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Falling short: Charlotte 4, Chicago 3

Falling short: Charlotte 4, Chicago 3

For the first time this season, the Fire ended up on the wrong side of a 4-3 scoreline. Previously, they’d experienced it in comeback wins over Montréal – the team’s first of the season – and Philadelphia, in a game that felt like it could have been the galvanizing match

Fire at Charlotte: Tactics and Starting XI

Fire at Charlotte: Tactics and Starting XI

The Fire face Charlotte, the team that, for all intents and purposes, pushed past the team into the playoffs last year in the team’s last home game of the season. Hosting Charlotte three days after the Fire’s 4-1 win over Miami, the Fire had 40 points to Charlotte’

Drawn Out: Chicago 1, Toronto 1

Drawn Out: Chicago 1, Toronto 1

Bridgeview, Ill. — Toronto and the Fire both had a singular aim going into their match at SeatGeek Stadium on Saturday night – get a win, and three points. As has happened all too often for both teams this season they didn’t find the result they wanted, as both teams played

Fire at Toronto: Tactics and Starting XI

Fire at Toronto: Tactics and Starting XI

The Fire are set to host Toronto FC at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview. The last time these two teams met, the Fire walked away with a 4-1 victory and their first road win of the season. With the Fire's playoff hopes dim but not extinguished and Toronto'

Lassiter returns to Montréal, but Fire lose

Lassiter returns to Montréal, but Fire lose

Less than six weeks after being traded from CF Montréal to the Chicago Fire, Ariel Lassiter was back in Stade Saputo, Montréal, facing his former club. Lassiter, who turns 30 this week, started the game, making it his third straight start since his arrival in Chicago, and played all 90

Défaite: CF Montréal 2, Chicago Fire 0

Défaite: CF Montréal 2, Chicago Fire 0

MONTRÉAL, Québec — Few stadiums in MLS are more difficult to play at than Montréal's Stade Saputo. The Chicago Fire did themselves no favors Saturday night when they travelled there, however. A 2-0 defeat – featuring goals either side of the half from Josef Martínez and Caden Clark – consigned the

Chicago Fire player Allan Arigoni plays the ball against CF Montréal during a soccer game.

Fire at CF Montréal: Tactics and Starting XI

The Fire face the team that gave them their first win of the season looking for a win and three points over CF Montréal in another matchup between two teams that are hoping against increasingly long odds to battle their way into the postseason. Since the Fire last played CF

Sep 18, 2024; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Nashville SC midfielder Alex Muyl (19) is slide tackled by Chicago Fire defender Arn

Off note: Nashville SC 1, Chicago Fire 0

Nashville, Tenn. — Sometimes, you can't you just can't quite get in tune. The Fire traveled to Nashville looking for their first-ever win in Tennessee’s largest city but again fell short, falling 1-0 to their hosts off a goal by Sam Surridge. Despite radical changes to

Fire at Nashville: Tactics and Starting XI

Fire at Nashville: Tactics and Starting XI

For the last time of 2024, the Fire face an opponent they haven’t yet faced this year (barring a run to the MLS Cup final, which I think we can all agree is highly unlikely) in Nashville SC. The game is the sixth regular-season matchup between the two teams

Tom Barlow close in shot after scoring a goal with the net in the background

Red Magic: Chicago Fire 2, New York Red Bulls 1

CHICAGO, Ill. — The Fire found their magic tonight. For the second year in a row, the Fire played the New York Red Bulls looking for their first win after the summer’s Leagues Cup break. Last year, they left Red Bull Arena with a 1-0 victory. This year, goals from

Fire vs New York Red Bulls: Tactics and Starting XI

Fire vs New York Red Bulls: Tactics and Starting XI

The Fire go from facing the league with the second-longest playoff drought (after the Fire) to facing the team with the longest playoff streak in the league as they host the New York Red Bulls on Saturday. Few teams are as synonymous with a style of play as the Red