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
https://twitter.com/meninred97/status/1671740349251739649?s=20 The young playmaker took the spotlight in the absence of Xherdan Shaqiri, who was rested after playing heavy minutes for Switzerland during the international break. The young U.S. youth international started as the Fire’s number ten as they reverted back
Prior to the international break, the Fire went winless in their last five matches. After a convincing 2-0 victory at Q2 Stadium against Austin FC in the U.S. Open Cup at the end of May, the Fire hit a rotten patch of form. Some of the highlights included an
[podcast_subscribe id="2688"] It’s finally the International Break!!!! In the meantime; Alan, Tim, and DJ discuss the week of depression that was the Open Cup game against the Houston Dynamo and the MLS game against the Columbus Crew. Join them as they discuss Messi coming to
Besides pretty much every soccer fan on the planet’s social media being filled with Messi-to-Miami content midweek being later paired with Miami getting thrashed by the New England Revolution, MLS fans saw Montréal beat Minnesota 4-0 in their first game in their new kits, SKC beat Austin 4-1, Charlotte
The big question leading up to Saturday’s match against the Columbus Crew was whether Frank Klopas would line his team up with a back five or if he would revert back to the team’s traditional 4-2-3-1 shape. The humiliation at midweek in the U.S. Open Cup, where
With Frank Klopas electing to keep the Fire lined up in a 3-4-2-1 despite its flaws as of late, surprise, surprise, they lost again! After being vastly outplayed in the first half, Cucho Hernández scored in the 59th minute to put Columbus up 1-0. There was a glimmer of hope