QUEENS, N.Y. — The New York City neighborhood of Jamaica is more than 2,500 miles away from the South American nation of Guyana. It’s more than 700 miles away from Chicago, too. But when Chicago Fire II’s Omari Glasgow converted his penalty kick in an MLS Next
A lot can change in 11 months. It was about this time last year when the Chicago Fire and Inter Miami met before a record, 62,214-strong crowd at Soldier Field, and as the teams gear up to face off again this Saturday, many variables are dramatically different to last
Though the MLS and MLS Next Pro schedules are approaching their conclusions, college soccer is only beginning. University teams around the country kicked off their schedules this week, including several with former Chicago Fire academy products. Several academy alums are scattered throughout the NCAA across several different conferences, but three
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — There have been few weeks in recent memory that have been as eventful for the Chicago Fire as this one. And that comes without a single minute of soccer being played. Monday morning started with the bombshell news that sporting director Georg Heitz had chosen to step down
The Chicago Fire have traded for CF Montréal's Ari Lassiter, the club confirmed this afternoon. The trade comes six hours after the club confirmed the departure of Designated Player Xherdan Shaqiri, freeing up a senior roster slot. In exchange for Lassiter, the Fire sent $75,000 in General
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — The Chicago Fire and Xherdan Shaqiri have agreed a mutual contract termination effective immediately, sources tell MIR97 Media. The agreement comes hours before tonight's trade deadline and will open up a senior roster slot. Shaqiri's departure also frees up an international roster slot but
Georg Heitz will depart the Chicago Fire at the conclusion of the 2024 season, the club confirmed in a statement today. Heitz says that he has chosen to resign for personal reasons and will return to his native Switzerland, remaining on FC Lugano's board of directors. “Georg recently
One day before the Fire’s first Leagues Cup match, Fire Head Coach Frank Klopas was asked about the team’s approach to the tournament and said that he wanted to put “the strongest team possible to try to advance and win” in the tournament. In at least the first
Life is pretty normal for Georgios Koutsias in Chicago. 15 months on from his arrival from PAOK, the 20-year-old has settled well in the United States, learning English at an impressive pace while still finding Greek restaurants and coffee in the Windy City. But earlier this summer, he was under
Major League Soccer announced roster rule changes, effective immediately, just as the league’s summer transfer window opens. Although none of the changes are major, taken together, they give teams significantly more flexibility with how they construct their roster. Unfortunately for the Fire a second buyout, which had previously been
It has been one week since U.S. Soccer announced the departure of head coach Gregg Berhalter following the USMNT’s dismal Copa América showing, and the search for a new coach to lead the team into the 2026 World Cup is well underway. Unsurprisingly, the federation's gamble
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — Arguably the most difficult week of the Chicago Fire’s 2024 schedule is in full swing as the Men in Red travel to southern Ohio this week to take on first-placed FC Cincinnati just three days before a road test against second-placed Inter Miami on Saturday. The upcoming
It’s been quite the week for Sergio Oregel. On Tuesday, the 19-year-old midfielder found out that he would be a part of the United States national team for the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship in Mexico. A day later, he scored one of Chicago Fire II’s best goals of the
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — Chicago Fire midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri has not yet returned from the European Championships. The Designated Player was a part of the Swiss Nati team that reached the quarterfinals of the Euros, but he was not training with the Fire in their first training session this week. The Fire
David Tchétchao made a big leap when he left his native Bénin for Chicago Fire II this spring. But after a strong start to life in the United States, the exciting 20-year-old winger received nightmare news last month — just eight games into the MLS Next Pro season, he had torn
The United States are headed to the Olympics in men's soccer for the first time since 2008, and two Chicago Fire academy graduates will be a part of the 18-man squad. Djordje Mihailovic of Lemont and Gaga Slonina of Addison will be those representatives, though neither are still