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Tim Hotze

Tim is MenInRed97's Managing Editor and a co-host of The Bonfire podcast. He has been with MIR97 since launch in 2023 and is a MLS roster rule nerd and has tasted all 31 flavors of allocation money.

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Five Things We Learned: Chicago Fire FC vs Orlando City

Five Things We Learned: Chicago Fire FC vs Orlando City

Moral victories don't count for much, but having a great series of chances where the Fire had everything but a goal followed by a gutsy defensive performance while down a man, there's a lot to like about what we saw from the Fire last night. Here&

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Five Things We Learned: Nashville SC vs Chicago Fire FC

Five Things We Learned: Nashville SC vs Chicago Fire FC

The Fire gave up the most goals in team history in Nashville last night, and while it’s hard to take in too many life lessons while you’re knocked out cold, here’s five things we learned. 1. This was bad. Real bad. Yes, that’s obvious. But putting

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Philip Zinckernagel vs Nashville

Bad Night At The Office: Nashville SC 7, Chicago Fire 2

The Fire travelled to Nashville looking for their first-ever win in the Music City and came close, falling just short in a 7-2 defeat to the home team. The Fire, as gracious visitors, allowed their hosts their customary hat trick – though this time, instead of going to Hany

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Jonathan Bamba and Philip Zinckernagel against FC Cincinnati on April 19, 2025 with referree Leonardo Hernandez

5 Things We Learned Chicago Fire vs. FC Cincinnati

The Fire’s unbeaten record at Soldier Field came to an end with the final whistle against FC Cincinnati. The 3-2 loss knocks the Fire’s record on the year down to a perfect 0.500, with a trio of wins, losses and draws after nine games. Here’s

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5 Thing We Learned: Chicago Fire vs. Inter Miami

5 Thing We Learned: Chicago Fire vs. Inter Miami

1. The floor is going up In the opening moments of the Fire’s 2025 campaign, the offense looked dynamic, with Jonathan Bamba setting up a brace for Brian Gutiérrez inside of 22 minutes. The problem? The Fire kept conceding – giving up their 1-0 lead just six minutes later,

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Thrillingly close: Chicago Fire 0, Inter Miami 0

Thrillingly close: Chicago Fire 0, Inter Miami 0

CHICAGO, Ill. — A crowd of 62,358 came to Chicago’s lakefront to see the Fire take on Inter Miami. The record-breaking crowd saw everything but a goal, as the teams finished the match with a 0-0 draw as the Fire remained undefeated – but still searching for their

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Brian Gutiérrez celebrates a goal at Soldier Field

Chicago's Team in the World's Game

Heading eastward along the Eisenhower Expressway, he’s nearly impossible to miss. Five stories tall, wearing a distinctive pink jersey, no. 10 on the back, Lionel Messi is on a billboard as the latest installment of MLS’s tried-and-true tradition of using global stars of the game that

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Aug 31, 2024; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Inter Miami CF defender Sergio Busquets (5) controls the ball against Chicago Fire FC f

Full House: Chicago Fire vs Inter Miami Match 8 Preview

On Sunday, for the third – and possibly final – time, an Inter Miami team with Lionel Messi on the roster will face the Chicago Fire at Soldier Field. In the first two, Messi didn’t play. The question, asked on countless social media posts, in questions to friends with season tickets

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5 Things We Learned: Chicago Fire vs. CF Montréal

5 Things We Learned: Chicago Fire vs. CF Montréal

The Chicago Fire's winning run came to an end last night when the team tied CF Montréal 1-1 at a rainy Soldier Field, with Dante Sealy's second half goal canceling out Philip Zinckernagel's opener. The draw means that the Fire's search

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