World Cup Class of 2018: Poland
Population: 38.4 million Capital: Warsaw Team Colors: White and Red How Qualified: Won UEFA Group E Nickname: The…
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.
World Cup Class of 2018: Peru
Population: 32.2 million Capital: Lima Team Colors: White and Red How Qualified: Won playoff vs. New Zealand Nickname: …
Rodriguez Roundtable, Part 1
BRIDGEVIEW, IL—On Wednesday, Fire President and General Manager Nelson Rodriguez held the first of three…
World Cup Class of 2018: Panama
Population: 4.0 million Capital: Panama City Team Colors: Red and White How Qualified: 3rd in CONCACAF Hexagonal Nickname: …
World Cup Class of 2018: Nigeria
Population: 186.0 million Capital: Abuja Team Colors: Green and White How Qualified: Won CAF Third Round Group B…
Notes on Tuesday: Not Good Enough Right Now
THOUGHTS ON THE FIRE: The Fire are “not good enough right now” according to head…
World Cup Class of 2018: Morocco
Population: 33.8 million Capital: Rabat Team Colors: Red and Green How Qualified: Won CAF Third Round Group C…
World Cup Class of 2018: Mexico
Population: 123.7 million Capital: Mexico City Team Colors: Green and White How Qualified: Won CONCACAF Hexagonal Nickname: El…
World Cup Class of 2018: Japan
Population: 126.7 million Capital: Tokyo Team Colors: Blue and White How Qualified: Won AFC Group B Nickname: Blue…
World Cup Class of 2018: Iran
Population: 81 million Capital: Tehran Team Colors: White and Red How Qualified: Won AFC Group A Nickname: Team…
World Cup Class of 2018: Iceland
Population: 350,710 Capital: Reykjavik Team Colors: Blue and Red How Qualified: Won UEFA Group C Nickname: Strákarnir okkar…
World Cup Class of 2018: Germany
Population: 82.8 million Capital: Berlin Team Colors: White and Black How Qualified: Won UEFA Group C Nickname: Die…
Notes on Monday: Lack of Depth
THOUGHTS ON THE FIRE: The Fire’s lack of depth clearly showed in its 3-0 loss…
Kicking the Numbers: MLS Player Salaries
On Thursday, the MLS Players Association released their annual salary report as of May 1st. I’ve been…
World Cup Class of 2018: France
Population: 67.2 million Capital: Paris Team Colors: Blue and White How Qualified: Won UEFA Group A Nickname: Les…
World Cup Class of 2018: England
Population: 55.3 million Capital: London Team Colors: White and Red How Qualified: Won UEFA Group F Nickname: The…
Chicago Red Stars 2-2 Houston Dash
BRIDGEVIEW, IL—The Chicago Red Stars fell behind twice, they equalized twice, they had a chance…
World Cup Class of 2018: Croatia
Population: 4.15 million Capital: Zagreb Team Colors: Red and White How Qualified: Won playoff vs. Greece Nickname: Vatreni…
World Cup Class of 2018: Denmark
Population: 5.75 million Capital: Copenhagen Team Colors: Red and White How Qualified: Won playoff vs. Republic of Ireland…
Preview: Crew versus Fire
Columbus Crew SC (5-3-3, 4th in East) vs. Chicago Fire (3-4-2, 7th in East) No one…
World Cup Class of 2018: Costa Rica
Population: 4.86 million Capital: San Jose Team Colors: Red and Blue How Qualified: 2nd in CONCACAF Hexagonal Nickname: …
Ellis Goal, Adams Marking Gives Fire Win over Montreal
Chicago Fire 1-0 Montreal Impact BRIDGEVIEW, IL–It was going to be a tough task to…