The Fire announced that they have signed Danish winger Philip Zinckernagel from Club Brugge in Belgium, the new Fire front office’s first signing from abroad, after having previously brought in defender Jack Elliott in free agency alongside a number of additions to the supplemental roster. The team has confirmed
The new year is here, signaling the MLS offseason is coming to an end: the Fire’s first announced preseason game is set to take place on February 5th as part of the Coachella Valley Invitational tournament and players will be reporting to training camp in more of a matter
Tobias Salquist has been sold to Danish Superliga club FC Nordsjælland, the Chicago Fire announced this afternoon. Salquist spent just one season in MLS. The move comes as a slight surprise after a promising but unlucky debut season in MLS for the 29-year-old center back, who was a
The New Year is often a time for a fresh start. For the Chicago Fire, that fresh start started back in October with the hiring of new Director of Football and Head Coach Gregg Berhalter. After five years under Georg Heitz, the arrival of Berhalter has reignited excitement for the
It's no secret that the arrival of Gregg Berhalter at the Chicago Fire is heralding a widespread personnel makeover from top to bottom. The sporting staff has already seen a near-complete turnover, with Berhalter bringing in an almost entirely new crew to run operations, and several changes
The 2025 MLS regular season Schedule is set, and the Fire know their opponents and when they’ll be facing them. Although many facets of the MLS schedule remain unchanged – it is still 34 games long, still set to start the last week in February and end, somewhat awkwardly, following
Gastón Giménez’s return to South America via mutual contract termination has numerous impacts for the Fire and the team’s roster as the club looks to retool under new Director of Football Gregg Berhalter. The move comes as somewhat of a surprise following repeated rumors over several years that
Gastón Giménez has left the Chicago Fire after agreeing to terminate his contract, the club announced tonight. The move opens up a Designated Player slot on the Fire's roster as the team enters 2025. Giménez, 33, has spent five seasons in Chicago since Georg Heitz brought him to
Gastón Giménez could leave the Chicago Fire this week, according to various reports out of South America. Sources confirmed to MIR97 Media that an exit is very possible, and while negotiations are advanced, nothing is complete yet. The possible departure was first reported by Paraguayan journalist Daniel Maciel, who shared
The Fire announced a number of front office hires as the team retools under Director of Football and Gregg Berhalter. Eddie Rock, formerly the senior vice president of football operations with the team, has a new title and responsibilities as head of strategy, continuing his stint with the club. Darcy
Entering the MLS SuperDraft, 18-year-old Dean Boltz was hoping that he would be picked by the Chicago Fire. And that’s precisely what happened. Boltz had signed a Generation Adidas contract earlier in the week, meaning he would be among the top names in the draft as a
The Chicago Fire have signed center back Olu Oyegunle to a second team contract, sources tell MIR97 Media. Oyegunle was drafted by the Fire in 2023 and signs an MLS Next Pro contract for 2025 with an option for 2026. Oyegunle, 22, was one of the top defenders in the
The Chicago Fire have signed talented 18-year-old Dylan Borso to an MLS Homegrown contract, sources tell MIR97 Media. The talented midfielder recently completed his freshman season at Wake Forest, helping the Demon Deacons win the ACC Tournament. Borso is the fourth signing of the Gregg Berhalter era, as
The MLS SuperDraft is back tomorrow, and while it won't look or feel the same as it has in years past, teams around the league will still have the opportunity to pick some of the top players in college soccer. While the pool of players to choose from
For the first time in league history, MLS has published the amount of available General Allocation Money (GAM) for each team. Alongside the Designated Player (DP) rule, the U22 initiative and Targeted Allocation Money (TAM), GAM is one of several accounting mechanisms invented by the league that allows teams to
The Chicago Fire's schedule for 2025 was announced on Thursday, with the Men in Red marking their calendars for the first season under new Director of Football and Head Coach Gregg Berhalter. The Fire will seek to navigate this difficult MLS schedule under the new regime and qualify
