It’s starting to feel like the honeymoon is over for Gregg Berhalter and the 2025 Chicago Fire, and the pressure is now firmly on the team to win – at home, in Soldier Field. Wednesday’s loss to a heavily-depleted Philadelphia Union side in a match where the Fire felt
Chicago, Ill. — Sometimes, all it takes is one goal. And sometimes, the goal isn't yours. Kicking off the second half of their season, the Chicago Fire hosted the conference-leading Philadelphia Union at Soldier Field. After a first half that saw the Fire already match already match their win
Philip Zinckernagel is going to Austin. The Danish winger was named to the 2025 MLS All-Star roster by Austin FC (and All-Star game) head coach NIco Estévez. As a result, Zinckernagel becomes the first All-Star for the Fire since the 2023 season, when Kei Kamara was named as a commissioner’
After the Fire’s first week without a match this season, the team returns with two home games in quick succession. The team returns to action Wednesday against the Philadelphia Union, currently atop MLS’s Eastern Conference and riding a 12-game undefeated streak across all competitions. The game begins the
A little less than two weeks after shocking the city by announcing plans for a new, privately-financed $650 million stadium in downtown Chicago, the Chicago Fire unveiled official renderings and held a town hall hosted by Ald. Pat Dowell (3rd Ward) with their future neighbors. With the bombshell announcement two
CHICAGO, Ill. — The Fire’s effort was improved, but not enough to emerge victorious against Nashville. Fresh off a 7-1 victory, the Chicago Fire came home for the first time since May 10th to host Nashville SC in the final match of the first half of their season. The Fire
For those who have actually been able to follow Ted Lasso’s amnesiatic advice to “be a goldfish,” sorry to be the bearer of bad news but: When two teams met on April , the Fire lost 7-2, the first time in team history that the team had conceded that many
Let’s just get this out of the way: It’s important not to over-index the Chicago Fire’s 7-1 victory over D.C. United. Both teams put out heavily rotated lineups, and were missing a combined 20 players to injuries, international duty, or other causes, including key starters, and
TTWith MLS halfway through its 30th season, the Chicago Fire have 22 points and are sitting in 11th place in the Eastern Conference, two places, and three points, out of the final postseason spot. That isn’t really the whole story, however: The Fire have played just 15 games, two
The Chicago Fire bookended what turned out to be a strong month, bookending May with games against Orlando City. Four weeks after keeping Orlando off the scoresheet despite being down a man for a majority of the game, the Fire walked away with a 3-1 victory. The win gave the
The universe balances itself in mysterious ways. The Chicago Fire hosted Orlando right after conceding the most goals in team history against Nashville the match prior. The team responded by smothering Orlando’s great-on-paper attack with a confident defensive performance despite playing down a man for most of the match
For the second time this week, the Fire are headed to the East Coast. Returning victorious from Tuesday’s U.S. Open Cup match against the New England Revolution in Rhode Island, the Fire spent several days training in Chicago before heading to face New York City FC. This match
Sometimes, you have to win ugly. That’s something the Chicago Fire are likely telling themselves on their return to Chicago after their 3-1 victory over the New England Revolution, in a game where the scoreline flatters the performance. In the end, however, the how is irrelevant: The Fire won,
In what seems like a blink of an eye after their win in Charlotte, the Chicago Fire continue their road swing, heading out for a Tuesday matchup against the New England Revolution. The match is the 92nd all-time matchup between the two teams, and the fourth in U.S. Open
In what felt like the team's most complete game to date, the Fire scored four goals against Charlotte, the first time any MLS team has been able to accomplish that in the Queen City (Southern edition). Here's four things we learned from the statement win by
The Chicago Fire are heading to Charlotte to kick off a four-game road trip that will be the team’s final lengthy stay away from home this season. The last time the team left Soldier Field for multiple weeks, they came back with a perfect nine points out of the