As last Saturday’s match between Fire and FC Cincinnati entered the dying minutes, just as a sense of optimism started growing amongst the Fire faithful gathered - or huddled, considering the winds and 23° F temperature at kickoff - disaster struck, as the Fire conceded not once but twice after the
As you may be well aware from my coverage of the Chicago Fire on Twitter, I’m a bit of a weeb. A lot of a weeb, in fact. And while you may think it’s not very helpful in this line of work, it does give me quite a
In a vacuum, a 1-1 draw with New York City FC on opening day wasn't a terrible result. The Fire emerged with a point and a strong finish would typically leave fans encouraged that they could put up a fight against the Philadelphia Union next week. But
Over the last decade, Chicago has slowly emerged as one of the leading academies in the United States. It has seen Gaga Slonina break into the Fire's first team and be sold to global powerhouse Chelsea for $15 million. It has seen Djordje Mihailovic graduate from the academy
With a little under two months until the closure of the MLS Primary Transfer Window on April 24th, the Fire have already made six new signings. Even after securing the signature of veteran striker Kei Kamara, the Fire have continued their hunt to replace the 20 million dollar man, Jhon
The Fire begin the 2023 season following an offseason made more notable for departures, headlined by GK Gabriel Slonina and forward Jhon Durán, than arrivals, leaving the team with several positions of need. Technical Director Georg Heitz can continue to make additions through April 24, but following that, any unmet
Ezra Hendrickson’s second year as head coach begins with considerably less optimism around the team than during his debut season, leaving many to question how much of the team’s 2022 performance should be placed on the shoulders of the head coach. That year, offseason changes had Fire faithful
