Miguel Navarro | Chicago Fire How will the Fire line up in 2022? The 2022 Chicago Fire should get you excited. After two years of incomplete first teams and not enough from the front office, Georg Heitz and Co, finally, put their money where their mouth is and signed some difference makers. But, what is this team going to look like and how are they going to play? The … [Read more...] about The Optimal First XI: A Chicago Fire Tactical Preview
“We lacked winners”: How a shift in philosophy led the Chicago Fire to sign Xherdan Shaqiri
Xherdan Shaqiri smiles as Georg Heitz looks on during a news conference unveiling Shaqiri as a Chicago Fire player | Shivant Krishnan As Shaqiri was formally unveiled as a Fire player, sporting director Georg Heitz talked about his off-season strategy to bring more winners to Chicago “We lacked winners.” Chicago Fire sporting director Georg Heitz didn’t mince words when … [Read more...] about “We lacked winners”: How a shift in philosophy led the Chicago Fire to sign Xherdan Shaqiri
Chicago Fire sign Mexican winger Jairo Torres from Liga MX side Atlas FC
Jairo Torres | Chicago Fire The 21-year-old joins on a Young Designated Player contract, but you’ll have to wait to see him play for the Fire Star Mexican winger Jairo Torres will join the Chicago Fire on a Young Designated Player contract, the club announced this morning. Torres, 21, joins from Liga MX side Atlas FC, and is under contract through 2025. As part of the … [Read more...] about Chicago Fire sign Mexican winger Jairo Torres from Liga MX side Atlas FC
Red Stars name Chris Petrucelli as Head Coach
Four weeks out from the first game of the new year, the Red Stars finally have a coach. The Chicago Red Stars finally have a coach. A nearly four-month long search for a Rory Dames’ successor finally came to an end with the appointment of experienced college soccer coach Chris Petrucelli. He was most recently the head coach at SMU. Petrucelli has a strong resume dating all the … [Read more...] about Red Stars name Chris Petrucelli as Head Coach
The Chicago Fire’s Gabriel Slonina isn’t buying his own hype: “I still have a lot to prove.”
Gabriel Slonina | Chicago Fire Slonina met the media this week as he begins his first full pro season as a starter The Chicago Fire are, historically, extremely guarded when it comes to letting their youngest players talk to the media. The club is careful not to put an immature player into a situation where they might say something stupid and embarrass themselves. They … [Read more...] about The Chicago Fire’s Gabriel Slonina isn’t buying his own hype: “I still have a lot to prove.”