The cadre of American and Canadian players whose clubs are still competing in Europa League learned their paths to the quarterfinals at the Round of 16 draw Friday. U.S. centerback John Anthony Brooks and VFL Wolfsburg of the German Bundesliga will face Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk. Scottish Premiership side Rangers FC, home to American defender Matt Polster […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. — 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 […]
After Chicago Fire coach Veljko Paunović broke the news that Matt Polster suffered a setback in his recovery from a sprained right MCL after training on Wednesday, the club gave further details Thursday on the injury and how much time he will miss. The Fire announced Polster had surgery to repair a torn MCL Thursday […]
Every team goes through injuries in the course of a season, but the Chicago Fire are in the middle of a rough stretch by most standards. Dax McCarty’s halftime exit in Saturday’s 3-0 loss at Columbus added to an injury list that already included six names. McCarty left with a hamstring injury that coach Veljko […]