The red-hot Chicago Fire welcome Atlanta United to Soldier Field Saturday looking for a fourth-straight win. If things go well elsewhere around the league, the Fire could end the weekend in a playoff spot for the first time since the beginning of the season. While Chicago’s found recent success, it was a rocky start getting here. In fact, the last…...
After we declared them dead, the Chicago Fire are red hot, and are now winners of three straight. With a win over Atlanta United on Saturday, the Fire could be above the playoff line for the first time since the beginning of the season. Are they for real? Or is all this just a mirage? https://youtu.be/qozSRQOuv6k
A few weeks ago on the CHGO Fire podcast, I mentioned that the Fire would need 12 points out of 15 from their final five games in July before I’d consider them back in the playoff race. Immediately after that, they fell flat on their faces in the second half against the Columbus Crew, giving up three goals, and I…
The Chicago Fire injury report is absolutely littered with regular starters heading into Saturday’s clash with Atlanta United at Mercedes-Benz Stadium (4 p.m. CT, WGN-TV, CF97 Live). Gastón Giménez will miss the match with a hip issue, and Brian Gutierrez, Fabian Herbers, Kacper Przybylko, Carlos Terán, and most surprisingly Jairo Torres are all questionable. The Torres injury came as a…
After signing with the Chicago Fire Wednesday, Chris Mueller was busy on his first day at training on Thursday getting to know his new teammates. Except Mauricio Pineda. There’s no need for an introduction there. Mueller and Mauri go way back. “I think honestly the first game I ever played against him, we were probably seven, eight years old,” Pineda…...