Kellyn Acosta is set to sign as a new Chicago Fire player, sources tell MIR97 Media. The 28-year-old central midfielder was out of contract with Los Angeles FC after helping them reach back-to-back MLS Cups in 2022 and 2023. Acosta, who has represented the United States
Less than three weeks out from MLS Opening Day, the Chicago Fire’s roster transactions are far from complete. While Heitz, Klopas, and the front office have been incredibly busy on the transfer front this offseason, they still have plenty of business dealing and roster gymnastics to do in the
The Chicago Fire finally have their DP #9. Hugo Cuypers, who turns 27 tomorrow, will be the man to be the Fire's new star forward, arriving in a blockbuster club-record move from Belgian club Gent. The signing is among the most ambitious in team history as it
The Chicago Fire are close to completing a club-record deal to sign Belgian center forward Hugo Cuypers to a Designated Player contract, sources confirmed to MIR97 Media. Tom Bogert of The Athletic reported the story first. Cuypers, 26, joined his current club Gent a year and a half ago,
Left back Chase Gasper is being traded from the Houston Dynamo to the Chicago Fire, sources tell MIR97 Media. The one-time U.S. international will take up a supplemental roster slot, and won't count against the salary cap for the next two seasons. Houston will receive a
Chicago Fire Head Coach Frank Klopas is set to add two assistant coaches with Paulo Nagamura and Carlos García Badías joining as members of his staff, sources tell MIR97 Media. They will replace C.J. Brown and Nikolaos Kostenoglou, who are both leaving the staff, with Brown shifting to a
The Chicago Fire has just confirmed the signing of Swiss-Jamaican right back Allan Arigoni on a season-long loan from Swiss club Lugano ahead of the MLS preseason beginning in just a few days. The addition of Arigoni to the Fire roster is one to look forward to, considering
The Chicago Fire’s preseason is now just one week away, but the club’s offseason moves are far from over. After a few weeks of relative silence, the rumor mill is once again churning, and business is happening behind the scenes to finish constructing the roster ahead of the
The Chicago Fire are finalizing a deal to sign Lugano right back Allan Arigoni, sources say. The Swiss full back will join on an initial loan, similar to the deal to bring in Maren Haile-Selassie ahead of the 2023 season. The transfer is expected to be finalized in the
The Chicago Fire's 2024 schedule was announced Wednesday as the Men in Red learned what their path will be for next season. It is a challenging schedule for the Fire, who narrowly missed the playoffs in 2023 on Decision Day to extend their postseason drought to six seasons.
Less than a week after Major League Soccer announced that the league would be sending MLS Next Pro teams instead of fielding first-team squads in the U.S. Open Cup, the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) released a statement stating that the league’s request would be denied. As
With the MLS offseason in full swing, it is time for one of the league's oldest traditions to take place: the SuperDraft. While the mechanism isn't quite what it once was – most top domestic players now sign homegrown contracts before they are old enough to go
At 5:00 PM Eastern on Friday, December 15, MLS Communications announced that MLS teams would not be participating in the 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, and would instead field MLS Next Pro teams in their place. The decision ends over a quarter-century of MLS participation in
When Lionel Messi announced his intention to sign with Inter Miami and Major League Soccer in June of this year, it was hailed as a landmark moment for the sport in the United States. The addition of the greatest player in the world and arguably one of the most famous
The Chicago Fire have reached an agreement with the Colorado Rapids to trade for left back Andrew Gutman, sources tell MIR97 Media. The Fire Academy product will return home in exchange for Miguel Ángel Navarro and a total of $450,000 in General Allocation Money. With the MLS trade window
Frank Klopas will return as the Chicago Fire’s head coach in 2024, sources familiar with the situation confirm to MIR97 Media. The Greek-born Fire legend will be promoted from interim coach to permanent coach for the second time in his career. Georg Heitz and Sebastian Pelzer’s decision
