On what turned out to be a cool, but otherwise nearly perfect evening at Toyota Park, Chicago Fire welcomed Seattle Sounders to town as they celebrated their annual “Fire Goes Green” initiative. While it may have been coincidence that the Fire’s eco-friendly event coincided with bringing one of the only green teams in the league […]

Chicago’s had a busy week following their 3-2 win over Toronto FC last Saturday. On Thursday the Fire announced the signing of Brazilian 23-year old midfielder Alex, who will join the team upon the June 27th transfer window opening. Fire fans may remember Alex from preseason camp, when the playmaking central mid debuted in two […]

Chicago traveled north of the border once again this season, this time to face Toronto FC, in what some coined as a “must-win” for either side. Chicago, who’ve gone through two bye weeks in the first two months of the season, have been able to collect little momentum, and for many throughout the league the […]

Chicago fans had plenty to talk about this week after a disappointing rain soaked and game shortened draw at home last Sunday against Houston. On Tuesday news broke like a whirlwind that Chicago had brought back another fan favorite, Chris Rolfe, to help with Chicago’s early season scoring woes. Rolfe, who played for the Fire […]

Chicago Fire had their second bye week in the first 5 weeks of the season this weekend. Although the Fire didn’t play an MLS match, there was plenty to talk about, as the team took on the University of Louisville squad in a friendly at the Fire’s Toyota Park practice pitch. Chicago won the game, […]

Chicago entered Dicks Sporting Goods Park Sunday afternoon hoping to maintain their undefeated start to 2012, but Colorado would have none of it, dominating possession and putting away two goals to seal up a fairly easy win in Denver, while sending Chicago back home to ponder their first loss of the season over next weekend’s […]

Almost one year to the day of Chicago’s now infamous “pretzels and fog” USOC win over Colorado, Chicago enters Dick’s Sporting Goods Park Sunday evening to face Colorado Rapids in what should be Chicago’s first real test against a viable opponent in the 2012 season. Colorado will look to erase the memory of last week’s […]

Chicago started their home campaign against Philadelphia Union on Saturday night in front of 18,000+ Fire faithful. They would not be disappointed, as Chicago would control much of the match and impose their will against an already struggling Union side. The team was solid throughout, and showed what they are capable of when firing on […]

Chicago opens their home campaign Saturday against a Philadelphia Union side that is struggling in more ways than one. An near sellout is expected when the Men in Red take the pitch for their first home game of the season, hoping to take three points away and stay near the top of an already-struggling Eastern […]

In front of a record-setting sellout crowd at Montreal’s Olympic Stadium, Chicago Fire began their 2012 campaign against expansion side Montreal Impact, in a setting that is all too familiar to Fire fans in Chicago and abroad. The result, in tough conditions and facing an energized Impact side, was a 1-1 draw to start 2012. […]

After a bye week to open the season, Chicago Fire enter Montreal’s Olympic Stadium to beginning their 2012 campaign. The Fire will certainly be looking to silence the crowd early (and hopefully often), as the club in the heart of French Canada expects a turnout of nearly 60,000 for the Impact’s home opener. Chicago has […]

On the eve of the 2012 MLS season, I thought it fitting to give my predictions for how each conference and the MLS Cup will shake out. Here’s my highly unqualified, likely biased, stab-in-the-dark breakdown of the 2012 season. Can Chicago’s 2011 momentum continue into 2012? Eastern Conference Sporting KC- Everything in me hates to […]

After a quiet beginning to their offseason at the end of 2011, Chicago Fire stand poised to make quite an impact in the Eastern Conference during the upcoming 2012 season. With a large percentage of their core returning, and the addition of a few players in key positions through the draft season and free transfer […]

Chicago wrapped up their 2011 campaign a little over a week ago, finishing strong with a win at home against a Columbus Crew squad that, while playoff bound, would see an early exit getting bumped from the playoff picture early at the hands of an equally shaky Colorado Rapids. Chicago’s failure to make the playoffs […]

Chicago welcomed Columbus to Toyota Park Saturday night for their season finale, as Chicago hoped to play spoiler and Columbus looked to keep a shot as a top three team in the East alive. The Fire would show Columbus why the league should be happy Chicago found their form just slightly too late to make […]