored six goals in the first 10 matches, but he was sent to Chicago in May in exchange for Robbie Rogers.

It was a move that clearly made him happy, which was evident in quotes he made, via Nicholas Mendola of Pro Soccer Talk:



“As a kid, I would have paid to play for the Chicago Fire, so as you ca...

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