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 first time – and
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 in
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 Supporters Shield-winning
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, Gregg Berhalter
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's
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 right that
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 where
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Chicago Fire didn't have to worry about playoff qualification entering Decision Day, and while there may have been an ounce of complacency, they did just enough to preserve a home wildcard game. Despite a 2-2 draw with the Revs, an eliminated team with nothing to
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Chicago Fire’s first playoff opponent since 2017 is now set: Orlando City. Because of Decision Day results around the league, including their own 2-2 draw to the New England Revolution in Foxborough, the Fire will start their playoff journey in the same place that their last
The Chicago Fire went into their last game against Toronto two weeks ago knowing that they would be in the postseason. Even though the team had punched their ticket, they didn’t know the destination – and still won’t until Saturday evening. Every Eastern Conference team kicks off simultaneously at
For the first time since 2017, the Chicago Fire are going into Decision Day knowing that whatever the results on MLS’s final matchday, their season will not be over. Hugo Cuypers, the team’s leading goal scorer, appreciates what it took to get the team to this point. Noting
Christopher Cupps will be representing the United States on the world stage this fall. The Chicago Fire's homegrown star defender, who broke through into the first team out of nowhere this season, is a part of Gonzálo Segares' squad for the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which will
On October 13th, Lionel Messi and La Albiceleste were slated to host a friendly match against Puerto Rico at Soldier Field. On Wednesday, news broke – confirmed by MIR97 Media – that the game is to be relocated to Chase Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale, the home venue for Inter Miami. The Argentine
In their last home game of the season, the Chicago Fire played a game that started off slow but had a thrilling end – even if it isn’t one that Fire faithful would have hoped for. Here are five things we learned from their 2-2 draw with Toronto FC. 1.