CHICAGO — Every year Nelson Rodriguez has been in charge of the Chicago Fire, he’s made a trade in the first round on draft day. And Friday, when the Fire played host for the 2019 MLS SuperDraft, Rodriguez made it four straight years. The Fire traded down once, then traded away two picks to finish […]
Author: Dan Santaromita
CHICAGO — Rory Dames has a history of being busy on draft day, and he didn’t disappoint this year either. Dames traded away two first-round picks Wednesday and made another trade on draft day. That still wasn’t the highlight of the day for the Red Stars, who played host Thursday at McCormick Place. Taking Stanford and […]
CHICAGO — It’s not every year that a player in the National Women’s Soccer League’s college draft has the résumé of Tierna Davidson. In fact, if you ask Chicago Red Stars coach Rory Dames, it’s only about every five or six years. The Red Stars picked Davidson first overall to begin Thursday’s NWSL draft in Chicago. […]
CHICAGO — Once Tierna Davidson added her name to the list of draft eligible players, there was no doubt she’d be the top pick in the NWSL draft. The only question was if the Chicago Red Stars would take her or trade their No. 1 pick. The Red Stars didn’t pass up the Stanford junior, and […]
Chicago Fire president and general manager Nelson Rodriguez consistently talks about how important he believes continuity is for a team. He backed up his words Thursday by extending coach Veljko Paunović’s contract. Paunović has signed a two-year deal with a club option for a third year, the club announced Thursday. Paunović joined the Fire before the […]
Another notable name is exiting the Chicago Fire. In an offseason that appears set to see numerous changes for the Fire, Michael de Leeuw added his name to the players departing. The Dutch forward signed with FC Emmen in the Eredivisie. De Leeuw is reunited with Emmen manager Dick Lukkien, who managed de Leeuw at […]
The Chicago Fire’s back line is getting an overhaul this winter and the first reinforcement has arrived. The Fire inked a transfer from Sporting Lisbon for Brazilian defender Marcelo on Thursday. The 5-foot-10 centerback signed a two-year deal. Marcelo, 29, joined Sporting Lisbon from another Portuguese club, Rio Ave, this past summer. He had been […]
Another year, another MLS expansion draft. This time, FC Cincinnati is joining the league and the players available to the new Ohio club were announced by MLS on Monday afternoon. The expansion draft will take place Tuesday at 1 p.m. Central. For the Chicago Fire, the list of protected and available players gives a clue […]
Sunday represented the first day of the MLS offseason and a half-day trade window for teams to begin the preparation for 2019. The Chicago Fire took advantage with a trade for forward Fabian Herbers. The German comes to the Fire from the Philadelphia Union for a second round pick in the upcoming draft. Herbers, 25, […]
Bastian Schweinsteiger is staying with the Chicago Fire for another year. The club announced Wednesday the 34-year-old star signed a new contract through the 2019 season. He will remain a Designated Player on the roster. Schweinsteiger entered last winter as a free agent and re-signed on Jan. 17. This time around, it didn’t take as […]