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 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…
Ezra Hendrickson has a problem. It’s a good one, mind you, but it’s still a problem. Jhon Durán seemed like a lock to start at the No. 9 for the remainder of the season, until Kacper Przybylko came back from the dead with a two-goal performance against Charlotte FC. With Saturday’s match against the first-placed Philadelphia Union looming, Hendrickson isn’t…...
Being a Chicago Fire fan is maddening. Last Saturday night, the Fire blew a 2-0 halftime lead to the Columbus Crew. They were dead last in MLS, and any notion they’d have any chance at a playoff run seemed insane, to say the least. Four days later they beat fellow bottom feeder Toronto FC in a solid performance. Now, Chicago…...
I started to write this on Monday, then closed my laptop when the news broke about the mass murder at the Highland Park Fourth of July Parade. Writing about soccer suddenly felt pointless. Sadly, this has happened many, many times before, and will continue to happen in the United States until our political leaders actually do something about it. With…...
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