The Chicago Fire’s roster still needs a massive overhaul, but the front office has seen an influx of key decision makers in the last several days. Saturday, just over a week after Georg Heitz was named sporting director and a day after Raphael Wicky was named head coach, the Fire added technical director Sebastian Pelzer. […]
Author: Dan Santaromita
A week after naming Georg Heitz sporting director, the Chicago Fire have a new coach to work under him. The Fire announced Raphael Wicky as the team’s head coach Friday. Wicky joins the Fire after most recently coaching the under-17 national team for U.S. Soccer. He also managed Swiss club FC Basel during the 2017-18 […]
The Chicago Fire hired former FC Basel sporting director Georg Heitz to the same position on Friday.
Brooke Elby wasn’t a national team player or an all-NWSL pick, but she was an important figure among National Women’s Soccer League players. When Yael Averbuch retired after the 2018 season, Elby succeeded her as the NWSL Players Association’s president. Now Elby, 26, is retiring herself. “It was always going to be a difficult decision […]
The Chicago Fire now have a pair of brothers as homegrown players on the roster.
As the Chicago Fire undergo changes in seemingly every way imaginable, the roster is also getting a significant overhaul. The Fire announced their option decisions and only CJ Sapong and Raheem Edwards had their options picked up. Diego Campos, Stefan Cleveland, Elliott Collier, Nicolás Gaitán, Aleksandar Katai, Cristian Martínez, Amando Moreno, David Ousted and Richard […]
“The new badge including the Fire Crown represents that spirit,” Fire owner Joe Mansueto said.
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Kerr informed the Red Stars on Friday of her intention to move.