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Minnesota United acquires Raheem Edwards from Chicago Fire for Wyatt Omsberg

Edwards is a left-footed player who has played both as a left back and left winger, and could challenge incumbent left back Chase Gasper for minutes, with also providing depth on the wing

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Chicago Fire bring back CJ Sapong, Raheem Edwards, decline options on nine others

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 […]

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Nicolas Gaitan nearing return for Chicago Fire

The Chicago Fire are getting closer to full strength and working to earn more points ahead of the Gold Cup break.

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The Chicago Fire ‘need more’ from Nemanja Nikolic, other key players

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — The Chicago Fire’s defensive struggles were in the spotlight during the Fire’s 4-2 loss to the Seattle Sounders at home Saturday, but key players aren’t yet producing. Here’s a look at that and other things that stood out. Nemanja Nikolić’s less-than-smooth start to season The 31-year-old is 17 months removed from winning […]

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Seattle Sounders pounce early to grab win at Chicago Fire

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — The Chicago Fire are adding Nicolás Gaitán, but he won’t solve what the Seattle Sounders did to the Fire’s defense on Saturday. The Sounders didn’t take long to get going in a 4-2 win at SeatGeek Stadium. Seattle nearly scored in the second minute with Victor Rodriguez setting up Jordan Morris at […]

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Chicago Fire take first steps of offseason, pick up options on 6 players

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 […]

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Chicago Fire warned, Raheem Edwards fined for mass confrontation against New England

Raheem Edwards received a fine and the Chicago Fire as a whole received a warning for a mass confrontation incident during the Sept. 22 draw with the New England Revolution. The incident in question happened in the 88th minute of the match. On the play, Bastian Schweinsteiger was on the ball, but went down due […]

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Raheem Edwards gets assist against former team in Chicago Fire debut

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — Raheem Edwards had an assist in his debut for the Chicago Fire, but it came in a 2-1 loss to Toronto FC on Saturday. Here are three things that stood out from the match: Raheem Edwards’ debut The Fire traded for Edwards four days before Saturday’s match, but he still got the […]

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Defensive struggles continue for Chicago Fire in 2-1 loss to Toronto

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Chicago Fire acquire Raheem Edwards for allocation money

Chicago Fire general manager Nelson Rodriguez has consistently talked about adding depth at multiple positions. Enter Raheem Edwards, who joined the Fire in a trade from Montreal for allocation money. Montreal received $400,000 of targeted allocation money in return for Edwards. Edwards, who turned 23 on the day of the trade, leaves Canada for the […]