As the Chicago Fire’s slow start to 2018 continued Sunday with a 3-2 home loss to the Houston Dynamo, one word seemed to be the theme: frustration. The Fire now have lost six games out of 11 overall and four out of seven at home. Fire midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, who played a key role in […]
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[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”172″ 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″] Atlanta United FC showed how good the team is in a 2-1 win against the Chicago Fire at Toyota Park. The loss knocked the Fire back after consecutive positive performances and results on the road. Here are three things we learned from the match: […]
In the week leading up to the Chicago Fire’s game against the LA Galaxy, midfielder Dax McCarty said it was key for the Fire to deal with the “circus” that comes with Zlatan Ibrahimović’s arrival. Ibrahimović certainly brought the circus: a record crowd at Toyota Park and the only goal of the game. That crowd was […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”119″ 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. — A packed house at Toyota Park came to see Zlatan Ibrahimović and the LA Galaxy take on Bastian Schweinsteiger and the Chicago Fire. Zlatan delivered. The Swede scored on a header just before halftime to give the Galaxy a 1-0 win. […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”102″ 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. — A simple look at the faces in the Chicago Fire locker room wouldn’t have given a clue as to which team won Saturday’s match, especially considering it was the Fire’s first win of the season. The Fire beat the Columbus Crew […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”84″ 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″] The Chicago Fire remained winless on the season after a 2-2 draw with Portland. Some familiar problems and some new things were evident from the match. Here are three things we learned from the match: Schweinsteiger can still make plays in the attack from […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”84″ 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″] Neither Chicago nor Portland have a win to their names through the first month of the MLS season, but one team was happier with Saturday’s 2-2 draw. Portland coach Giovani Savarese praised the progress his team showed in earning a second straight road draw […]