Earlier this week, EA Sports released player ratings for their game, EAFC 25, which comes today. Only 25 Fire players from the 31-man roster will be represented in the Ultimate Team game mode due to loans and second-team commitments. Following Xherdan Shaqiri’s departure from the club, Hugo Cuypers will
Hours before the MLS trade deadline, the Chicago Fire announced the addition of Ari Lassiter from CF Montréal for the remainder of the 2024 season. The deal sees the Fire send Montréal a total of $75,000 in General Allocation Money in exchange for Lassiter, who will join the team
Oh hi! I’m Jiggly. And it’s a Tuesday. I said both on Sad Bois and in my predictions that May was going to be a good month for the Fire. That, apparently, was a lie. The Chicago Fire went almost a full month without a goal from April
Oh hi! I’m Jiggly. And it’s a Tuesday. So… it’s been a while… I’ve been going through something the last 42 days. In all honesty, I haven’t been in a good headspace since the start of the season and that's not even the
Despite a red card to NYRB’s Andrés Reyes in the 42nd minute because of a rogue elbow to the face of Tobias Salquist, the Fire were unable to break down their opposition’s low block in defense. Both sides had a few half-chances, and the Red Bulls gave the
The Fire needed a reaction after last week’s 3-0 loss in Atlanta, and they provided one in their 2-1 win over Houston. The Fire went up 1-0 courtesy of a Xherdan Shaqiri penalty just ten minutes in. The match progressed well for the Fire, and despite a few “bend,
The Chicago Fire will have a lot to reflect on following an embarrassing 3-0 defeat at Atlanta United. The loss ensures they will remain winless at Mercedes-Benz Stadium with a total of seven losses in seven MLS visits. Head coach Frank Klopas’ team appeared comfortable without possession and took advantage
The referee lockout that has plagued MLS for the first six match weeks is officially over after an agreement was reached earlier today between the Professional Soccer Referees Association (PSRA) and the Professional Referees Organization (PRO). The Collective Bargaining Agreement represents the longest in history for referees, coming into effect
The Fire went down 2-0 within the first 12 minutes of the match due to a brace of penalties from Matías Cóccaro, and despite Maren Haile-Selassie getting one back in first-half extra time, another Montréal goal from Dominik Yankov put the score at 3-1 in the 70th minute. The game
Despite an amazing start to the match which could have seen the team up 1-0 within the first five minutes of play, the Fire head back to Chicago to regroup after a devastating 2-1 loss in Columbus. The team had plenty of chances to get ahead, but failed to take
Oh hi! I’m Jiggly. And it’s a Tuesday. This season started with a real bad stumble, didn’t it? I wrote a whole column series that ended up being kinda off-tone by the time we got to the end of it. Then, I posted a column where I
Despite a crowd of over 26,000, the Fire fell flat to Cincinnati for the first home match of the season. Aaron Boupendza scored in the 39th minute, but after Obinna Nwobodo went studs-up on Brian Gutiérrez in the box, the team was awarded a penalty, which Xherdan Shaqiri stepped
Very few moments silenced the electric crowd at Subaru Park on Saturday. Brian Gutiérrez’s rocket to open the scoring and Maren Haile-Selassie’s constant bullying of Kai Wagner were among them, but for the rest of the action, the Philadelphia atmosphere was rapturous. That intense setting is far from
Amidst a totally chaotic match, the Fire departed from their opening day trip to Philadelphia with a 2-2 stalemate. The team took the lead in the 39th minute via a Brian Gutiérrez banger, but right after halftime Philly piled the pressure on, with Mikael Uhre equalizing in the 55th. Fabian
Dear MIR97 family, In January of 2023, we had an idea to build a fan-focused website to cover the Fire and Chicago soccer. We were starting from scratch - needing to do everything from building the website to making logos to building a team of writers and creators – with only
Alex Calabrese My name is Alex Calabrese, and I am the Editor-in-Chief and Chicago Fire beat reporter for MenInRed97. This will be my fourth year covering Chicago soccer and the third season covering the Fire and MLS! This season, I am looking forward to giving you an inside look at