Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports Chicago Fire 1 Shaqiri 17’ New York Red Bulls 2 Klaimala 75’ 90+1’ Here is your quick & dirty editorial-free recap of the Chicago Fire match against the New York Red Bulls. The Fire lost 2-1. 17’ 1-0 Shaqiri Xherdan Shaqiri from the spot for #cf97. pic.twitter.com/ssFOy4azih— Major League Soccer (@MLS) May 1, … [Read more...] about Chicago Fire 1, New York Red Bulls 2: Quick & Dirty Recap
Chicago Fire 1, New York Red Bulls 2: Man of the Match
Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports Well, that stunk. The Chicago Fire were undone partly by their own lack of scoring ability, part rain delay, and part referee incompetence. But for a while there, there was some encouraging signs that the team was trending upward. The defense was executing the bend but don’t break style that served both them well and confounded the Red … [Read more...] about Chicago Fire 1, New York Red Bulls 2: Man of the Match
Patrick’s Hot Time in Old Town Farewell
Photo by Warren Wimmer/Icon Sportswire/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Patrick McCraney is leaving Hot Time to join CHGO Sports This wasn’t intended to be a Friday night news dump, but it kind of ended up that way. As you might have heard, this is my last day here at Hot Time in Old Town. While I’m leaving SB Nation, I’m not leaving the Chicago Fire beat. I’m … [Read more...] about Patrick’s Hot Time in Old Town Farewell
Turn the Page: Chicago Fire vs New York Red Bulls MLS Week 9 Preview
Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports The last week was a disaster. The Fire got bounced out of the US Open Cup in penalties, got deconstructed by Minnesota United, and I moved. We discovered the downsides of having a DP playmaker— if they don’t make plays the team is in trouble. We’ve seen the downsides of playing a hyper-talented but still raw 17-year-old in net. But … [Read more...] about Turn the Page: Chicago Fire vs New York Red Bulls MLS Week 9 Preview
Chicago Fire Notebook: With Jairo Torres’ arrival imminent, is more help on the way?
Photo by Carlos Zepeda/Jam Media/Getty Images Ezra Hendrickson opened up about the Fire’s issues Jairo Torres will play his final match for Liga MX side Atlas FC this Saturday against Tigres, then it’s off to Chicago where he’s expected to hit the ground running. The Fire will formally introduce Torres in a news conference early next week, and head coach Ezra … [Read more...] about Chicago Fire Notebook: With Jairo Torres’ arrival imminent, is more help on the way?