The first major steps of the Chicago Fire’s offseason took place Monday with the team announcing the contract option decisions on a number of players. The Fire picked up six players’ options. Brandt Bronico, Diego Campos, Stefan Cleveland, Jorge Corrales, Raheem Edwards and Nico Hasler all got picked up for 2019. On Sunday, the Fire […]
Author: Dan Santaromita
CHICAGO — Playing outside the city limits of Chicago has provided its challenges to the Chicago Fire over the years, but the team is trying to connect with the city in different ways off the field to help combat that geographical distance. The club’s newest attempt to connect with soccer fans in Chicago is a […]
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — Nelson Rodriguez has been the general manager of the Chicago Fire for three seasons. In two of those, the team totaled less than a point per match. With that in mind, Rodriguez faced the media for a postseason press conference Thursday to give an update on the state of the Fire. Rodriguez […]
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — The Chicago Fire finished the 2018 season with a scoreless draw against D.C. United on Sunday and it marked the end of Alan Gordon’s career. The Fire were already eliminated for the final few weeks of the season, but there were still plenty of story lines from the match. Here are three […]
At 24 years old, Brandon Vincent appeared to have a bright future in his soccer career, but he announced his retirement on Tuesday. The Stanford product made the news public on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrandonVincent/status/1057298802871320576 “This may come as a surprise to many, but I’m at a time in my life where it is best for me […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”436″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — After racking up 12 wins in 15 regular season matches at Audi Field, D.C. United will have at least one more home match in the playoffs. D.C. held off the host Chicago Fire on the final day of the MLS regular […]
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — Breaking into a team at the goalkeeper position is no easy thing to do. While field players can grab substitute minutes or feature more during squad rotation, goalkeepers don’t get those kind of chances as frequently. As a result, some keepers can go years without getting a solid run of games. That […]
During the past three seasons, Johan Kappelhof has been the most consistent thing on the field for the Chicago Fire. The Dutch centerback has totaled 104 appearances, 101 of which were starts, since joining the team before the 2016 season. No other player reached 100 appearances with the team in that time span. He has […]
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — It doesn’t take long during a Chicago Fire training session to notice that Matt Polster has just one gear. The 25-year-old is a ball of energy who always goes hard at practice. But after multiple knee injuries, he is realizing that may not be the way forward. Polster is back in full […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”408″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — The Chicago Fire beat LAFC 3-1 Saturday despite already being eliminated from playoff contention, and Djordje Mihailovic took center stage. Here are three things that stood out from the match from the Fire’s side of things. Playing out the season The Fire […]