The Chicago Fire take their five game unbeaten run into Philadelphia this weekend to face the first placed Union. Can they keep it rolling? We look back at the Fire’s wild 3-2 win over Charlotte, and look ahead to the toughest stretch of the season: 1st place Philly, 2nd place NYCFC, and 3rd place Montreal are all on the horizon.…
In what was certainly the most entertaining match of the season, the Chicago Fire took one more step toward proving they’re for real, beating expansion side Charlotte FC 3-2 Saturday night. The Fire have now taken 13 points off the last five games, and with 10 matches to go, they’re above the playoff line for the first time since early…
The MLS transfer window closes today, and it doesn’t appear the Chicago Fire are bringing in any first team help. With both Wyatt Omsberg and now Carlos Terán out with injuries, the club was in the market for a right footed centerback, but didn’t get a deal done. A source tells CHGO the domestic market was tough, and most teams…...
Pat and Alex break down a busy week for the Fire. Gaga Slonina sold to Chelsea, Georg Heitz speaks, and the MLS transfer window closes. We look back at the Fire’s 0-0 draw with Atlanta, and look ahead to their first ever match with Charlotte FC. https://youtu.be/V9_R9zKJsW0
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…...
Moments after the Chicago Fire came off the pitch after a 3-2 loss to the Columbus Crew on July 9, players and coaches held a meeting to reflect on what had just happened. Up 2-0 at halftime, the Fire lost 3-2 to the Crew. They were out-played, out-worked, and out-coached by their rivals from Ohio. “We sat down, we talked,”…
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…
Pat and Alex break down the Fire’s worst loss in years: a blown 2-0 lead over the Columbus Crew that ended 3-2. With the high spending Fire in last place, is it time to dump Georg Heitz? Is Ezra Hendrickson up to the task? What’s going on with Xherdan Shaqiri asking to come out of the match? And can the…
If two recent games between these teams are any indication, tonight’s match between the Chicago Fire and Toronto FC at Soldier Field (7 p.m. CT, WGN-TV) should at least be interesting. Back in May in Ontario, the Fire outshot TFC 33-5, and managed to lose 3-2. And last time they met at Soldier Field last summer, the Fire outshot Toronto…...
After a first half that showed a lot of promise, the Chicago Fire somehow managed to squander a 2-0 lead, losing to the Columbus Crew 3-2 in what was surely the most embarrassing performance of the season. With the loss, the Fire are back in a familiar spot: last place in all of MLS. While they’re still just nine points…
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