Fire Whitewash Whitecaps
Chicago Fire 4-0 Vancouver Whitecaps by Dan Gaichas BRIDGEVIEW, IL–How would the Chicago Fire respond…
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.
Das Experiment: On to the final!
It was said sometime during the mid-1990s that Brazil was so deep that they could…
Red Stars Fall on Penalties in Seattle
Seattle Reign 2-1 Chicago Red Stars by Dan Gaichas SEATTLE, WA–Penalties doomed the Fire in…
Fire Crash Out on Penalties in Cincy
FC Cincinnati 0-0 Chicago Fire (FC Cincinnati advance 3-1 on penalties) by Dan Gaichas CINCINNATI,…
Das Experiment: Werner’s Coming Out
Sunday’s match against Cameroon may well be the world’s formal introduction to Timo Werner. Werner,…
Red Stars Flip Sky Blue with Two in Four Minutes
Chicago Red Stars 2-1 Sky Blue FC by Dan Gaichas BRIDGEVIEW, IL–It only takes a…
Accam hat trick devours Lions
Chicago Fire 4-0 Orlando City SC by Dan Gaichas BRIDGEVIEW, IL–Last season, the Chicago Fire…
Das Experiment: Almost Through
Chile was always going to be a tougher opponent for this German team. Indeed,…
Das Experiment: First Hurdle Past, Just
Monday’s match against Australia saw both a potent attack and a nervy defense. Let’s start…
Confederations Cup Preview, Germany: Das Experiment
by Dan Gaichas While many of the eight teams are sending their best squads to…
Solignac Wonder Strike Downs Saint Louis FC
Saint Louis FC 0-1 Chicago Fire by Dan Gaichas FENTON, MO–The Chicago Fire are in…
Fire Exacts Revenge Over Atlanta
Chicago Fire 2-0 Atlanta United FC BRIDGEVIEW, IL–It wasn’t exactly “Joga Bonito”, but the Fire…
Red Stars Press On for Third Straight Win
BRIDGEVIEW, IL–The Chicago Red Stars earned their third straight win with a 1-0 win over…
Bayern wrap: A fifth straight title, but that was it
by Dan Gaichas By Bayern Munich standards, this season was a bit of a disappointment.…
Red Stars Go Back-to-Back against Courage
BRIDGEVIEW, IL–The Chicago Red Stars maintained their unbeaten run by making it back-to-back wins over…
Fire Win Fourth Straight, Regain Brimstone Cup
Chicago Fire 2-1 FC Dallas by Dan Gaichas BRIDGEVIEW, IL–It wasn’t until October 16th last…
Fire Continue Winning Ways in DC
DC United 0-1 Chicago Fire BRIDGEVIEW, IL–It wasn’t pretty, but the Chicago Fire continued their…
Fire Go Up Two Goals Early, Drop Two Points in the End
LA Galaxy 2-2 Chicago Fire CARSON, CA–The Chicago Fire had everything going their way in…
Red Stars Maintain Home Form against Dash
BRIDGEVIEW, IL–The Chicago Red Stars continued their stellar form at Toyota Park with a 2-0…
Press Pays Penalty in Red Stars Loss
BRIDGEVIEW, IL–Christen Press’s luckless streak continues. Last week, she missed a penalty. This week, she…
Ertz A Perfect #10 in Red Stars Win
BRIDGEVIEW, IL–Julie Ertz (nee Johnston) was out of training until Thursday of this week after…
Red Stars Fall in Houston Opener
Houston Dash 2-0 Chicago Red Stars HOUSTON, TX–The Chicago Red Stars opened their fifth NWSL…