Hot Time In Old Town

It’s Pod Time! On this week’s episode of the Hot Cast, Ruben and RJ break down all things Fire at Cincinnati. They discuss all the blossoming of young talent on this team after the Team of the Week performances by both Brian Gutierrez and Jhon Duran. They then question whether or no the team is better without Xherdan Shaqiri, and what that could mean going into next year. They … [Read more...] about The Hot Cast: Young Bucks

Chicago Fire FC As the Fire prepare to bid farewell to Gaga Slonina this weekend, it’s time to give his successor a shot. Ever since Gaga Slonina signed his homegrown deal in the winter of 2019, we’ve known this day would come. The Fire’s 18-year-old goalkeeping prodigy signed a deal with Chelsea in August, with an agreement to finish the season in Chicago. While it may … [Read more...] about Thank you, Gaga. Hello, Chris Brady.

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports A win over Angel City in the final match of the regular season will be just enough to guarantee Chicago playoff football. The North Carolina Courage would have secured their playoff spot with a win yesterday against already playoff-bound San Diego. However, the Courage were held to a draw, giving the Chicago Red Stars a chance at … [Read more...] about Win and Advance: Chicago Red Stars vs Angel City, NWSL Week 22 Preview

Daniel Bartel-USA TODAY Sports A 2-0 win over Angel City in the final match of the regular season was enough to secure the Red Stars playoff football. It does not get better than that. The Chicago Red Stars punched their ticket into the playoffs by winning their final match of the regular season at home by a score of 2-0. The game had not felt like it had been won … [Read more...] about Playoff Bound: Chicago Red Stars 2, Angel City 0

Photo by Maximilian Haupt/picture alliance via Getty Images It’s not just Portland that needs a reckoning. One of my first roles when I started at Hot Time, was covering the Red Stars and the newly created NWSL. Every home game, I’d trundle down 355 to Lisle in my beat-up Toyota to watch Lori Chlupny, Karina LeBlanc, and Christen Press ply their trade in the fledgling … [Read more...] about Hot Time Editorial: Go Away Arnim