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AP Photos According to salary information released by the MLS Players Association, Fire goalkeeper Bobby Shuttleworth is earning just $125,750 in guaranteed compensation this season. He has been worth much more than that to the Fire, who lost to Toronto FC 2-1 on Saturday at Soldier Field in a battle between teams mired near the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings in Major League Soccer. Yeferson Soteldo gave Toronto (3-8-4) the lead in the second minute, and Nick DeLeon doubled the adva...

After going behind in the second minute, Chicago roared back and attacked a makeshift Toronto defence with Bono forced to make save after save. The teams exchanged late goals to make for a tense finale, with the Fire looking for the equalizer. Chicago outshot Toronto 31-8 (14-3 in shots on target), fired in 41 crosses to Torontos two and had a 13-1 edge in corners as TFC lived dangerously at Soldier Field. "We bent a lot," said Bono, whose club record for wins in all competitions now stands at ...

Toronto FC holds on to defeat Chicago Fire 2-1 Orlando City defender Rodrigo Schlegel (15) greets Toronto FC midfielder Michael Bradley (4) following MLS soccer action against Orlando City SC, in Toronto on July 17, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Katsarov July 24, 2021 - 9:09 PM CHICAGO - Toronto FC leaves Chicago with three points and a huge sigh of relief. Alex Bono made a club-record 13 saves and Toronto got goals from Yeferson Soteldo and Nick DeLeon, hanging...

Courtesy of the Fire The Fire’s record isn’t what anybody associated with the franchise hoped for. After the 2-2 tie Wednesday with D.C. United, the Fire are 3-8-3 and outside the Eastern Conference playoff picture. But owner Joe Mansueto is behind sporting director Georg Heitz and coach Raphael Wicky. “I don’t have plans to make any changes with Georg and Rapha,” Mansueto told the Chicago Sun-Times during a wide-ranging interview Monday. “I like working with both of them and hav...

Hany Mukhtars hat trick sets MLS record, Nashville SC roll Field Level Media 18 Jul 2021, 13:05 GMT+10 Hany Mukhtar recorded the fastest hat trick in MLS history and Nashville SC extended their home unbeaten streak to 11 games with a 5-1 victory over the visiting Chicago Fire on Saturday night Mukhtar tallied all three goals in the first 16 minutes. Mukhtar, who entered with a team-leading four goals, took advantage of breakdowns on Chicagos back end to open the scoring in the 10th minute, and ...

Courtesy of the Fire It could be too late, but the Fire might have found something. The Fire wrapped their four-game home-stand Wednesday with a 3-1 victory against Orlando City. Thanks to goals from Boris Sekulic, Robert Beric and Chinonso Offor, the Fire ended the four games 2-1-1, having scored three goals in three consecutive games. “Awesome,” said goalie Bobby Shuttleworth, who made seven saves. “It’s been a boost of energy for sure. We knew that if we just kept the faith here a...

Doom Discussion July 2021: A Lack of Vision By Talgrath on Jul 5, 2021, 4:18pm PDT + A Lack of Vision There have been two major firings in the last week of MLS action as of this writing, the first came on Tuesday, June 29th as Jesse Fioranelli (pictured above hiding his second set of nipples) was shown the door after years of failure at San Jose. The second firing came today as Im writing this, July 2nd, after Chris Armas (pictured below playing his invisible keyboard for his Genes...

Courtesy of the Fire For all of the Fire’s off-the-field efforts to bolster the business side of the franchise, they have to be better on the field for that work to really have an effect. Coach Raphael Wicky knows that. ‘‘We are aware, as coaches and as a team, that the first team is always the locomotive of the train,’’ Wicky said Wednesday. ‘‘We know that we are a very important piece of this club.’’ Though both the business and soccer sides have plenty of work to do, th...

Despite some positives Saturday night, the Fire stayed at the bottom of the league.

Punchless Fire faces hot Union keeper Andre Blake Field Level Media 26 Jun 2021, 07:40 GMT+10 A Chicago Fire side desperate for a victory may be facing the visiting Philadelphia Union at the worst possible time Saturday evening. Chicago (1-7-1, four points) has lost six of its past seven games, including a Wednesday night home loss to lowly FC Cincinnati, a team that also entered the night with only one victory. The last-place Fire have scored just one goal in that seven-game stretch and have a...