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Jonathan Dean against Atlanta Untied, July 16, 2025

5 Things We Learned: Chicago Fire vs. Atlanta United

The Chicago Fire are still yet to win an MLS game in Atlanta, but were seconds away from doing so before Will Reilly nicked a last-gasp point on Wednesday night. The 2-2 draw at Mercedes-Benz Stadium extends the Fire’s winless run to four matches, even if it felt harsh

5 Things We Learned: Chicago Fire vs San Diego FC

5 Things We Learned: Chicago Fire vs San Diego FC

Chris Brady was back in net and Kellyn Acosta and Rominigue Kouamé were both in the lineup, but the Chicago Fire still fell short, falling 2-1 to Western Conference-topping San Diego FC at Soldier Field. Even if a narrow loss at home has become all too familiar to Fire fans

Jul 5, 2025; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; FC Cincinnati defender Matt Miazga (21) battles for the ball against Chicago Fire FC forw

5 Things We Learned: FC Cincinnati vs. Chicago Fire

The Chicago Fire kicked off their run of 5 games in 14 days last night, travelling to Cincinnati to face the league leaders. It didn’t go to plan as they lost 2-1, but there were several positives to take away from the performance as they went toe-to-toe with MLS’

Brian Gutierrez, Philip Zinckernagel, Andrew Gutman, Jonathan Dean, Jonathan Bamba celebrate Gutierrez goal against Charlotte

5 Things We Learned: Chicago Fire vs. Charlotte FC

The Chicago Fire finally got a win in front of home fans, ending a two game goalless drought at Soldier Field as they went up 3-0 against Charlotte before holding on for a 3-2 win. That ultimately felt more comfortable than the scoreline indicates. Here are five takeaways from the

5 Things We Learned: Chicago Fire vs. Philadelphia Union

5 Things We Learned: Chicago Fire vs. Philadelphia Union

The Chicago Fire’s home misery in 2025 continued last night against Philadelphia as they suffered a 1-0 loss at the hands of the first-placed Union. It was a truly hapless performance, as the Fire failed to take advantage of Philly’s heavily short-handed roster and never grew into the

Chicago Fire 7th in MLS Salary Spend

Chicago Fire 7th in MLS Salary Spend

The Chicago Fire have the seventh highest salary spending in Major League Soccer, according to the salary guide released by the MLS Players Association this afternoon. Jonathan Bamba is the team's top earner and tenth overall in the league at roughly $5.5 million, with fellow Designated Player

5 Things We Learned: Chicago Fire vs. Nashville SC

5 Things We Learned: Chicago Fire vs. Nashville SC

The Chicago Fire's home field misery continued on Saturday, this time at the hands of red-hot Nashville SC. After a promising first half where both teams exchanged chances, Nashville broke through in the second half, with Hany Mukhtar and Sam Surridge providing the goals from their only two

Maren Haile-Selassie celebrates after scoring a goal against D.C. United at Audi Field on June 7, 2025

5 Things We Learned: Chicago Fire at D.C. United

Let’s just get this out of the way: It’s important not to over-index the Chicago Fire’s 7-1 victory over D.C. United. Both teams put out heavily rotated lineups, and were missing a combined 20 players to injuries, international duty, or other causes, including key starters, and

Hugo Cuypers plays the ball Orlando City on May 31, 2025

5 Things We Learned: Chicago Fire vs. Orlando City

The Chicago Fire bookended what turned out to be a strong month, bookending May with games against Orlando City. Four weeks after keeping Orlando off the scoresheet despite being down a man for a majority of the game, the Fire walked away with a 3-1 victory. The win gave the

Jack Elliott heads the ball against Charlotte FC on May 17, 2025

Five Things We Learned: Chicago Fire vs Charlotte FC

In what felt like the team's most complete game to date, the Fire scored four goals against Charlotte, the first time any MLS team has been able to accomplish that in the Queen City (Southern edition). Here's four things we learned from the statement win by