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…
Which Fire team will we see in tonight’s matchup against the San Jose Earthquakes? The one that, last time out, knocked off the Eastern Conference’s best team, the Philadelphia Union? Or, the one that was listless in a 2-0 loss in the sweltering Houston heat last weekend? The Fire have taken six of nine possible points since returning from the…
If we’re being honest, there really is no such thing as a “must-win” Major League Soccer match in mid-May. We’re only one-third of the way through the 2022 MLS season, after all. But when the Fire host FC Cincinnati this Saturday at 7 p.m., it will, at the very least, feel a lot like a must win for Chicago. The…...
Jairo Torres trained off to the side Wednesday, and may be available to make his Chicago Fire debut Saturday night against FC Cincinnati, head coach Ezra Hendrickson said. “We’re hoping to have him back for at least some minutes,” Hendrickson said, stressing it was still very much up in the air. After missing last weekend’s 4-1 loss with an injury,…...
The Fire drop to last place after a brutal loss in Atlanta. Is it time to panic, or is it only uphill from here? Patrick McCraney and Alex Campbell break it down. https://youtu.be/UIjozrJI9zw
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…
With Jairo Torres joining this week, can the Fire get a deal done for Chris Mueller, too? Watch the live stream on YouTube https://youtu.be/7yujKUqEb-c
Jairo Torres is a busy man. After going out with a bang with Atlas FC in Liga MX — scoring the lone goal in a 1-1 draw with Tigres on Saturday, Torres landed in Chicago on Monday, and met his new Fire teammates Tuesday morning before fielding questions from the media in the afternoon. After that, he’ll meet with Fire…...