A nearly full Sporting Park saw the one-time Wizards dominate play against Chicago Fire in Sporting’s home opener, but ultimately come away with nothing but a single point in the standings. Sporting started the match brightly, deploying C.J. Sapong on … Continue reading
On a fantastic Saturday Afternoon at Red Bull Arena, with beautiful, mild weather in the forecast, over 21,000 in attendance came expecting to see the Red Bulls make another win at their fortress. But for a second time this season, the … Continue reading
Two matches on Wednesday night, two completely different results for the playoff teams involved. Chicago 1:3 Philadelphia What is happening to Chicago? This is the second match in a row where the Fire looked outclassed. While that kind of result … Continue reading
What do the Michigan Bucks and DC United have in common? They are the only two teams to score more than two goals against the Chicago Fire in 2012, but last night the Fire could only blame themselves (and not … Continue reading
It was another hot and very humid day in the tri-state area as the New York Red Bulls hosted their first early matinee since the 2004 season at Giants Stadium. On that day, Jimmy Conrad, then of the Kansas City … Continue reading
Feuerstein’s Fire #109 Tuesday, July 17th 8PM EDT - 5PM PDT Guests: Former General Manager of the Original New York Cosmos Clive Toye Duane Walsh and Friend of Rust Belt Soccer NASL Segment: Recapping the weekend games Red Bulls Hour: … Continue reading
After a full two to three week break from MLS action and bowing out early in the US Open Cup, the New York Red Bulls were ready to resume their season and their first test would be a Chicago Fire … Continue reading
In a match with just about everything, it was the Chicago Fire that eventually benefited from a beautiful goal and a suspect call to overcome a banged-up F.C. Dallas squad, 2-1 at home. Dallas opened the scoring in the 41st … Continue reading
Team: Chicago Fire Coach: Frank Klopas Last Season: 9-9-16, 6th East, 11th Overall Twitter Hashtag: #CF97 In our 2011 preview of the Chicago Fire, I predicted the Fire would either make a surprise long run in the playoffs or miss the … Continue reading
Chicago ended the year as potentially the best non-playoff team in MLS. They caught “fire” and had a winning record for the final third of the season, almost stealing the tenth playoff spot from New York. The same team that … Continue reading