For the first time since 2009, the Chicago Fire are on the road for a playoff game. That year, the Fire won the home-and-away series against the New England Revolution by a 3-2 aggregate scoreline. This time, they face the Philadelphia Union in the playoffs for the first time – and
For the first time since 2009, Chicago Fire fans have a playoff win to celebrate. More than that, Gregg Berhalter’s team put on a complete match that answers many of the questions around the team heading into the postseason. Here’s five things we learned from the game that
The moment is finally here. For the first time in 2,922 days, the Chicago Fire are back in the postseason. Their opponent, for the first time in the postseason, is Orlando City, a team that unlike the Fire, have a coach now in his sixth season with the team
The Chicago Fire’s 2025 regular season ended not with a bang nor with a whimper but rather, something in between. A late, clutch goal – scored by the prolific, if tragically under-recognized, Own Goal, but coming off of Philip Zinckernagel and Joel Waterman – secured a draw for the Fire where
The Chicago Fire went into their last game against Toronto two weeks ago knowing that they would be in the postseason. Even though the team had punched their ticket, they didn’t know the destination – and still won’t until Saturday evening. Every Eastern Conference team kicks off simultaneously at
For the first time since 2017, the Chicago Fire are going into Decision Day knowing that whatever the results on MLS’s final matchday, their season will not be over. Hugo Cuypers, the team’s leading goal scorer, appreciates what it took to get the team to this point. Noting
On October 13th, Lionel Messi and La Albiceleste were slated to host a friendly match against Puerto Rico at Soldier Field. On Wednesday, news broke – confirmed by MIR97 Media – that the game is to be relocated to Chase Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale, the home venue for Inter Miami. The Argentine
In their last home game of the season, the Chicago Fire played a game that started off slow but had a thrilling end – even if it isn’t one that Fire faithful would have hoped for. Here are five things we learned from their 2-2 draw with Toronto FC. 1.
The Chicago Fire’s strong 2025 season on the pitch has paid the team dividends at the gate. In a year where the team broke a seven-year spell without the postseason and the most-ever minutes from academy products, the team also recorded record attendance on the pitch. In 2025, the
In their first game back since clinching a postseason spot, the Fire found themselves in a tough spot – trailing for the first time in almost a month but worked their way back, finding energy despite playing midweek before conceding a last-minute penalty in a display and settling for a draw
Having secured a playoff berth for the first time since 2017, the Chicago Fire return home for their last home game of the regular season, now knowing that they will play on after Decision Day. The Fire’s historic season continues in their second game of the year against Toronto
Speaking to reporters Thursday ahead of the Chicago Fire’s final home game of the regular season against Toronto FC, Gregg Berhalter confirmed what many had feared: Midfielder André Franco tore his ACL in Tuesday’s victory over Inter Miami. “André has suffered a torn ACL,” the Fire head coach
Tuesday night at Chase Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale, when Justin Reynolds scored the game winner over Inter Miami with a redirection off a perfectly-timed pass from Mauricio Pineda on a play set up by Brian Gutiérrez, the trio were part of something historic in the history of Major League Soccer.
The seven year drought is over and the Chicago Fire are back in the postseason. They got there in thrilling fashion, with goals from five different goal scorers – four of them pretty unlikely ones – with the eventual winner from Fire homegrown Justin Reynolds – his first MLS goal, as the Fire
A playwright couldn’t have set the stage any better: The Chicago Fire are headed to Ft. Lauderdale to take on Lionel Messi and the rest of Inter Miami’s star-studded roster in the only MLS game being played that day. A win for the Fire will book the team
Last Saturday, the Chicago Fire started three center backs for the first time this year. They also kept a clean sheet, scored three times and walked away with their first win against a team currently in a playoff spot since June 28th. With a result like that against one of