Another international break, another injury for Xherdan Shaqiri. Shaqiri is day-to-day with a minor hamstring strain, Fire head coach Ezra Hendrickson said today. The club is monitoring and evaluating the severity, and right now it’s unclear whether he’ll be able to play against D.C. United this Saturday. “We’ll know more in the next couple days as to how severe that…...
Patrick and Alex debate the pros and cons of the giant new MLS broadcast deal with Apple TV. Plus, Chelsea enters the race for Gaga Slonina. And, the Fire are finally back in action this weekend against D.C. United, but Xherdan Shaqiri has suffered another injury while he was away playing for Switzerland. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNXQRF2H2Kg
The Chicago Fire are looking to change venues for two home games later this year, CHGO has learned. After the Bears NFL schedule dropped, it created conflicts on two previously-scheduled Fire matches at Soldier Field. The September 10 match against Inter Miami, and the October 9 “Decision Day” match against the New England Revolution will have to be played somewhere…
Chicago Fire play-by-play man Tyler Terens co-hosts with Patrick. The guys debate whether the Fire can still make a playoff run. Plus, your questions in the Mailbag, and Tyler talks about what’s in store in the next MLS TV deal. https://youtu.be/9bCq8qjz6Zc
The Chicago Fire are inventing new ways to lose games in 2022. Case in point, Saturday night in Toronto. The Fire outshot Toronto 33 to 5, with nine shots on target to TFC’s four. The Fire connected nearly 200 more passes, and had the ball for almost two-thirds of the game. Cover up the final score, and the two teams…...
If the Chicago Fire fail to win Saturday against Toronto FC at BMO Field, it will mark 10 straight league matches without a win. It’ll also mean the Fire limp into the FIFA international break in last place in the league, coming up on three months since the last victory. Needless to say, three points against the Canadian side would…...
The Chicago Fire are back in New York City for the second time in five days, this time to face Major League Soccer’s defending champions, New York City FC. On the day when their City Football Group siblings Manchester City may well wrap up another Premier League title, NYCFC are looking to keep pace. They sit second in the Eastern…...
Patrick and Alex look back at the miserable loss to FC Cincinnati, and preview Wednesday’s match with the New York Red Bulls. Plus, the guys take your questions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8omu2WnbOg
The Chicago Fire got a nice boost heading into Wednesday’s match against the New York Red Bulls: Both Kacper Przybylko and Jairo Torres are both fully healthy, and are able to play. It means we could see the Fire’s best XI on the field for the first time in 2022. With the team winless in the last two months, that…...
The Fire failed again. This time, it was a 2-1 loss at Soldier Field to FC Cincinnati, where the two biggest errors of the night were self inflicted–Rafael Czichos’ header over Gaga Slonina, and Slonina’s bad touch giveaway late that led to Lucho Acosta’s winner. Chicago remains dead last in the Eastern Conference, about to embark on a three game…...
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