The rivalry was built up for weeks. In the end, it took minutes for a winner to be decided. Adding an MLS team to St. Louis gave the Fire a natural geographic rival. The sporting history between the two cities suggested that the rivalry could be intense. The fact that
Less than 72 hours after a bitter defeat in Nashville, one that ultimately cost Ezra Hendrickson his job, the Chicago Fire turn to their former home at SeatGeek Stadium to host St. Louis CITY SC in the U.S. Open Cup. The match is the first chapter in what many
I don’t know if new interim Head Coach Frank Klopas or anyone else on the Fire coaching staff has a copy of Theory of Games and Economic Behavior, the seminal work by John von Neumann and Oskar Morgenstern which laid out an approach for the rigorous study of zero-sum
Following yet another match at Soldier Field where the Fire found a way to settle for a draw off a late goal, the Fire head to Nashville looking to get their season back on track – or at least avoid a repeat of their last visit. Nashville will be looking to
Fresh off a victory in their opening U.S. Open Cup match of the year, the Fire return to Soldier Field to host the New York Red Bulls in their third game in seven days. Chicago will be hoping to take the momentum from their midweek Open Cup victory, while
The Fire came to SeatGeek Stadium to play the first Chicago Derby in 23 years with one goal: Win, and advance in the U.S. Open Cup, a competition that has historically been good to the team. Mission accomplished. The Fire ultimately dispatched Chicago House A.C. of the amateur
The magic of the Cup is upon us, and the Fire are facing a local rival in their first Chicago Derby since beating the Chicago Sockers of the now-defunct Premier Development League in 2000 en route to their second U.S. Open Cup victory. In this edition, two Peter Wilt-founded
After a three-game undefeated homestand, the Fire head back out on the road, visiting an Atlanta United team that remains undefeated at home. While both clubs have just a single loss on their records, both Ezra Hendrickson as well as Atlanta Head Coach Gonzalo Pineda will be asking their teams
https://twitter.com/meninred97/status/1647429205343305729?s=20 Continuing the strong run of form that he’s shown all season, Carlos Terán is your man of the match. The 22-year-old from Turbo, Colombia, showed off his speed and strength in his seventh start of the campaign. Terán was flying on
The Fire host the Philadelphia Union at Soldier Field on Saturday as they look for revenge against the team that handed them their only loss on the season. In the month since, the Fire have played well even if they’ve struggled to cash in on opportunities to get wins;
Fresh off their first win of the season, the Fire return home to host D.C. United. The Fire will be looking to keep an unblemished record against teams coached by ex-English national team players, following their 3-2 win over Phil Neville’s Inter Miami last week. D.C. United,
A week after playing the coldest home game in team history, the Fire head south to say Bienvenido a Ft. Lauderdale to face Inter Miami CF in their fourth game of the season. The Fire hit the road still searching for their first win of the campaign and their first
As last Saturday’s match between Fire and FC Cincinnati entered the dying minutes, just as a sense of optimism started growing amongst the Fire faithful gathered - or huddled, considering the winds and 23° F temperature at kickoff - disaster struck, as the Fire conceded not once but twice
The Chicago Fire return to Soldier Field to play FC Cincinnati a week after the heartbreaking loss to Philadelphia courtesy of a late goal while the Fire were down a man. FC Cincinnati heads back out on the road after beating the Sounders 1-0 at home last week, managing to
Three match days - as MLS is calling them this year - into the season and narratives are starting to emerge as some teams are beating expectations - pretty much no one not working for the club thought St. Louis would be leading the Supporter’s Shield race - while
The Fire travel to Philadelphia for their first road match of the season, coming off a season-opening draw vs NYCFC last Saturday. Last week’s point came at a cost to the Fire, as the team lost three starters to injury, two of whom will be unavailable for this match.