Before the Fire signed Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Bastian Schweinsteiger or Xherdan Shaqiri, there was Hristo Stoichkov.
Even though the Bulgarian forward starred for his country in the 1994 World Cup, won that year’s Ballon d’Or as the best player in the world and was a standout for Spanish megaclub Barcelona, the Fire have a special meaning to Stoichkov. He still has a house in Lake Forest and has kept his bonds with the city and club, where he spent just three late years (2000-02) of his illustrious career.
