Bundesliga Preview : Bayer Leverkusen
By Dan Gaichas Last year’s third place Bundesliga side are trying to the third horse…
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.
SuperCup: Bayern Munich v Borussia Dortmund, Match Preview
By Dan Gaichas The first official fixture of the German calendar is this Sunday (1:30pm…
Bundesliga Season Preview: Bayern Munich
By Dan Gaichas The last few seasons in the Bundesliga, it’s now been a…
Red Stars Pegged Back, Drop to Fifth
Chicago Red Stars 1-1 Houston Dash by Dan Gaichas BRIDGEVIEW, IL–The Chicago Red Stars appeared…
Fire, Accam Race by Strikers in Open Cup
Chicago Fire 3-0 Fort Lauderdale Strikers BRIDGEVIEW, IL–For once, a more comfortable evening for the…
Red Stars Lose Match, Second Place in Rochester
ROCHESTER, NY–The Chicago Red Stars fell to their second straight defeat by the count of…
Goossens, Fire Nutmegs Their Way Past Quakes
BRIDGEVIEW, IL–Slowly, but surely, John Goossens is returning to his form from preseason that had…
Fire Score Twice, Hold on for Cup Win
BRIDGEVIEW, IL–Five times the Fire and Crew have met in the Lamar Hunt US Open…
Chicago Fire, Gilberto agree to mutually terminate contract
The Chicago Fire have announced that they and forward Gilberto have mutually agreed to terminate…
Copa America semifinalists playing with something to prove
The Copa America Centenario has been a thrilling tournament thus far. As we head to…
Late deflection dooms Fire in Colorado
COMMERCE CITY, CO–In the heat and altitude of Colorado, Fire fans could hardly feel any…
Fire Take Schlabst Cup on Penalties
Chicago Fire 1-1 Indy Eleven (Fire advance 4-3 on penalties) by Dan Gaichas BRIDGEVIEW, IL–The…
“Schlabst Cup” on tap in Open Cup
The Schlabst Cup (Schlitz + Pabst) is up for grabs in the Fourth Round of…
Preview: Celtic vs. Rangers
By Dan…
Chicago Notes For Monday: Process-ing Things
THOUGHTS ON THE FIRE: Both last Wednesday’s loss at the Red Bulls and last Saturday’s…
Alvarez Scores, Defense Holds in Fire Win
Chicago Fire 1- Houston Dynamo 0 BRIDGEVIEW, IL–Both the Houston Dynamo and Chicago Fire might…
Futsal: The Other Indoor Soccer
A pro futsal league is coming to the United States in 2018 Anyone who grew…
Fire back to work and on the road for a while.
Vancouver Whitecaps (4-5-2, 7th in West) vs. Chicago Fire (1-2-4, 10th in East) The Chicago…
Survive and Move On: Red Stars Edge Pride 1-0
Chicago Red Stars head coach Rory Dames described the 1-0 win over Orlando Pride as…
Nyarko Returns to Level with Fire
BRIDGEVIEW, IL–A Fire rookie got his first professional goal, but an ex-Fire player got the…
Expansion Sweepstakes and Pro/Rel
There is one indisputable measure of success for soccer in the United States–a lot of…
Drogba, Piatti Impressive over Fire
BRIDGEVIEW, IL–Didier Drogba can still impress. The problem was some of the Fire players were…