[1] Chicago Sting leading scorer Karl-Heinz Granitza worked for the club's front office in 2005.

[3] With attendance an issue, the team moved its home games to the newly built Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, a northwest suburb of Chicago, for the 2006–07 season.

[4] Steve Morris, a former Illinois soccer player of the year, replaced Klopas as coach for the 2006–07 season.

[6] They made the playoffs that year despite a late season slide, but lost to Monterrey in the quarterfinals after losing on a golden goal.

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