Playing away at Minnesota for their first match in Group C2 of the Leagues Cup, the Fire endured a fairly boring first half with the Loons which ended at 0-0. The second half was the complete opposite though, proving to make up for the lack of action in the first
The Chicago Nations Cup trophy went to Millonarios on Wednesday night as they defeated Crystal Palace 2-1 at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois. A pretty entertaining preseason affair, Palace opened the scoring midway through the second half. The lead didn’t last long, though, with Millonarios equalizing about 10 minutes
Although a certain Argentine #10's free-kick was spectacular, there were actually plenty of other games in the first week of Leagues Cup that many have missed due to it being drowned out by the heavy focus on the debut of the global superstar. In fact, many across social
With the Fire set to embark on their Leagues Cup campaign this Thursday, MIR wanted to take a deep dive to fully understand this two-league tournament's rules, importance, and nuances. Although the Leagues Cup was first held in 2019, the tournament has been completely reimagined and changed for
Chicago House Athletic Club finished off their Midwest Premier League campaign in style, beating Rockford FC 8-0 at Wyeth Stadium. It was a controlled performance from the visitors, who scored twice in the first few minutes and ended the first half with five goals to their name. They arguably could’
[podcast_subscribe id="2688"] Today, DJ is joined by Alex, Joe, and Eray as they discuss the Fire's winning week, look ahead to the League's Cup and the All-Star game, and look back at some massive "What Ifs" in Fire history. Check
Chicago House Athletic Club’s MPL campaign comes to a close on Saturday afternoon as they travel to Wyeth Stadium to take on Rockford FC. This will be Chicago’s final game of the Midwest Premier League spring season. It’s been a pretty successful run, and they could finish
Major League Soccer roster rules weren’t as complex back in 2000, but there was still a salary cap and limits to international players. Some bigger players were even allocated to teams like Piotr Nowak originally was when he signed with the league. But in 2000, the Fire were allocated
It may be early to discuss it, but as the Fire inch closer and closer to the potential postseason, before we know it, clubs will begin preparing their squads for the 2024 Major League Soccer campaign. The Fire are in a unique position as a new sporting director and head
Ahead of this season’s Major League Soccer All-Star match against Premier League heavyweights Arsenal, here is a preview of everything you may need to know as a Fire fan! How Does the All-Star Game Work? Like other popular sports in the United States, the MLS All-Star game has a
Oh hi! I’m Jiggly. And it’s a Tuesday. The Fire have won three games at home, and I have three main topics. After last week’s going a bit long, I want to make these a bit shorter. I appreciate those who liked it and hope it does
Since the international break, the Fire have arguably been the best team in MLS. The team has won five of their last six, and Saturday’s win over Toronto was their third victory in a row. This stretch of good form has propelled the Fire from 14th to 8th as
Just earlier this week, the Fire beat CF Montréal 3-0 at home, and in this outing, Chicago took three points off of another Canadian side by beating Toronto 1-0 at Soldier Field with formerly out-of-favor Kacper Przybyłko coming off the bench to score in the 90th minute off of a
It was jubilation for the Fire last time out when they won by a score of 3-0 at midweek. Some highlights included Guti’s first MLS goal at Soldier Field, an absolute screamer from Xherdan Shaqiri, and another clean sheet for Chris Brady and company. Wednesday’s win extended the
After taking three points off of previously second-place Nashville FC, the Fire hosted CF Montréal looking to swap places with them in the table in order to get into a solid position for playoff contention. A Brian Gutiérrez goal nine minutes in, paired with another tally from Maren Haile-Selassie two