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4 Things We Learned: Chicago Fire vs. Fortaleza

4 Things We Learned: Chicago Fire vs. Fortaleza

The Chicago Fire opened their 2025 preseason schedule on Sunday, facing Brazilian Serie A contender Fortaleza in a warm Port St. Lucie. A hodge-podge Fire lineup took the field in the first unofficial match under Head Coach Gregg Berhalter, and despite a narrow 1-0 loss, it was not a poor

Why Neymar signing would make sense for the Fire

Why Neymar signing would make sense for the Fire

In a rapidly moving story yesterday, rumors out of Saudi Arabia – which eventually became reports from the United States and France –  have linked the Chicago Fire with Brazilian superstar Neymar Jr., currently of Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia, with L’Equipe reporting that Fire and MLS executives have met with Neymar’

Chicago Fire player Hugo Cuypers plays the ball during a game against the Houston Dynamo.

Fire’s depth chart ahead of the transfer window

The new year is here, signaling the MLS offseason is coming to an end: the Fire’s first announced preseason game is set to take place on February 5th as part of the Coachella Valley Invitational tournament and players will be reporting to training camp in more of a matter

7 New Year's Resolutions for the Fire in 2025

7 New Year's Resolutions for the Fire in 2025

The New Year is often a time for a fresh start. For the Chicago Fire, that fresh start started back in October with the hiring of new Director of Football and Head Coach Gregg Berhalter. After five years under Georg Heitz, the arrival of Berhalter has reignited excitement for the

Ten thoughts on the Fire's 2025 Schedule

Ten thoughts on the Fire's 2025 Schedule

The 2025 MLS regular season Schedule is set, and the Fire know their opponents and when they’ll be facing them. Although many facets of the MLS schedule remain unchanged – it is still 34 games long, still set to start the last week in February and end, somewhat awkwardly, following

Apr 16, 2022; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Fire FC midfielder Gaston Gimenez (30) kicks the ball past Los Angeles Galaxy d

What Gastón Giménez’s departure means for the Fire

Gastón Giménez’s return to South America via mutual contract termination has numerous impacts for the Fire and the team’s roster as the club looks to retool under new Director of Football Gregg Berhalter. The move comes as somewhat of a surprise following repeated rumors over several years that

MLS Releases GAM information: Fire 26th with $2.9m

MLS Releases GAM information: Fire 26th with $2.9m

For the first time in league history, MLS has published the amount of available General Allocation Money (GAM) for each team. Alongside the Designated Player (DP) rule, the U22 initiative and Targeted Allocation Money (TAM), GAM is one of several accounting mechanisms invented by the league that allows teams to

Fire II advanced after a tense shootout.

What to Expect for Fire II with Gregg Berhalter

Tasked with overhauling a roster that finished 28th out of 29 teams in MLS, it would have been understandable if Gregg Berhalter, Gregg Broughton and the team’s sporting department focused their attention during MLS’s short offseason on reworking the first team, leaving Fire II, the team’s reserve

6 USMNT Players Berhalter Could Bring to Chicago

6 USMNT Players Berhalter Could Bring to Chicago

The international break is in full flow, and for the U.S. Men’s National Team, the Mauricio Pochettino era has commenced. Poch’s debut win against Panama on Saturday officially turned the page on Gregg Berhalter’s tenure, which ended this summer; at the same time, last week’s

What Berhalter’s USMNT stint tells us about the Fire

What Berhalter’s USMNT stint tells us about the Fire

Gregg Berhalter’s arrival at the Chicago Fire this week has sparked conversation not just in the Windy City but throughout all of American soccer. The former U.S. Men’s National Team manager, who was ceremoniously fired following this summer’s Copa América embarrassment, is looking both to restore

3 Winners, 3 Losers from Berhalter's Hiring

3 Winners, 3 Losers from Berhalter's Hiring

Yesterday, the Chicago Fire turned heads around Major League Soccer with the announcement that the club had named former USMNT coach Gregg Berhalter as director of football and head coach. The news comes just days after the team’s elimination from playoff contention for the seventh successive season. Before Berhalter

Sep 14, 2024; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Fire FC forward Tom Barlow (12) celebrates with Chicago Fire FC midfielder Mare

Four Fire Storylines to Watch for the Rest of 2024

With the Fire officially eliminated from postseason contention, in a macro sense, the season is over. That isn’t to say that there are no stakes for the team in the final weeks of the season. Here are some storylines for both the team and individual players to keep an