The Chicago Fire have been in Spain for the past two weeks, and now it is time for the team to head back across the Atlantic. The Fire concluded their action in Spain with a 1-0 win against third-tier side C.F. Fuenlabrada in Madrid. The match took place in the early hours of Wednesday morning […]
Author: Dan Santaromita
To say the last two months have been hectic for Andrew Gutman would be putting it mildly. In December, he helped Indiana make the College Cup semifinals in his senior season. Later that month, he went on trial with Scottish club Rangers. In early January, he won the Hermann Trophy, given to college soccer’s best […]
In 2017, Matt Polster was one of the keys to the Chicago Fire’s resurgence. The following season, injuries limited him to three appearances and one start. Now, he is on his way to Rangers in Scotland. The right back had been on trial with Rangers earlier in January and finalize the move Wednesday after getting […]
Goalkeeper has not been a steady position for the Chicago for the past few seasons. First, veteran starter Sean Johnson was unseated from his starting job in 2016. He left the following offseason. Then, Jorge Bava was signed Matt Lampson took the job in 2017, but was in and out of the lineup in the […]
While most offseasons focus on which players a team can bring in, sometimes it’s a player who returns that becomes most important. For the Chicago Fire, that’s Johan Kappelhof. The centerback, who has been a staple for the team since 2016, signed a new three-year deal with the Fire on Saturday. He was out of […]
The Chicago Fire signed their second homegrown in the span of a week on Friday. Fullback Andre Reynolds joined the team with a four-year contract that includes an option for 2023. On Tuesday, midfielder Jeremiah Gutjahr signed with the team. Reynolds, 17, is currently with the first team as it begins preseason training. He has […]
CHICAGO — Just as the weather in Chicago is turning into a consistent mix of snow and ice, the Chicago Fire are departing for preseason in Spain. The Fire begin a two-week stint in Madrid with an international flight Wednesday. A second trip to Charleston, S.C., follows. Despite two additions Tuesday, the roster still needs […]
The Chicago Fire’s offseason had a slow start in terms of adding players, but the team signed Polish winger Przemyslaw Frankowski on Tuesday. The long-rumored move came to fruition with Frankowski joining the Fire via transfer from Polish club Jagiellonia Białystok. The 23-year-old has a four-year contract with the Fire. Frankowski was signed using one […]
The Chicago Fire made three trades during the draft on Friday and the team now has a player to show for it. The third trade of the day for the Fire sent the 32nd pick to the New York Red Bulls for the rights to a player to be named later. On Sunday, it was […]
CHICAGO — Trades highlighted the first two rounds of the 2019 Major League Soccer Draft. Days before the draft, the Philadelphia Union traded out of the MLS SuperDraft entirely in one fell swoop. The host Chicago Fire followed suit by trading away all three picks they had in the first two rounds as well. Despite some […]