The Fire conclude their two-game tour of NFL stadiums with turf playing surfaces on Easter Sunday, in their third afternoon performance in a row. They'll face a talented Atlanta squad with a perfect record at home (2W-0D-0L). Atlanta United Overview 2023 Results: 13W-12D-9L, 51 pts, 6th in the
The Fire’s Tour de Turf continues as they play their third match in a row in a shared NFL venue – and second in a row on turf – with kickoff 2:30 CT on Easter Sunday. The Fire will be testing Atlanta’s perfect 2-0-0 record at home as they
On the wings of victory – and perhaps an errant wind gust – the Fire head to New England to take on an old opponent: This is the 88th regular season meeting between the Fire and the Revolution. Recent editions of this fixture have been high scoring affairs, and both teams have
Fresh off their first win of the season over CF Montréal a game that was gusty – both on the field and meteorologically – the Fire travel to New England to take on the Revolution, currently in the midst of their worst start to league play since 2001. With rain in the
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — For the second year in a row, SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview was the site of a Chicago Derby in U.S. Open Cup play. Although the teams were new – it was the first Cup match for both Chicago Fire II of third-division MLS Next Pro and Chicago City
Later this evening, two U.S. Open Cup debutants will meet at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview: Chicago Fire II, the Fire’s third-division affiliate in MLS Next Pro, and Chicago City SC’s USL2 side. MenInRed97 has been unabashed in our love for the U.S. Open Cup. The 110-year-old
The Fire return home to host CF Montréal, currently in the middle of a six game road trip to start their season, in their only home afternoon start of the season. The home team is still searching for their first victory of the 2024 campaign after conceding a goal deep
A week after a heartbreaking loss thanks to a goal deep in second half stoppage time, the Fire return home to host a CF Montréal side that has been surprisingly strong in the opening weeks of their 2024 campaign. The game is the only matinée (in the English sense) home
Overview 2023 Results: 16W-9D-9L, 57 pts, 3rd in Eastern Conference, 67 GF, 46 GA (+21 GD) Key Offseason Signings: Marino Hinestroza, Derrick Jones The Columbus Crew failed to make the playoffs in 2022, causing Crew GM Tim Bezbatchenko to show Caleb Porter the exits and sign Wilfred Nancy from CF
The Fire face their second team from Ohio in as many weeks on Saturday, this time traveling to Columbus to face the Crew. The Fire’s run through the gauntlet of the Eastern Conference runs through Lower.com field as the team searches for its first victory of the season
CHICAGO, Ill. — For the first time since October 8, 2005, the Fire wore red at Soldier Field in a regular season MLS match. Both in that match and again on Saturday, the opponent was a team from Ohio – the Columbus Crew in 2005, and FC Cincinnati in 2024. Both times,
FC Cincinnati Overview 2023 Results: 20W-9D-5L, 69 pts, 1st in Eastern Conference, 57 GF, 39 GA (+18 GD) Key Offseason Signings: Corey Baird, Pavel Bucha, Luca Orellano, Miles Robinson FC Cincinnati entered MLS and promptly won themselves a Wooden Spoon with the league’s worst record. And then they stayed
The United States Soccer Federation announced changes to the U.S. Open Cup format for 2024. As had been rumored, MLS participation in the tournament is being severely curtailed in 2024, and only eight MLS first teams will participate, not including the Fire. The other 11 U.S.-based MLS
The last time that the Fire wore red at Soldier Field was in a friendly match against Manchester United on July 23, 2011. The Fire squad included names like Patrick Nyarko, Logan Pause, Dominic Oduro and Sean Johnson, and faced a Manchester United side that included names like Anderson, Nani,
In their first match of the season, the Fire face one of the top teams of the East over the past several seasons in a stadium where they haven't found victory in over a decade. Despite the poor record, the Fire have often taken the Union to the
MLS is back, and the Fire have traveled to Chester, Pennsylvania to take on the Philadelphia Union in their first match of the 2024 campaign. The Fire’s revamped squad – including a new team-record signing in striker Hugo Cuypers, alongside midfielder Kellyn Acosta, one of the most high-profile free agent
