Chris Brady has been ruled out for the Chicago Fire's MLS Cup Playoffs First Round Game Two match against the Philadelphia Union. Jeff Gal will start in his place, making his first career postseason start after being a second-string for all of 2025. Gal, 32, has only
The storyline writes itself. From this point on, the Chicago Fire’s season ends one of two ways: In defeat, or lifting MLS Cup. Their next test is Saturday afternoon, at home at SeatGeek Stadium, in what will be the team’s final home game of the year, unless they
In a biannual tradition, the MLS Players Association has released the base and total guaranteed compensation for every player contract in the league. According to their data, the Fire have the fifth highest wage bill in MLS, up from seventh over the summer. While release in June gave a wealth
1. After an eight year interval without a playoff game, the Chicago Fire played their second postseason game in four days, this time on the road in Chester, Pennsylvania as they took on the Supporters Shield-winning Philadelphia Union in game one of the best-of-three series. Both teams
Even though the Chicago Fire are still in action, with a crucial game coming up at SeatGeek Stadium this Saturday, we’re nearing November and the MLS regular season is firmly in the rear-view mirror. We wanted to hear from you on a variety of topics – everything from your
The Chicago Fire will enter Game 2 of their First Round playoff series knowing they must beat the Philadelphia Union to stay alive. Despite a tremendous 2-2 comeback in Chester on Sunday night, they lost on penalties and now find themselves in a 1-0 hole in the series.
CHESTER, Pa. — The Chicago Fire’s playoff dream is hanging by a thread this week in light of a shootout loss in Pennsylvania on Sunday night. The Men in Red clawed back a ridiculous 2-2 draw with the Supporters Shield champion Philadelphia Union, but lost on spot kicks after
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
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 Chicago Fire are through to the first round proper of the 2025 MLS Cup playoffs courtesy of a 3-1 win over Orlando City on Wednesday night. Brian Gutiérrez and Hugo Cuypers supplied the goals and sent the more than 13,000 Fire fans happy after a dominant performance
The Chicago Fire’s record-breaking season is set to continue. Because of the team’s 3-1 victory over Orlando City SC at SeatGeek Stadium, giving the team their first postseason win since 2009 after their first postseason game in eight years, the team will advance to face the
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — For the first time since 2009, the Chicago Fire have won a playoff game. Bridgeview was the setting once again, and it came in a 3-1 thumping of Orlando City in the Eastern Conference Wild Card game. After a month-long experiment with a defensive back five,
The Chicago Fire have broken their eight-year playoff drought and will finally return to postseason action tonight against Orlando City. It comes in a season in which homegrown players have played a far bigger role than ever before in club history, and in which products of the Fire'
In October of 2017, the Chicago Fire kicked off the MLS postseason with ambitions of claiming MLS Cup. It was a short-lived dream as the New York Red Bulls promptly ended it in 90 minutes with a 4-0 thumping in Bridgeview. Eight years on, they’re looking to
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
