This Wednesday, the eyes of the soccer world will be on the Chicago Fire. Inter Miami, North America’s burgeoning super club fueled by the starpower of Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba, Josef Martínez, DeAndre Yedlin, and the greatest of all time, Lionel Messi, will travel to the Lakefront for an
Earlier today, a professional team representing the Chicago Fire took the field in a playoff game for the first time since 2017. Like in 2017, the opponent was the New York Red Bulls, and like in 2017, the Fire saw four goals fly into their net. The Red Bulls, who
Oh hi! I’m Jiggly. And it’s a Tuesday. Well, it shouldn’t be a surprise to any of you. This week is part two of my Mailbag Extravaganza. I’m really happy that it is, because I just don’t know what to say about the Fire right
The Fire traveled to Harrison, New Jersey looking for their first win since the Leagues Cup break. They got it. In a match where both they and the Red Bulls were level on points and on the outside of the postseason picture looking in, the Fire achieved a win – something
Edgewater Castle advanced to the 3rd round of U.S. Open Cup qualifying on Saturday night as they defeated Berber City 2-1 at the CIBC Fire Pitch. It was the away side who were better to start, and they scored the opener as a result. Edgewater grew into the contest
Chicago House Athletic Club booked their place in the 3rd round of U.S. Open Cup qualifying on Saturday afternoon as they defeated Wisłoka Chicago 2-1 at Elmhurst University. After surviving a tough start, the House took a 2-0 lead following goals from Alejandro Mentasti and A.R. Smith. They
The Fire travel to Harrison, New Jersey, to face the New York Red Bulls, a team level with them on points but behind in the standings due to tiebreakers. The point - and, more importantly, dropped points from teams above and below them in the standings, meaning that the playoffs
“On one hand it feels like the Open Cup was a long time ago.” “Then, on the other hand, it feels like we just got done with last year's run.” Those were the words of Chicago House Athletic Club head coach Matt Poland on Tuesday afternoon following practice.
Today, we have Alan, Tim, and DJ discussing the draw against the Revolution, the playoff picture, and the reality of having to go to New Jersey to play a soccer game. Check out our socials! MIR97 Website MIR97 Twitter MIR97 Instagram Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/
Oh hi! I’m Jiggly. And it’s a Tuesday. So, this week I definitely wanted to take the week off. My body was absolutely destroyed after the game Saturday night, where I learned that maybe I should start doing forearm workouts so I can keep going on drums longer.
After a miserable midweek performance against the Columbus Crew, the Fire earned a 2-2 draw against the New England Revolution. It looked to be more of the same when New England's Tomás Chancalay scored just 17 minutes in, but on the very next play, Brian Gutiérrez equalized. In
Two teams in turmoil met at Soldier Field on Saturday, and though both showed mettle, neither ultimately left satisfied as the teams played to a 2-2 draw. The Chicago Fire entered the match in the midst of a team-record goalless drought, and the New England Revolution, on their third head
After a 3-0 shellacking courtesy of a Cucho Hernández hat trick – the second fastest in league history – at Lower.com field in Columbus, Ohio on Wednesday, the Chicago Fire return to Soldier Field for their first and only home game in the month of September. Their opponent is the New
Alan, Tim, and DJ recap the Columbus game, look forward to New England, and air some grievances. Check out our socials! MIR97 Website MIR97 Twitter MIR97 Instagram Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mir97/support
In an absolutely spineless performance, the Fire lost 3-0 to the Columbus Crew courtesy of a Cucho Hernández hattrick within the first 23 minutes, followed up by a Xherdan Shaqiri red card to put the team’s playoff hopes on the brink of dying out. Here is a recap of
The Chicago Fire suffered one of the biggest and most humiliating defeats in their history Wednesday night as they were obliterated 3-0 by the Columbus Crew at Lower.com Field. A Cucho Hernández hat-trick within just 23 minutes put the game out of reach in the blink of an eye,