Ivan Guerrero, Justin Mapp, and Osei Telesford set to play June 6-24

BRIDGEVIEW, IL (Thursday, May 24, 2007) – Chicago Fire Soccer announced today that three members of the "Men in Red" have been called to represent their country of origin for the upcoming CONCACAF Gold Cup from June 6-24. United States Men's National Team head coach Bob Bradley has named Fire midfielder Justin Mapp to join the 23-man roster that will seek to defend their 2005 Gold Cup title. Fire midfielder Ivan Guerrero has been tabbed to represent Honduras in the upcoming tourney, while the "Soca Warriors" of Trinidad & Tobago have requested the services of Fire rookie defender Osei Telesford.

Mapp begin the 2007 campaign training with the U.S. squad and registered the game-winning assist in a 2-0 win against the national team of Denmark on 1/20/07. The 22-year-old Brandon, Miss. native has made four overall appearances with the senior national team, dating back to his first ever appearance for the Red, White, and Blue against Panama on October 12, 2005. He will join the rest of the U.S. players as they begin reporting to Los Angeles on Sunday, May 27 for training camp.

"It is always a great honor when the national team comes calling," said Sarachan. "Justin's play thus far in MLS has put him in a position to display his high level of play on a national and global stage."

"It came as no surprise when we learned of Ivan's call-up for the Gold Cup," said Sarachan. "He continues to be an important player for the Honduran National Team as well as the Fire."

Telesford played the full 90 minutes in his first four caps for the Trinidad & Tobago Senior National Team in the Caribbean Digicel Cup in January of 2007. He was also capped for Soca Warriors' friendly against Costa Rica on 2/04/07 and has represented Trinidad & Tobago regularly at the U-20 and U-23 levels. His availability for T&T will hinge on his health status, as the native of San Juan, Trinidad recently picked up a left adductor strain with the Fire.

"Coming off his involvement with the Digicel Cup, we knew that there was the likelihood of Osei being involved with the Gold Cup," said Sarachan. "He is a good, young prospect for their national team and for our club."

Tickets for the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinals and final at Soldier Field, scheduled for Thursday, June 21 and Sunday, June 24 respectively, are available by calling 888.MLS.FIRE, the Season Ticket Holder Hotline at 708.496.6800, or through any participating Ticketmaster outlet.

Accreditation for the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup™ is available online: Simply visit the CONCACAF website at www.CONCACAF.com and/or the official tournament site www.GoldCup.org and click on the button for a media accreditation application. All applications must be submitted by June 1.

About CONCACAF

CONCACAF "The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football" is one of six continental confederations of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) and serves as the governing body of football in this part of the world. It is composed of 40 national associations, from Canada in the north to French Guyana, Guyana and Surinam in the south.

About the CONCACAF Gold Cup™

The CONCACAF Gold Cup™ is CONCACAF's showpiece event for men's national teams as it crowns the regional champion. The USA won the inaugural competition in 1991, defeating Honduras before 40,000 fans at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum in California. Mexico then won three consecutive titles, the third in 1998 before a crowd of 91,000 in Los Angeles, before Canada won its first major international honor in more than 100 years of football history in 2000. After the USA claimed the 2002 title, Mexico returned to the top of the Confederation with their fourth crown in 2003. The 2005 edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup™ was won by the USA.