With complete control over their fate, the Fire missed out on the playoffs once again after a goal from Julián Fernández in the 64th minute hoisted the hosts into the post-season. Here is a recap of the Fire’s individual performers. *Players are listed in the order they lined up,
The Chicago Fire came up one point short of a playoff spot as they were defeated 1-0 by NYCFC yesterday. Julián Fernández's second-half screamer was the only difference between the two teams. Alex Calabrese spoke to Frank Klopas and Kei Kamara postgame at Citi Field. Video: Max Sánchez
QUEENS, N.Y. — That’s the ball game. The Chicago Fire’s 2023 season came to an end Saturday in a dry, dull 1-0 loss at Citi Field against New York City FC. The rollercoaster season quietly withered away in the Big Apple, with the Men in Red hopelessly stranded
The Chicago Fire will take to the field tonight for the final time in the 2023 regular season and will have everything to play for on Decision Day. They travel to face New York City FC, another team battling to break into the final playoff places, though both teams need
It all comes down to this. The Chicago Fire will take on NYCFC tomorrow evening at Citi Field, with an MLS Wild Card spot on the line. The Fire must win (or tie in certain circumstances) and hope results elsewhere go their way to reach the postseason for the first
And so it ends. On March 4, 2023, the Fire opened their 26th regular season in MLS against New York City FC and 231 days later, they face the same opponent – this time in Queens, NY – to finish their regular season. Both teams enter the match with a chance at
After a 4-1 win against Inter Miami saw the Fire gain control over their own post-season destiny, the team threw it all away after losing 2-0 to Charlotte with one game to go. After Ashley Westwood put the visitors ahead in the 23rd minute, all it took was a Karol
The Chicago Fire played their last home game of the regular season knowing that a win would almost certainly give them a spot in the postseason. They didn’t get it. Playing 72 hours after an electric performance in front of a full house at Soldier Field, the team’s
The Chicago Fire return to the field tonight as they look to follow up their historic 4-1 win over Inter Miami with another victory against Charlotte FC. The demolition of Miami on Wednesday, fueled by second-half braces from Xherdan Shaqiri and Maren Haile-Selassie, propelled the Fire as high as 8th
Four days after hosting a team-record crowd at Soldier Field, the Fire host their regular season home finale Saturday against Charlotte FC, a team that is battling for the same postseason spots as Chicago. The team’s 4-1 over Inter Miami came at a crucial time for the Fire, and
The Chicago Fire stunned Inter Miami 4-1 at Soldier Field last night, with Xherdan Shaqiri and Maren Haile-Selassie propelling them to victory. We spoke with Shaqiri, Haile-Selassie, Frank Klopas, Chris Brady, Rafa Czichos, and Wyatt Omsberg postgame to break it down!
With a playoff spot on the line and a record crowd at Soldier Field, the Fire played the best they have all season, beating a Messi-less Inter Miami 4-1 courtesy of braces from Swiss duo Maren Haile-Selassie and Xherdan Shaqiri. Here is a recap of the Fire’s individual performers.
What. A. Night. The Chicago Fire produced one of the most memorable nights in their storied history as they stunned Inter Miami 4-1 in front of a sold-out crowd at Soldier Field. Second half goals from Xherdan Shaqiri and Maren Haile-Selassie led the Men in Red to victory as they
Tonight, the Chicago Fire will take to the Soldier Field pitch for their biggest game of the season. They will face off against playoff rival Inter Miami, who have surged into postseason contention thanks to a late push led by new arrivals Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba, Facundo Farías, Diego Gómez,
The Fire play their 32nd game of a 34-game regular season on Wednesday night at Soldier Field against the Eastern Conference’s 13th-place team. Of course, that isn’t the main narrative here, nor the way the game has been presented. The game along Lake Michigan will almost certainly become
The Fire traveled to Harrison, New Jersey looking for their first win since the Leagues Cup break. They got it. In a match where both they and the Red Bulls were level on points and on the outside of the postseason picture looking in, the Fire achieved a win – something