The Fire are facing D.C. United, a team that has a lengthy history with the fire, in their first of two games this season at SeatGeek Stadium, the team’s home for 14 years. The teams own the two longest active playoff droughts in the league (the Fire, six
The two MLS teams with the longest playoff drought meet at SeatGeek on Saturday, as the Fire host D.C. United. Both teams are currently out of the playoffs looking in and would love to walk away from Bridgeview with three points in hand as they look to change their
CHICAGO, Ill. — Some nights play out like a fairy tale. Some do not. Last year, the Chicago Fire cruised to an astonishingly dominant 4-1 victory over a Lionel Messi-less Inter Miami. This time around, it was precisely the opposite: a crushing 4-1 loss before 55,385 fans. The news of
A lot can change in 11 months. It was about this time last year when the Chicago Fire and Inter Miami met before a record, 62,214-strong crowd at Soldier Field, and as the teams gear up to face off again this Saturday, many variables are dramatically different to last
The Fire host Inter Miami for the second time since Lionel Messi’s arrival to the squad from south Florida. Last year, the team put on a spectacle in front of the largest-ever home crowd in team history and emerged with a 4-1 win. Can the Fire repeat against an
The Fire host Inter Miami, a team they technically played two matches previously in the MLS regular season, a match that took place nearly a month and a half ago because of the Leagues Cup break. Miami weren’t able to repeat their Leagues Cup victory with Lionel Messi sidelined
Though the MLS and MLS Next Pro schedules are approaching their conclusions, college soccer is only beginning. University teams around the country kicked off their schedules this week, including several with former Chicago Fire academy products. Several academy alums are scattered throughout the NCAA across several different conferences, but three
QUEENS, N.Y. — As the Chicago Fire’s MLS return at New York City FC reached its conclusion, it seemed that the Men in Red would leave Citi Field empty-handed. But in 16 dramatic minutes, everything flipped on its head. Late goals from team leaders Hugo Cuypers and Brian Gutiérrez
The Fire head to New York to face the city’s eponymous team in their first match since a rain-logged loss in the Leagues Cup over three weeks ago to face a team that played in that competition just last week. Note: The Fire played NYCFC last month. For a
The Fire are back in action following a three-week break after their early exit from the Leagues Cup, on the road to face New York City FC. Both sides have plenty to play for, even if the stakes are different: New York City is comfortably in a playoff spot but
With the team’s Leagues Cup campaign now firmly in the rearview mirror, the team’s MLS regular season campaign is set to resume on August 24th when the team travels to The Bronx to play New York City FC, the first of nine games remaining on the team’s
Hours before the MLS trade deadline, the Chicago Fire announced the addition of Ari Lassiter from CF Montréal for the remainder of the 2024 season. The deal sees the Fire send Montréal a total of $75,000 in General Allocation Money in exchange for Lassiter, who will join the team
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — There have been few weeks in recent memory that have been as eventful for the Chicago Fire as this one. And that comes without a single minute of soccer being played. Monday morning started with the bombshell news that sporting director Georg Heitz had chosen to step down
The Chicago Fire have traded for CF Montréal's Ari Lassiter, the club confirmed this afternoon. The trade comes six hours after the club confirmed the departure of Designated Player Xherdan Shaqiri, freeing up a senior roster slot. In exchange for Lassiter, the Fire sent $75,000 in General
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — The Chicago Fire and Xherdan Shaqiri have agreed a mutual contract termination effective immediately, sources tell MIR97 Media. The agreement comes hours before tonight's trade deadline and will open up a senior roster slot. Shaqiri's departure also frees up an international roster slot but
Georg Heitz will depart the Chicago Fire at the conclusion of the 2024 season, the club confirmed in a statement today. Heitz says that he has chosen to resign for personal reasons and will return to his native Switzerland, remaining on FC Lugano's board of directors. “Georg recently