For the Chicago Fire, an upcoming three-match homestand against Nashville SC, CF Montréal, and Toronto FC is quite possibly the most important stretch of the season thus far. Frank Klopas’ team managed to extract six points from a possible nine during their difficult roadtrip over the last two weeks,
The Fire officially announced Ousmane Doumbia would be filling the team’s third and final Designated Player (DP) spot, joining the team from sister club FC Lugano. The team confirmed Wednesday that the 31-year-old midfielder from Adjamé, Côte d’Ivoire is on loan from the Swiss club through
The Fire have signed Doumbia. No, this isn’t FIFA 13. And no, it isn’t the same Doumbia… that’s his brother. On the surface, this is a head-scratcher. Ousmane Doumbia is a 31-year-old central midfielder from Swiss sister club Lugano, and he’ll occupy the
It’s hard to believe that it was just five days ago that the U.S. Men’s National Team hoisted their third consecutive regional title when they won the CONCACAF Nations League in Las Vegas, with Christian Pulisic, Gio Reyna, Chris Richards, and Folarin Balogun among those propelling them
The U.S. Men’s National Team is in the midst of preparations for the CONCACAF Nations League, which will kick off this Thursday, but another tournament is just around the corner. The CONCACAF Gold Cup begins just six days after the Nations League final, so the 23-man squad
The games just can’t stop coming for the Chicago Fire, as they conclude a busy month of May with a road game in Toronto tonight. The team arrived in Canada yesterday, and they will remain away from home for the next couple days as they will travel directly to
The U.S. Men’s National Team head coaching saga has been in the headlines for a couple of months ever since the post-World Cup falling out between Gregg Berhalter and the family of Gio Reyna, and it took another unexpected twist this morning when U.S. Soccer announced
With the Chicago Fire set to host Atlanta United at Soldier Field tomorrow, the first team trained at Soldier Field in preparation of the match. Unfortunately, Head Coach Frank Klopas was unavailable today, but we were able to speak with defender Mauricio Pineda, who has recently broken back into the
For months, rumors have swirled around the question of which head coach will lead the U.S. Men’s National Team into the next cycle and ultimately toward the 2026 FIFA World Cup. It appears that question is close to being answered. Former Chicago Fire and USMNT midfielder Jesse Marsch
Earlier today, the Major League Soccer Players’ Association released the full list of MLS player salaries for 2023. Here are five of the main takeaways from today’s list, specifically pertaining to the Chicago Fire. *** The full list of Chicago Fire salaries in comparison to 2022 can be found here.
UPDATE: The match will be held at Q2 Stadium in Austin, TX on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at 8PM CT. The Chicago Fire’s next US Open Cup match will be at away against Austin FC, and is the first-ever competitive matchup between the two teams, having only faced
Throughout the summer, we'll be delivering exclusive interviews with the most important players and coaches at the Chicago Fire, live from Bridgeview. In the first edition, we spoke with interim Head Coach Frank Klopas and forward Kei Kamara. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel to be
In what is becoming an annual tradition, the NFL released its schedule for the upcoming season and Fire fans looked to compare the Bears and Fire's home schedules. Because of the lease agreement between the Bears and Chicago Park District, the NFL team are the primary tenants at
Last night, the Chicago Fire defeated MLS expansion team St. Louis CITY 2-1 in an entertaining U.S. Open Cup match a Bridgeview, but there’s little time to mess around ahead of Saturday’s rematch in the league. The team returned to training today, though most of the
The three-and-a-half turbulent years of the Georg Heitz era at the Chicago Fire received their latest landmark moment this morning with the firing of head coach Ezra Hendrickson, and questions surrounding the Swiss sporting director’s future took center stage at today’s press conference. “We were
Chicago Fire head coach Ezra Hendrickson has been fired, sources have confirmed to MIR97 Media. Current assistant coach and club legend Frank Klopas is expected to take over as the interim head coach. The decision to pull the plug on Hendrickson’s project was made by Sporting Director Georg Heitz