Oh hi! I’m Jiggly. And it’s a Tuesday. I am currently in pain still after running the Malort 5k on Saturday morning with no real prep or stretching. I’m fine with Malort, it really just tastes like cough syrup, it’s the fact that I’m short
[podcast_subscribe id="2688"] In this week's episode of the MIR97 Podcast, DJ and the crew discuss everything good, bad, and ugly in Chicago Fire world. As always, lots to talk about! Settle in, grab your popcorn, and enjoy the show! Check out our socials! MIR97
Playing at home for the first time in three games, a slightly rotated Fire side hosted red-hot Nashville, ultimately beating the Boys in Gold 1-0 thanks to Fabian Herber’s fourth goal of the season. Fabi scored in the 34th minute after linking up with Maren Haile-Selassie thanks to some
The Fire’s last match against Nashville, a deflating 3-0 defeat away from home, was also Ezra Hendrickson’s last. Following the defeat, the then Fire manager was fired as Frank Klopas was handed his duties. Tonight’s match is the Fire’s first home game since the international break,
An entertaining affair throughout, goals from either side in the span of a few minutes meant that the scores were level going into the break. It seemed like the points were going to be shared, but Chicago managed to grab a late goal from a corner to take the lead.
Oh hi! I’m Jiggly. And it’s a Tuesday. It’s interesting how the entire landscape of sports media can change overnight. From the newspaper, to the radio, then somehow back to the newspaper again. From broadcast to online. Anyway, Twitter is acting up again and this time the
Off the back of two away wins, the Fire headed out to Orlando for the last match of their three-game road trip. Despite positive glimpses here and there, the Fire were by no means the better team in this match. However, several instances of, um, interesting officiating left a bit
[podcast_subscribe id="2689"] In today's episode of the MIR97 Podcast the lads (led by DJ) discuss the recent signing of Fire DP, Ousmane Doumbia, along with the club's successful 2 game winning streak ON THE ROAD. Additionally, the boys congratulate and celebrate Chicago
[podcast_subscribe id="2688"] Episode 17 of the Men in Red 97 Podcast is the pod’s first solo episode (and no it’s not in Italian), where Alan talks a bit about international games featuring Fire players and the USMNT, as well as previewing the Fire’s
The Fire are in their best form of the season so far after having won their last two games in the league. Coming off of the back of these two important wins against the Portland Timbers and Kansas City Sporting, the Fire will be looking to take all nine points
You may be able to assume from the absolutely hilarious and not forced at all title that Inter Miami lost once again, this time 4-1 to the Philadelphia Union. Although it remains entirely possible they make the playoffs with the additions of Messi and friends, Miami continues to make that
Oh hi! I’m Jiggly. Welcome to my new weekly column here at MenInRed97, where I’ll be coming in with various thoughts about the Chicago Fire, soccer, and other things of that sort. We’ve been giving you guys some great logical analysis and reporting, but clearly, what everyone
After what was, in truth, a woeful start to the MLS season, which saw the Fire in 14th out of 15th in the East, the Fire have gotten their second half of the 2023 campaign off to an electric start by securing back-to-back away wins. On Wednesday, the Fire reverted
With the Fire grabbing a mid-week away win over the Portland Timbers, not many Fire fans or MLS viewers in general expected the Chicago to get another win from the remainder of their three-game road trip, but for the first time in over a decade, they reached back-to-back road wins
In the matches leading up to the international break, the Fire had been plagued by bad form and were unable to get results both at home and on the road. The team’s last match before the break was their 17th in league play, which marked the halfway point of
Following a short rest in fixtures due to the international break, the Fire headed to Portland to play the first in a series of three away games. The Fire got ahead just eight minutes in thanks to a goal from Fabian Herbers, but Franck Boli equalized for the Timbers in