Analysis
Tasked with overhauling a roster that finished 28th out of 29 teams in MLS, it would have been understandable if Gregg Berhalter, Gregg Broughton and the team’s sporting department focused their attention during MLS’s short offseason on reworking the first team, leaving Fire II, the team’s reserve
Breaking News
The Chicago Fire announced a number of additional changes as the team continues to rebuild under Director of Football Gregg Berhalter and Sporting Director Gregg Broughton. The moves give the new front office further flexibility and also additional gaps to fill with just 12 weeks until the start of the
Breaking News
The Fire announced that Gregg Broughton, most recently director of football for the Blackburn Rovers in England, has been brought on as sporting director. The move is the second front office hire for the team in less than a week after announcing Michael Stephens’s appointment as head of recruitment
Chicago Fire II
Fire II hosted their second-ever home playoff game at SeatGeek looking to advance to their first-ever Eastern Conference final in the team’s third season as they hosted Crew 2. The team battled, but ultimately fell short, conceding a 3-2 decision to Columbus in a match that saw the Ohio
Match Coverage
The Fire’s final game of the season comes at Soldier Field and marks the last time that Head Coach Frank Klopas will be in the dugout for the team. Incoming Head Coach and Director of Football Gregg Berhalter will be in the building, marking a ceremonial changing of the
Breaking News
As the Fire introduced Gregg Berhalter as Director of Football and Head Coach, team owner Joe Mansueto was asked about the team’s stadium future roughly five years after the team announced it was returning to Soldier Field, its original home, after nearly a decade and a half at what
Analysis
Gregg Berhalter is best known for his tenure as the head coach of the U.S. Men’s National Team, but before the 51-year-old manager took the reins of the USMNT, he was Head Coach and Sporting Director of the Columbus Crew from 2014-2018, a role he will essentially reprise
Chicago Fire II
For the second year in a row, the Fire II have reached the postseason, thanks to their 2-1 win over the first-place Philadelphia Union II, behind goals from Peter Soudan and Omari Glasgow alongside strong goaltending from Patrick Los, particularly in the second half as the game got scrappy. The
Match Coverage
For the first time this season, the Fire ended up on the wrong side of a 4-3 scoreline. Previously, they’d experienced it in comeback wins over Montréal – the team’s first of the season – and Philadelphia, in a game that felt like it could have been the galvanizing match
Match Coverage
The Fire face Charlotte, the team that, for all intents and purposes, pushed past the team into the playoffs last year in the team’s last home game of the season. Hosting Charlotte three days after the Fire’s 4-1 win over Miami, the Fire had 40 points to Charlotte’
Match Coverage
The Fire’s final midweek game and final roadgame of the season is Wednesday in Charlotte. The Fire, who were eliminated from postseason contention with their 2-1 loss to Toronto last Saturday, are currently in last place in the East and will hope to use a win to get themselves
Analysis
With the Fire officially eliminated from postseason contention, in a macro sense, the season is over. That isn’t to say that there are no stakes for the team in the final weeks of the season. Here are some storylines for both the team and individual players to keep an