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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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Franco has ACL tear, Barroso also out

Franco has ACL tear, Barroso also out

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

Brian Gutiérrez celebrates his goal against Inter Miami on September 30, 2025

5 Things We Learned: Inter Miami 3, Chicago Fire 5

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

Sep 13, 2025; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Fire forward Philip Zinckernagel (11) scores a goal against New York City durin

Five Things We Learned: Chicago Fire 1, New York City 3

The Chicago Fire returned to Soldier Field for the first time since July looking to extend an undefeated run at home that extended past two months. The streak – built largely off of results at SeatGeek – saw the team finally claw its way to a winning record at home but ended

Hugo Cuypers, André Franco and other Chicago Fire players celebrate scoring a goal against New England Revolution at SeatGeek

5 Things We Learned: Chicago Fire vs New England Revolution

The Chicago Fire completed their regular-season series at SeatGeek with an undefeated record, going 2W-1D-0L following their 3-2 victory over the New England Revolution. The win puts the Fire back in a postseason spot and in control of a destiny that will see the team into the playoffs for the