Hot Time In Old Town

Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports The fire lost 3-2 tonight to CF Montreal, basically ending the playoff hopes and dreams for another year. But again, there were some good individual performances. And with that comes a Hot Time Player of the Match first: A player annoyed their way into the award. Jhan Duran did not score either of the Fire’s two goals this evening, but he did … [Read more...] about CF Montreal 3, Chicago Fire 2: Man of the Match

Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports Despite a good fight, the Fire came up short against the second-placed CF Montréal, effectively putting the playoffs out of reach. The Chicago Fire’s slim playoffs hopes were slashed to effectively zero as they came up short, 3-2, on the road at CF Montréal. The Fire, who were missing half of their starting lineup due to a combination of … [Read more...] about CF Montréal 3, Chicago Fire 2 | Player Ratings

Mike Dinovo-USA TODAY Sports The Fire play Montreal for the second time in 3 weeks down the stretch, The MLS Schedule is weird. Because of the way the league is structured, you can get situations where you play the same team in close proximity to each other. While it does happen occasionally elsewhere in the world, the 4 game streak between Barca and Madrid comes to … [Read more...] about Familier Faces: CF Montreal vs Chicago Fire MLS Week 31 Preview

Mike Dinovo-USA TODAY Sports Penalties galore! Your Chicago Fire Football Club has won a game! Well, it was against a Phil Neville side, which, if you’ve listened to our podcast or read my previous MLS roundups, I don’t rate very highly. So I would have been disappointed if the Fire had dropped points against them - again. While all of you, myself included, enjoyed … [Read more...] about MLS Roundup Week 30: Do You Need a Pen?

Mike Dinovo-USA TODAY Sports The Fire is still burning. There’s a scene in Monty Python and the Holy Grail where a man from the church drags a cart through a seemingly plague-ridden village asking for townsfolk to bring out their dead, presumably to be burned to prevent spread. A gentleman brings out an old man over his shoulder and throws him on the pile of bodies, … [Read more...] about Still Alive: Chicago Fire 3, Inter Miami 1