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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 advantage in the 76th. Alvaro Medran cut the deficit to 2-1 in the 77th, but the Fire (3-9-3) couldn’t...

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 Toronto's 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 56. "We were bending, bending and bending but we really didn't break." Bono's career-high 13 saves ...

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 on for a 2-1 win over the Chicago Fire on Saturday that extended its unbeaten record under interim ...

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 have confidence in them. They are very knowledgeable about soccer, passionate, fully committed and enga...

Hany Mukhtar's 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 Chicago's back end to open the scoring in the 10th minute, and he came through again three minutes later. Then after Fire captain Johan Kappelhof was shown a red...