Chicago Soccer Notes for Monday: Not What You Want to Hear
THOUGHTS ON THE FIRE: The message that Fire head coach Veljko Paunovic sent to fans…
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.
Thoughts on the Red Stars
THOUGHTS ON THE RED STARS: The Red Stars had three of their regular starters—Casey Short,…
Fire Defense Out of Tune against Loons
Minnesota United FC 2-1 Chicago Fire MINNEAPOLIS, MN–Once again, shoddy defending in a space of…
Fire head North in search of first win
Minnesota United FC (1-1-0, 5th in West) vs. Chicago Fire (0-1-0, 9th in East) The…
Chicago pulls out of World Cup 2026 bid
A spokesman for Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel has confirmed a report in the Chicago Sun-Times on Thursday morning…
Fire and Red Stars notes for Monday
THOUGHTS ON THE FIRE: So after the Fire have played their first match, it is…
Agony to Ecstasy to Agony as Fire Drop Home Opener
Chicago Fire 3-4 Sporting Kansas City: BRIDGEVIEW, IL–It was agony after 45 minutes, then ecstasy…
Chicago Fire-Sporting Kansas City preview
Chicago Fire (16-11-7 last season, 3rd in MLS East) vs. Sporting Kansas City (0-1-0, 12th…
ESPN Becomes Exclusive Media Rights Holder for Fire
BRIDGEVIEW, IL—We wondered when, if at all, the Chicago Fire would announce their local TV…
MLS 2018: Chicago Fire
2017 Record: 16-11-7, 3rd in Eastern Conference, Eliminated in Knockout Round Coach: Veljko Paunovic Key…
Fire acquire Tchani from Vancouver (Update)
Fire fans were getting restless about the perceived lack of activity in the player transaction…
Lunch with the Fire 2018 Edition
CHICAGO, IL—On Monday, the Chicago Fire held their 20th Annual Season Kickoff Luncheon at the…
Fire Preview: Still Under Construction
If there are three words which can describe the Fire as they approach their March 10th opener…
Seventh Season set for Red Stars
The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) have released their full fixture list for their seventh…
Fire, Red Stars to Host Portland Doubleheader
It will be Chicago vs. Portland in two ways on Saturday, March 31st. First, the Fire…
Fire and Red Stars Notes for Thursday
FIRE DROP PRESEASON TILT TO MONTREAL: On Wednesday, the Fire dropped a 2-1 decision to the…
Fire and Red Stars notes for Thursday
PRESEASON: CHICAGO FIRE 0-0 PHILADELPHIA UNION: The Chicago Fire and Philadelphia Union played to a…
Fire Pick Up Midfielder Katai on Loan
On Tuesday, the Chicago Fire picked up midfielder and Serbian international Aleksandar Katai on loan…
Fire Open Preseason with a Win
A goal from the reigning Golden Boot winner and a goal from their third-round draft…
Fire Make Front Office Moves
On Tuesday, the Chicago Fire made a pair of executive moves to fill in the…
Schweinsteiger Gets Munich Tribute Match
Former Bayern Munich superstar and current Chicago Fire midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger will get a…
Fire Select Loyola Grad Collier in Third Round
Last month, Milton Doyle became the first Loyola University Chicago basketball player in 30 years…