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There are still plenty of hurdles for the Fire to overcome before they build a state-of-the-art performance center within city limits, but their coach and midfielder Fabian Herbers are excited by the idea of the project.

The Discourse Have you ever tried to have a productive discussion in a a group gathering and it get derailed by someone making a joke or bringing up something completely unrelated and now you're...

Now well into sporting director Heitz’s second season in Chicago, the Fire aren’t any closer to being one of Major League Soccer’s best teams.

The 6 MLS players going to Euro 2020 UEFA EURO 2020 trophy during the launch event | Dan Istitene/Getty Images Euro 2020 is fast approaching, kicking off on June 11 across the continent. For the first time in the competition’s 60-year history, there will be no determined host country, but instead 11 host cities in all. 24 nations divided into six groups will face each other to compete for the coveted trophy.  Across the pond, six MLS players have been called up by their respective country ...

Last Minute Letdown: Chicago Fire lose to CF Montreal 1-0 Mason Toye’s 87th minute goal means the Fire have lost five of their last six matches heading into the international break Share this story Daniel Bartel/Chicago Fire FC All things considered, if the Chicago Fire had escaped Soldier Field with a 0-0 draw Saturday afternoon against CF Montreal, it would have been mildly disappointing, but not soul crushing. But after Montreal’s Mason Toye scored his 87th minute winner, and Wyatt Omsbe...

Getty Maybe coach Raphael Wicky and the Fire found something against Inter Miami CF. For the first time all season, the Fire kept the opposition off the scoreboard. Even without star attacker Rodolfo Pizarro, the Inter Miami attack led by the Higuain brothers — Gonzalo and Federico — figured to be too much for the Fire. That wasn’t the case. The Fire (1-4-1, four points) held Inter Miami to one shot on goal. Unlike other instances in the Wicky era, the Fire played a smart 90 minutes...

A late strike from the American forward Mason Toye inspired Wilfried Nancy’s CF Montreal past Chicago Fire in the United States.

After becoming the last MLS team to register its first win of the season, the Chicago Fire will seek consecutive victories for the first time since last Septemb

AP Photos As midfielder Luka Stojanovic stood over the ball before his free kick in the 69th minute Saturday, the Fire were bearing down on some dubious marks. Despite dominating Inter Miami, they were on a scoreless streak that had hit 383 minutes. The Fire were 21-plus minutes away from extending their 2021 winless skid to six and to 12 dating to 2020 and also plummeting to the bottom of the 27-team league. Then Stojanovic, a 59th-minute substitute, sent his shot toward Inter Miami goalkeep...

Chicago Fire FC Edison Flores scored his first MLS goal in the seventh minute and D.C. United beat the Fire 1-0 on Thursday night at Audi Field in Washington. D.C. United (2-3-0) snapped a three-game losing streak. The Fire (0-4-1) are winless through five matches for the second time in club history — starting 0-2-6 in 2014. The Fire have not scored in three consecutive games and have been outscored 10-3 this season. Flores, a designated player from Peru in his second season with D.C. Unit...