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Author Dan Gaichas
Dan Gaichas
Dan has covered soccer in Chicago since 2004 with The Fire Alarm and as editor and webmaster of Windy City Soccer. His favorite teams are the Chicago Fire, Chicago Red Stars, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bayern Munich, and Glasgow Celtic.
Kicking the Numbers: Fixture Lists
Proposed European Super League would add to fixture congestion. Major League Soccer, UEFA, FIFA, and…
US Soccer Denies MLS Request to Field NEXT PRO Sides in Open Cup
CHICAGO, IL–On Friday, Major League Soccer announce its intention to field NEXT PRO sides in…
Fire Announce 2024 Fixture List
CHICAGO, IL–The 2024 fixture list is out for Major League Soccer and for the Fire’s…
Red Stars Hire Donaldson as New Head Coach
CHICAGO, IL–The Chicago Red Stars do not have a general manager or sporting director as…
Fire Select Notre Dame Keeper Dowd, Four Others in SuperDraft
CHICAGO, IL–The Fire went local for their first selection (sixth overall) in the 2024 SuperDraft–and…
FIFA Confirms Details of 2025 FIFA Club World Cup
Tournament to take place in the USA between June 15th and July 13th of 2025.…
MLS to Field NEXT PRO Teams in 2024 Open Cup
NEW YORK, NY–For the 2024 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, Major League Soccer clubs are…
Fire Net Shirt Sponsor, Trade Navarro
Former Homegrown Gutman comes back to Chicago. CHICAGO, IL–After going 2023 without a shirt sponsor…
Canada WNT Wins in Sinclair’s Farewell
Canada 1-0 Australia VANCOUVER, BC–For the evening, BC Place was known as Christine Sinclair Place…
Fire Name Klopas Permanent Head Coach
CHICAGO, IL–Frank Klopas’s third stint as Chicago Fire FC head coach will last a little…
Official: Hayes to be Next USWNT Coach
CHICAGO, IL–The US Soccer Federation officially announced on Tuesday that Chelsea Women’s coach Emma Hayes…
Fire Retain Heitz and Pelzer
CHICAGO, IL–Chicago Fire FC has extended the contracts of sporting director Georg Heitz and technical…
NWSL Signs Lucrative Broadcast Deal with Four Outlets
CHICAGO, IL–The National Women’s Soccer League will expand their reach and their wallets (or purses)…
Whitecaps Penalized by Ref, Eliminated by LAFC
Vancouver Whitecaps 0-1 Los Angeles FC (LAFC win series, 2-0) VANCOUVER, BC–Referee Tim Ford became…
FC Dallas Forces Third Game against Sounders
FC Dallas 3-1 Seattle Sounders FC FRISCO, TX–FC Dallas became the first to force a…
Reports: Hayes to Depart Chelsea for USWNT
LONDON, ENG–Multiple reports have Chelsea women’s manager Emma Hayes leaving that post at the end…
Kicking the Numbers: DP Output
WARNING: Article may not be suitable for Chicago Fire or Toronto FC fans! Tom Bogert…
Fire Year-in-Review: Fix It, Joe!
The below tweet (we’re not calling it by its current name) was made before the…
Whitecaps and LAFC Draw, Play Again in Playoffs
Vancouver Whitecaps 1-1 LAFC VANCOUVER, BC–Both the Vancouver Whitecaps and LAFC were already playoff bound…
Kicking the Numbers: Updated Players’ Salaries
NEW YORK, NY–The Major League Soccer Players’ Association released its latest edition of their Salary…
Photo Gallery: USA 4-0 Ghana
NASHVILLE, TN–Gio Reyna returned to the US lineup and scored his first two goals in…