Chicago soccer notes for Monday: A deep dish on all things Fire and Red Stars
THOUGHTS ON THE FIRE: Veljko Paunovic may well be in “Win the Cup or…
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.
Fire Fall for a Record Sixth Straight Time
Real Salt Lake 2-1 Chicago Fire SANDY, UT–The Fire slumped to a club-record sixth straight…
Preview: Real Salt Lake versus Chicago Fire
Real Salt Lake (9-9-4, 6th in West) vs. Chicago Fire (6-12-5, 8th in East) RSL…
The state of Chicago soccer
THOUGHTS ON THE FIRE: It’s matches like last Saturday’s for the Fire that make you…
Preview: Toronto FC vs. Fire
Toronto FC (5-11-4, 10th in East) vs. Chicago Fire (6-11-5, 8th in East): Before we…
Rodriguez Roundtable, Part 2
On Wednesday, Chicago Fire president and general manager Nelson Rodriguez held his second media roundtable…
Chicago soccer notes: USOC, Red Stars/USWNT, ongoing supporter issues
THOUGHTS ON THE FIRE GAME: Let’s set aside what went on with the crowd for…
An Open Letter to Chicago Fire President and General Manager Nelson Rodriguez
Dear Mr. Rodriguez, I wrote you an open letter through Windy City Soccer back in…
Two Fire Errors, Two TFC Goals Equals Fourth Straight Loss
Chicago Fire 1-2 Toronto FC BRIDGEVIEW, IL–There are moments in games you can point to…
Gallery – Manchester City v Borussia Dortmund in Chicago
Photo gallery of Manchester City v Dortmund in Chicago July 2018 in the ICC
Pulisic, Dortmund defeat Man City in opening ICC Match
Pulisic, Dortmund defeat Man City in opening ICC Match Manchester City 0 : 1 Borussia…
Fire pick up Hasler from Toronto
BRIDGEVIEW, IL—The Chicago Fire have traded their first round SuperDraft pick from 2018, Jon Bakero,…
Fire Romp to 13th Open Cup Semifinal
Chicago Fire 4-0 Louisville City FC BRIDGEVIEW, IL–Louisville City FC put in a valiant…
Preview: Chicago Fire vs. Louisville City FC
Chicago Fire (6-10-5, 8th in MLS East) vs. Louisville City FC (8-4-5, 4th in USL…
Tuesday thoughts on Chicago soccer: Hard to watch
THOUGHTS ABOUT THE FIRE: The squad rotation was in full effect as the Fire are…
Preview: FC Dallas vs. Chicago Fire
FC Dallas (10-3-5, 1st in West) vs. Chicago Fire (6-9-5, 8th in East) The Brimstone…
Fire Friday: What Mansueto brings to the table and what he needs to do
MANSUETO BUYS STAKE IN FIRE: I mentioned in my match report on Wednesday a brief overview of what…
Fire Drop Match Late Amid Big News Day
Chicago Fire 3-4 Philadelphia Union BRIDGEVIEW, IL–There was a lot of news off the pitch…
Notes on Monday: Haunting and Highlighting
THOUGHTS ON THE FIRE: Saturday’s 3-2 defeat to Vancouver Whitecaps highlights the need that the Fire need…
World Cup semifinal appearance on the line as Sweden, England do battle
Both teams come into this match in Samara playing with house money. England defeated Colombia…
Preview: Whitecaps vs. Fire
Vancouver Whitecaps FC (6-7-5, 6th in West) vs. Chicago Fire (6-7-5, 6th in East) The…
Fire defender Kappelhof involved in scary accident
BRIDGEVIEW, IL—Chicago Fire defender Johan Kappelhof was involved in an auto accident on his way…