As the Fire host the L.A. Galaxy at the halfway mark of their season, the team finds itself exploring the depths of soccer purgatory: On a winless streak that now stretches to nine matches, just two shy of the team’s all-time record, but also one game shy
CHICAGO, Ill. — The Chicago Fire’s winless run was extended to nine games tonight after a fairly forgettable Wednesday 1-1 draw with Orlando City at Soldier Field. Frank Klopas’ lineup was almost unchanged, with Jonathan Dean replacing suspended Allan Arigoni in the only swap from Saturday’s draw at
15 games into the Major League Soccer season, the Chicago Fire find themselves in a familiar position: struggling to consistently put the ball in the net and well below the playoff line in the midst of an eight-game winless run. A bright spot of this miserable start, however, has
With two games before the team closes the books on the first half of the season, the Fire look for their third win against Orlando City, a team that many picked to finish at or near the top of the Eastern Conference and compete for hardware but who have fallen
For the third match in a row, the Fire face a team with the series in near balance, this time at home against Orlando City, a team who came into 2024 with aspirations after a high-flying 2023 season but who have instead fallen firmly back to earth. The Fire
The Chicago Fire ended their four-game losing skid tonight, but couldn't manage to secure three points as they tied D.C. United on the road, 1-1. Goals from Christopher McVey and Kellyn Acosta either side of halftime filled out the scoresheet. The storylines started in the
Xherdan Shaqiri is not with the Chicago Fire ahead of their match against D.C. United, and he will not play tonight as he joins the Swiss National Team camp in St. Gallen ahead of the European Championships. The decision was made Friday following discussions last week involving the Fire,
In the main match preview, I noted that D.C. has the second longest active playoff drought in the league, after the Fire, and in trying to get back to the postseason, they essentially pursued opposite strategies: The Fire made more changes to the squad, particularly at the top end,
With the Fire’s season on the ropes and the team stuck in 14th place out of 15 teams in the MLS Eastern Conference – and 28th out of 29 teams overall – the Fire travel to the nation’s capital looking for a spark that has long eluded the team as
This summer, for the first time since 2008, the United States will compete in men’s soccer at the Olympics. Unfortunately, for this generation of unprecedented American talent, only 18 players will make the final cut for Paris. The Chicago Fire’s two brightest young stars – Chris Brady and Brian
CHICAGO, Ill. — The Fire's nightmare start to 2024 continued with yet another home loss, this time to the Columbus Crew, 3-1. Entering the match, one thing was certain: change was needed. Klopas’ team were winless in six and had failed to score in four straight at home.
After the loss in St. Louis, Frank Klopas and Xherdan Shaqiri both mentioned that it was still “early” in the season, causing me to do a bit of math. With two matches coming up that week, if the Fire won both, they’d have to be a slightly-better-than-
Nobody in Chicago wants to win more than Frank Klopas. That much is evident. Unfortunately for him and the Fire, that is simply not happening right now. Last Wednesday’s loss extended the current winless run to six, while the team has been outscored 9-1 in that span and
With little time to lick their wounds, the Fire are back in action in Soldier Field on Saturday, facing a classic foe in the Columbus Crew to conclude MLS’s Rivalry Week. The Fire are still looking for their first win in May and their first goal in front of
CHICAGO, Ill. — The hapless Chicago Fire's miserable start to the 2024 season continued on a forgettable Wednesday night at Soldier Field as they lost to Charlotte FC, 1-0. Aiming to respond to a weeks-long skid that has the Fire winless in five, under-pressure head coach
The Chicago Fire have the third-highest roster spend in Major League Soccer, according to this spring’s MLS Players Association (MLSPA) salary release. The full list was briefly published on the MLSPA website earlier today, but will be re-released Thursday. According to the numbers posted, only Inter Miami,
