Hot Time In Old Town

Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports We saw a little bit of the future tonight in the Chicago Fire’s 3-3 draw with the New York Red Bulls. From minute 71 to minute 80, Kacper Pryzbylko, Chris Meuller, Jairo Torres, and Xherdan Shaqiri were all on the field at the same time. For those 9 minutes, we saw the ideal of the Fire attack for the rest of the season. While they … [Read more...] about Glimpse of Tomorrow: New York Red Bulls 3, Chicago Fire 3

Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports In a hectic affair, the Fire could not hold on to their late lead and had to settle for a point in New Jersey. The Chicago Fire’s five-game losing streak came to an end on Wednesday against the New York Red Bulls, but it certainly felt like two points were left on the table in a 3-3 draw. The visiting Fire battled from behind to take … [Read more...] about Chicago Fire 3, New York Red Bulls 3 | Player Ratings

Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports When a game is as crazy as that one was, it’s hard to pick a man of the match. Jhan Duran, for example, was excellent the entire time he was out there. His hold-up play was second to none, and his flick on the Fire’s 2nd goal was picture perfect. Shaqiri finally scored from the run of play and had his best game in a while. But for me … [Read more...] about New York Red Bulls 3, Chicago Fire 3: Man of the Match

Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports Xherdan Shaqiri has been bad. The expectations coming in to this season were, if not sky high, pretty positive after Shaq was signed during training camp. No one thought the Fire would compete for the Supporter's Shield but we all thought they’d be better than their current record shows. Even when they were playing well, it was their … [Read more...] about What’s with Shaq?: New York Red Bulls vs Chicago Fire MLS Week 12 Preview

Jamie Sabau-USA TODAY Sports The MLSPA released the full list of player salaries for this season, though two key Fire players were missing from the list. As they do every spring, the MLS Players Association announced the list of player salaries for this season. That includes the entire Fire roster, except for Jairo Torres and Chris Mueller who joined the roster after … [Read more...] about 2022 MLS Salaries Revealed