With a draw against Houston on Saturday (a record 16th that they still share with New York Red Bulls, thanks to a late game-tying goal by Thierry Henry vs. Toronto), Chicago still sits just three points out of playoff contention as we enter the last three weeks of the 2011 season. After the all-important Lamar […]

They were written off weeks into the season. The team seemed disjointed, lacked cohesiveness, and couldn’t string together two wins in a row at any point during the first five months of the 2011 campaign. Carlos de los Cobos was out, as Fire legend and Technical Director Frankie Klopas took over the team on Memorial […]

Chicago plays host on Sunday to New England Revolution at Toyota Park, hoping to extend their stretch of strong play as they continue to claw their way up the table in hopes of making the final playoff spot. New England, who’ve won just one game in their last nine, are hoping to salvage some pride […]

Chicago has carried some confidence with them into recent matches, and the same was true when they welcomed Chivas USA to Toyota Park on a near-perfect Saturday afternoon in Bridgeview. Chivas, looking to snap a five game winless streak, hoped to find an offensive spark to slow down a Chicago side that had doubled their […]

Chicago are looking to gain maximum points again this weekend as they welcome Chivas USA to Toyota Park, just days after facing their Mexican counterparts in a midweek friendly on Wednesday. While hopes are still alive in Chicago, they are fleeting more and more with every passing opportunity to gain three points, especially against teams […]

The nail in Chicago’s playoff hopes was effectively smashed into the coffin last night, as the Fire, riding a four game unbeaten streak and facing a team that hadn’t won since July, came to Buck Shaw Stadium to face and get shut out by the equally struggling San Jose Earthquakes. The loss, their eighth of […]

Rumors are abounding in the last few days regarding a possible move by Marco Pappa to Dutch side FC Twente, although at this point there’s much speculation, and less solid evidence of a definitive transfer. Pappa, who has netted 5 goals this season for the Fire, is under contract until the end of the 2012 […]

Chicago faced USL Pro side Richmond Kickers Tuesday night at Toyota Park in a match to decide who would go on to face eventual winner Seattle Sounders in the US Open Cup finals. After a scrappy 90 minutes, Chicago emerged with a 2-1 victory, sending them to their 6th USOC final in their 14-year history.  […]

The measure of a season’s success for any team does not come from any one individual game. It’s easy, however, to look back at pivotal points in the course of a season to indicate where momentum is gained or lost. It is becoming more and more obvious to those in and around Chicago that where […]

The Chicago Fire come into Toyota Park feeling much better than in previous weeks to face defending MLS Cup holders Colorado Rapids on Saturday night. After handing Toronto FC a defeat at Toyota Park last weekend, the Fire hope to take advantage of a partially fatigued Rapids side that saw action earlier this week in […]

After a disappointing draw against New York just over a week ago, and an even more disappointing draw against DC United on Thursday, Chicago faced Toronto FC at Toyota Park Sunday night hoping to finally get three points at home, something they hadn’t done since their home opener back in March. The Fire seemed to […]

Everything Chicago fans would need to know about Sunday’s match against the worst team in the league would come in the first 30-odd seconds of the match, when Vancouver LB Jordan Harvey would serve up a ball to Eric Hassli that was mishandled Chicago CB Yamith Cuesta, giving Hassli a wide open opportunity on goal […]

Chicago heads north of the border Sunday night to face Vancouver in what has become a familiar scenario. The Fire, coming off a 1-1 draw with Philadelphia Wednesday night after nearly 3 weeks off from MLS play, are in desperate need of a win. Fortunately for the Men in Red, Vancouver has had an equally […]

Chicago came back into Toyota Park after nearly 3 weeks off from MLS play to host Philadelphia Union, and hoped to start the last stretch of their season off right with a win and three points. Instead, they found themselves in a familiar spot, falling behind in the first half and fighting back to earn […]

Chicago gets ready to face Philadelphia Union for the second time this Wednesday, essentially starting the second half of their season after a two and a half week break from MLS play. After a month of July that saw Chicago trade Dasan Robinson to Toronto FC for Dan Gargan, sign Argentine Sebastian Grazzini, and bring […]