BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — The Chicago Fire hosted second-tier Detroit City at Bridgeview this Wednesday, hoping for a routine win to advance to the U.S. Open Cup's last 16. They did just that, cruising to a comfortable 4-0 win. As anticipated, Berhalter fielded a close to full-strength team, with
Sixty-seven days after the Chicago Fire’s first home game of the season, the team will host Detroit City FC in the first U.S. Open Cup match of their campaign. In a sense, the game was always going to be must-win: Given the single-elimination nature of the tournament, advancing
Just over 24 hours out from the Chicago Fire’s U.S. Open Cup opener, excitement is building around the club. The Fire’s first team was not allowed to participate in the tournament in 2024, and is eager to become the first MLS club to win the competition five
Moral victories don't count for much, but having a great series of chances where the Fire had everything but a goal followed by a gutsy defensive performance while down a man, there's a lot to like about what we saw from the Fire last night. Here&
CHICAGO, Ill. — After conceding ten goals in their last two games, the Chicago Fire searched for a defensive answer. They have found one in the form of 16-year-old Christopher Cupps. Cupps, who made his first Major League Soccer start this weekend, has been one of the top prospects in the
CHICAGO, Ill. — The Chicago Fire are not strangers to bizarre games. Saturday’s 0-0 home draw with Orlando City – despite its lack of goals – had its own fair share of peculiarities. Even before a ball was kicked, it was a historic night for the Fire. Six academy graduates were named
How do the Chicago Fire respond after conceding the most goals in a match ever in the team’s 28-season-long history? There’s a phrase that all of us have heard at one point or another when confronted with a failure or setback, whether in professional careers or romantic relationships,
The Chicago Fire are facing their second major positional crisis of this season. After surviving a weeks-long scare during which the team carried a near-total lack of midfielders, it must now endure a defensive slide that has seen them concede ten goals in two games — including seven against Nashville SC
The Fire gave up the most goals in team history in Nashville last night, and while it’s hard to take in too many life lessons while you’re knocked out cold, here’s five things we learned. 1. This was bad. Real bad. Yes, that’s obvious. But putting
The Fire travelled to Nashville looking for their first-ever win in the Music City and came close, falling just short in a 7-2 defeat to the home team. The Fire, as gracious visitors, allowed their hosts their customary hat trick – though this time, instead of going to Hany Mukhtar, the
The Fire are headed south to take on Nashville SC as the Fire look to end a slide that has kept the team winless in their last four games. It’s a matchup that, on paper, suggests a close game but that belies the history of the matchup: The Fire’
The Fire’s unbeaten record at Soldier Field came to an end with the final whistle against FC Cincinnati. The 3-2 loss knocks the Fire’s record on the year down to a perfect 0.500, with a trio of wins, losses and draws after nine games. Here’s five
The Chicago Fire’s first win in front of home fans this season will have to wait until May, as they dropped a 3-1 decision to FC Cincinnati. As a result, the Fire fall to 3W-3D-3L and eighth place in the Eastern Conference and the team will be winless at
Six days after drawing Inter Miami in the team’s first clean-sheet of the season, the Fire are back at Soldier Field as they prepare to host FC Cincinnati, a Midwest rival that has ambitions of being one of the top league’s top teams this season. In their final
The Chicago Fire drew Inter Miami 0-0 yesterday, and two of our MIR97 Media photographers were behind the endlines to capture it. Check out this collection of photos from Barbara Calabrese and Miles Whitworth!
1. The floor is going up In the opening moments of the Fire’s 2025 campaign, the offense looked dynamic, with Jonathan Bamba setting up a brace for Brian Gutiérrez inside of 22 minutes. The problem? The Fire kept conceding – giving up their 1-0 lead just six minutes later, and