The Chicago Fire are often difficult to describe. Tonight, it is not difficult. It is impossible. This week, they had the opportunity to play on national television on a Sunday afternoon and took on Atlanta United at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. While Atlanta is a place that the Fire have never
After a stretch of three games at Soldier Field, the Fire are back on the road this weekend. In this stretch of three games, the Fire were unbeaten, yet only came away with all three points in one match. Against D.C. United three weeks ago, the Fire were unable
After a three-game undefeated homestand, the Fire head back out on the road, visiting an Atlanta United team that remains undefeated at home. While both clubs have just a single loss on their records, both Ezra Hendrickson as well as Atlanta Head Coach Gonzalo Pineda will be asking their
The Chicago Fire, unbeaten in five, will face their biggest test of the season so far when they take on high-flying Atlanta United at Mercedes-Benz Arena this Sunday. Atlanta, led by Argentina national team midfielder Thiago Almada, are having a great start to the season, and will provide
[podcast_subscribe id="2688"] This week on the MIR97 Podcast, Alan and DJ are joined by the creative writer for MIR97, Jiggly. The trio discuss the upcoming Peter Wilt Derby along with Jiggly’s time at the Forward Madison vs Chicago House game, the ongoing disconnect between Season
Much like last season, the Chicago Fire’s 2023 has already been severely impacted by injuries. Xherdan Shaqiri, Federico Navarro, Jairo Torres, and numerous others have dealt with some issues, and Ezra Hendrickson doesn’t yet know which of those players he’ll be able to call upon heading into
No matter what happens with the Chicago Fire in their playoff pursuit, there’s now a guarantee that Soldier Field will play host to at least one high-stakes tournament matchup this year. Earlier today, CONCACAF announced the group stage schedule for this summer’s Gold Cup, and it has
In the eighth week of Major League Soccer action, there was plenty of notable action across both conferences and some results that were extremely surprising to fans across the league. Here is a recap of some of matchday eight’s most noticeable results. Cincinnati’s Undefeated Run Gets Snapped I
It was looking like it was going to be a fantastic night for all Fire fans. Not only was Soldier Field offering free tickets and Chicago was providing warm weather, but the Fire also looked like they were hungry for 3 points in the first half. Looking back on the
Theoretically, the Fire could have been in fifth place in the Eastern Conference if they had held the 2-0 scoreline they achieved after a clunky Maren Haile-Selassie tap-in and freak own-goal from Nathan Harriel. The Fire would prove continuously wasteful in front of goal, and after
https://twitter.com/meninred97/status/1647429205343305729?s=20 Continuing the strong run of form that he’s shown all season, Carlos Terán is your man of the match. The 22-year-old from Turbo, Colombia, showed off his speed and strength in his seventh start of the campaign. Terán was
How does this keep happening? That’s the question on everyone’s lips around the Chicago Fire, and someone needs to figure out how to stop it. The Fire hosted the Philadelphia Union this weekend, and despite jumping out to a two-goal, they fell to a 2-2 draw
[podcast_subscribe id="2688"] Welcome back to the MIR97 Podcast! In today's episode, the trio get's a little weird and spends a large part of the episode diving into religion....(you'll see just listen to the pod). Join Matt, Alan, and DJ
A win on Saturday would be the Fire’s 3rd in their last 4 matches. Coming off of their first home victory of the season last weekend against Minnesota, Chicago should feel confident in their ability to produce a result against the Union; whose last MLS victory was against the
The Fire host the Philadelphia Union at Soldier Field on Saturday as they look for revenge against the team that handed them their only loss on the season. In the month since, the Fire have played well even if they’ve struggled to cash in on opportunities to get wins;
I’m sitting up in the grandstand, one of the most beautiful grandstands I’ve ever been in. I’m not much of a baseball guy, despite the hours I’ve put into MLB The Show, so I haven’t been in many grandstands. But I have been to both
