Columbus will be looking to make it three wins on the bounce with a victory against Chicago. Whereas Columbus have been on a good run of form, their hosts have really struggled as of late and have won just one of their last five matches. The Fire will be hoping
This week's US Open Cup match for the Chicago Fire may not have ended quite how we wanted, but we still came away with a fun story. ---- Check us out! Website: http://meninred97.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/meninred97 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meninred97/
[podcast_subscribe id="2688"] Alan, DJ, and Alex are on the horn for this weeks episode to discuss some national team business including Shaq and Navarro’s call ups to their respective national teams and the U20 World Cup, as well the rather boring midweek and weekend matchups
After what has ultimately been an abysmal start to the MLS season, with the team sitting second to bottom in the East, the cup looked like the Fire’s best shot at any type of silverware this campaign. Knowing this, the Fire fielded a full-strength XI in their newfound 3-4-3
After an exciting first half which saw the Houston Dynamo go up 2-0 before Arnaud Souquet headed home to bring some life back into the Fire, an extremely controversial sequence of two potential penalties not being granted to the Fire saw the team’s mentality completely collapse as they proceeded
Coming off of the back of a 1-0 loss in Cincinnati, the Fire will be looking to return to winning ways in what is arguably the team’s most important match of the season thus far. The cup has obviously been made a priority for the team after seeing the
Both teams were extremely busy in the month of May, and after playing fifteen matches in the month combined, Chicago and Cincinnati rotated several key players out of their starting XI. For Chicago, the most notable omissions from the starting lineup were Xherdan Shaqiri, Kei Kamara, Maren Haile-Selassie, Rafael Czichos,
Besides the return of the phantasmic Emanuel Reynoso to Minnesota United from his self-induced exile in Argentina, match week 16 ended in a pretty boring fashion, with more of the excitement stemming from the midweek matchups. During this stretch, Vancouver beat Houston 6-2, Atlanta and New England draw at three
Fielding the most rotated side Fire fans have seen so far this season, getting a result in a stadium that has only seen victories seemed to be asking too much for a team with three league wins this season. With Klopas electing to rotate, that did not stop a bit
https://twitter.com/meninred97/status/1665171608778973185?s=20 In a rotated Fire lineup, Aceves started while the starting left wing-back, Miguel Navarro, was rested. The new arrival from Mexico showed a lot of quality against the conference’s best team in the league and proved to Miggy that he has
It is really a tale of two drastically different teams as the Fire come into this match as massive underdogs. Although both Midwestern outfits have qualified for the Round of 16 in the U.S. Open Cup, FC Cincinnati have won five of their last five league games, whereas the
https://twitter.com/meninred97/status/1664085804732350464?s=20 The 19-year-old goalkeeper saw just 25 minutes of action before he was eventually subbed off at the 30th minute with blood streaming down his face. After making an initial stop from a close-range effort, the teenager sprang upon the loose ball and
Off of the back of two consecutive 3-3 draws in MLS play, the Chicago Fire will be looking to take all three points against Toronto. Both sides have struggled in the first half of this MLS campaign and have just three wins each. The two teams sit level on 16
[podcast_subscribe id="2688"] Alan, DJ, Tim and first time MIR97 guest, Joe, talk about the latest Fire news including Chris Mueller’s surgery and Pineda’s new contract. The quad of suckers also discuss and dissect the first competitive win against Austin FC in the US Open
After securing a 2-0 victory against Austin in the U.S. Open Cup at mid-week, Frank Klopas decided to stick with the five-back for Saturday’s match against the New England Revolution. Wednesday’s match against Austin was the first time this season that the Fire played with three center-backs
Watch as Matt, Jack and Eray travel away to Nashville for the Fire. The game wasn't great but the vibes with the Nashville Supporters will be something they will never forget.