CHESTER, Pa. — The Chicago Fire’s playoff dream is hanging by a thread this week in light of a shootout loss in Pennsylvania on Sunday night. The Men in Red clawed back a ridiculous 2-2 draw with the Supporters Shield champion Philadelphia Union, but lost on spot kicks after
The Chicago Fire are through to the first round proper of the 2025 MLS Cup playoffs courtesy of a 3-1 win over Orlando City on Wednesday night. Brian Gutiérrez and Hugo Cuypers supplied the goals and sent the more than 13,000 Fire fans happy after a dominant performance
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — For the first time since 2009, the Chicago Fire have won a playoff game. Bridgeview was the setting once again, and it came in a 3-1 thumping of Orlando City in the Eastern Conference Wild Card game. After a month-long experiment with a defensive back five,
The Chicago Fire have broken their eight-year playoff drought and will finally return to postseason action tonight against Orlando City. It comes in a season in which homegrown players have played a far bigger role than ever before in club history, and in which products of the Fire'
In October of 2017, the Chicago Fire kicked off the MLS postseason with ambitions of claiming MLS Cup. It was a short-lived dream as the New York Red Bulls promptly ended it in 90 minutes with a 4-0 thumping in Bridgeview. Eight years on, they’re looking to
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Chicago Fire didn't have to worry about playoff qualification entering Decision Day, and while there may have been an ounce of complacency, they did just enough to preserve a home wildcard game. Despite a 2-2 draw with the Revs, an eliminated team with nothing
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Chicago Fire’s first playoff opponent since 2017 is now set: Orlando City. Because of Decision Day results around the league, including their own 2-2 draw to the New England Revolution in Foxborough, the Fire will start their playoff journey in the same place that their
Christopher Cupps will be representing the United States on the world stage this fall. The Chicago Fire's homegrown star defender, who broke through into the first team out of nowhere this season, is a part of Gonzálo Segares' squad for the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which
Chris Brady is back with the U.S. Men's National Team. The Chicago Fire's starting goalkeeper, who was Mauricio Pochettino's third-string goalkeeper at the CONCACAF Gold Cup this summer, returns to the squad for the first time since that tournament and is one
The Chicago Fire needed a win in Miami to clinch a playoff spot last night. With 10 minutes to play and the score at 3-3, it seemed like that just wasn't going to happen. But quite possibly the single unlikeliest hero among the 18 outfield players in
The Chicago Fire are back in the promised land. And they did it in style. Gregg Berhalter's Men in Red came to Miami for a game in which they knew they could clinch a playoff spot with a win. And against all the odds, they found themselves 5-
For the first time since 2017, the Chicago Fire will play in the MLS Cup Playoffs. Tuesday's 5-3 win at Inter Miami officially secures that outcome, guaranteeing that the Fire will finish no lower than 9th place – the final wildcard spot. They did it in style, putting
The Chicago Fire made a giant leap closer to MLS postseason qualification for the first time since 2017 when they defeated the Columbus Crew 2-0 on Saturday. The Men in Red's long-awaited return to the playoffs is now so close they can taste it, but there
The Chicago Fire took two giant leaps closer to an MLS playoff spot tonight, and are now so near they can feel it. A dominant 2-0 home victory over a spiraling Columbus Crew is enough to put the Men in Red within one win of clinching a postseason berth
In many ways, Christopher Cupps is like a normal 17-year-old kid. He walks his dog, rides his bike, goes to club soccer practice, and plays his games on the weekend. Except that club is the Chicago Fire first team, and those games are high-stakes Major League Soccer
The Chicago Fire's 2026 roster is already continuing to take shape, and three more players saw their contract renewals confirmed this afternoon – Jonathan Dean, Jeff Gal, and Chris Mueller. The announcement comes six days after the club re-signed homegrown products Chris Brady, Sergio Oregel, and Mauricio Pineda