Chicago Fire head coach Ezra Hendrickson has been fired, sources have confirmed to MIR97 Media. Current assistant coach and club legend Frank Klopas is expected to take over as the interim head coach. The decision to pull the plug on Hendrickson’s project was made by Sporting Director Georg Heitz
[podcast_subscribe id="2689"] Welcome back to Hot Takes! In Ep3 Matt & Paul react to your Hot Takes regarding the Chicago Fire’s current form. Who is to blame for all these late collapses, Ezra? Shaq? Mansueto? Maybe even the whole organization! Listen now and let us
The Fire faced off against Nashville away with a notably rotated side and left the Music City with zero points and an injured Rafael Czichos after Hany Muhktar scored a hattrick. Ezra Hendrickson spiced it up and started the team in a 3-4-1-2, but after the injury to Czichos, Hendrickson
It was a rough outing for the Fire as they were battered 3-0 by Nashville. Luckily for the Fire, however, they were saved from further humiliation by 19-year-old goalkeeper Chris Brady. https://twitter.com/meninred97/status/1655038983036862464?s=20 Although Nashville found the back of the night three times on
It’s that time of the year… when the Chicago Fire’s remaining early season optimism comes to a screeching halt. The Fire stumbled to a 3-0 loss at Nashville SC this weekend, with a hat trick from Hany Mukhtar condemning their fate. Across the board, it was the Fire’
Coming off the back of another last-minute heartbreak in league play, the Fire will face their biggest test of the season thus far against a heavily favored Nashville side. A common opponent between the two sides is Atlanta United. While the match against Atlanta from a couple of weeks ago
Fifteen months ago, the Fire unveiled Xherdan Shaqiri as the crown jewel of what then seemed like a stellar offseason. Shaqiri’s signing made international headlines and sent shockwaves around Major League Soccer. With an $8 million annual salary, he was, at the time, the highest-paid player in MLS history
Following yet another match at Soldier Field where the Fire found a way to settle for a draw off a late goal, the Fire head to Nashville looking to get their season back on track – or at least avoid a repeat of their last visit. Nashville will be looking to
I turn 24 this month. Throughout my time around peers, I’ve realized that I didn’t exactly grow up with the same cultural touchstones as everyone else. Like how in my television writing class a couple months ago I got yelled at for having never watched “Wizards of Waverly
Following up a disappointing collapse last week against the New York Red Bulls, the focus of the Chicago Fire shifts to what promises to be a very difficult matchup this Saturday on the road in Nashville. Playing in their beautiful brand-new soccer-specific stadium (the largest in North America), Nashville have
[podcast_subscribe id="2688"] The MIR97 Podcast has entered double digits! On Episode 10: Matt, DJ, and Alan discuss the Fires crosstown rivalry win in the US Open Cup over Chicago House AC, a quick overseas report from former Fire players/manager in the Swiss Super League, and
The Chicago Fire are in the midst of a difficult stretch right now, but with a busy month of May coming up, there is a lot to be excited about. Head Coach Ezra Hendrickson and midfielder Federico Navarro spoke to the media today, looking forward to this weekend’s match
[podcast_subscribe id="2688"] The second edition of the MIR97 Podcast S1 specials! Alan and DJ are joined by special guest: MLS Content Creator and LA Galaxy supporter, Eli Lesser (@ThisWeekInMLS), to talk about the epic highs and lows of being a soccer content creator for not just
It is crazy to think that Major League Soccer’s regular season is already a third of the way completed, and it still isn’t warm out in Chicago. Besides that, matchday ten saw a matchup between the top two teams in the East, Portland get another big win, Nashville
Mistakes at the back nearly spoiled the Fire’s night in the first half on Saturday night. Carlos Terán, who has been so solid the past few weeks had a nightmare performance before he was eventually replaced by Mauricio Pineda due to a first-half injury. On the same day that
Would you look at that, Ezra Hendrickson’s Fire dropped points from a leading position once again! After a shaky start to the match, Kei Kamara would score a thunderous header from an Arnaud Souquet cross in the 34th minute to go up 1-0. The Fire never would assert dominance