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LAFC over Columbus Crew for MLS Cup? Our 2021 predictions, MVP favorites, team-by-team talking points play ESPN FC's 2021 MLS Cup Predictions (1:25) Alejandro Moreno shares his predictions for the upcoming MLS season, and has big expectations for LAFC. (1:25) The 26th season of Major League Soccer kicks off on Friday as Houston Dynamo host San Jose at BBVA Stadium (8 p.m. ET, ESPN+) and after a wild season in 2020, it's a clean slate and a reset in 2021 with a full schedule, another new team (welcome, Austin FC) and plenty of iconic players and teams with a lot to prove. And so, a little over...

Courtesy of the Fire When they played together last season, Alvaro Medran and Gaston Gimenez formed one of the top midfield pairings in Major League Soccer. Gimenez was deployed in more of a defensive role, while Medran was effective all over the field. The combination of a designated player (Gimenez) and someone with a Real Madrid pedigree (Medran) gave the Fire something they didn’t have much of in 2020: a top-tier entity on the field. “I think with Alvaro, we’ve built a really good relationship as far as football,” Gimenez said through a translator. “I think it’s because we u...

Courtesy of the Fire This is what the Fire signed up for when they moved back to Soldier Field. Released last week, the Fire’s 2021 schedule is stuffed with home games during the first half of the season. After mid-August, the Fire are at home only four times the rest of the year as the Bears take precedence on the lakefront. Before the COVID-19 outbreak, the 2020 schedule was similar. And as long as the Fire and Bears share Soldier Field, the Fire’s seasons will be structured in the same way. How well the Fire navigate the first half will determine the tenor of the second half. If the...

Chicago Fire vs. New York City FC: Preseason Gameday Guide & How to Watch For the first time in months, there’s a Fire game to watch! Share this story Chicago Fire FC When the Chicago Fire face New York City FC this morning at the Omni Orlando Resort, it’ll mark the first time the team has played since losing to, well, that same NYCFC side on MLS Decision Day last November. The Fire will stream the match live at the club’s website, ChicagoFireFC.com, starting at 11 a.m. CT. After four months in hibernation, the club dusted off play-by-play man Tyler Terens, who will go “full Concacaf...