[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
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