Chicago Fire star Xherdan Shaqiri will look to help his country, Switzerland, reach the FIFA World Cup quarterfinals with a win over Portugal (Tuesday, 1 p.m. CT). Despite missing a match because of injury, he’s once again delivered for his country, joining Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi as just the third man to score in each of the last three…
With the FIFA World Cup kicking off Sunday in Qatar, Pat and Alex look at each of the eight groups, who will make it out, and how far can the USMNT realistically advance? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap3JM_H73Ek
Pat and Alex look back at the Chicago Fire’s disappointing 2022 campaign—both the lows (missing the playoffs, the Open Cup loss, Shaqiri’s contributions, Torres and Przybylko’s injuries from the start), and the highs (Jhon Duran, Brian Gutierrez, Wyatt Omsberg, Rafael Czichos, Carlos Teran, Gaga Slonina, and that emotional goal by Alex Monis to cap off the season). Plus, what do…
After waiting all season, in the 89th minute of last Sunday’s Chicago Fire season finale against the New England Revolution, Alex Monis finally got the call. The 19-year-old homegrown from Naperville had been on the bench plenty of times in the 2022 season, but hadn’t played a single minute for the Fire’s first team since the final match of the…
After another dismal 3-2 defeat, the Chicago Fire are officially eliminated from the playoffs for the fifth straight year. Georg Heitz and Co. have failed to demonstrate even the slightest progress during their three years in charge. Will Joe Mansueto make the call to fire him? And, if so, who’s next? https://youtu.be/dQxVkziPh40
Until this point, the Chicago Fire had clung to a tiny glimmer of hope that they could, if they just took care of their own business, make the playoffs. That’s all but over now. A loss Saturday night at Soldier Field vs. Charlotte FC would see the club miss the playoffs for the fifth straight year. A draw could also…...
The Chicago Fire aren’t making the playoffs. Sure, it’s not completely a done deal, and the players and coaches should continue to fight until mathematical elimination, but after Tuesday night’s loss to CF Montreal it’s a statistical long shot. The Fire would need to win out and get some help from other teams. FiveThirtyEight has the Fire down to a…
After a 3-1 win over Inter Miami, the Chicago Fire look to keep their slim playoff hopes alive Tuesday night in Montreal. The playoff math is grim, but a postseason berth is still possible with four straight wins to close the season. Can they do it, or is it time to look to 2023? Also: 15,105 showed up at SeatGeek…
The Chicago Fire will have little time to rest after their 3-1 victory over Inter Miami Saturday night at SeatGeek Stadium. The team travels to Quebec Monday after training, to take on CF Montreal in a rare Tuesday night MLS match. The playoff math isn’t kind. Even after the win, the Fire are still six points back of the Columbus…...
There was supposed to be one bit of joy in the Chicago Fire’s match with Inter Miami today. There was one fun storyline that would have–temporarily, at least–dulled the pain of watching the Fire’s inevitable march toward playoff elimination yet again. The Fire’s Fabian Herbers was set to face Miami’s Gonzalo Higuain for the first time after making international headlines…...
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