The Chicago Fire Post
The dugout7 Jun 2027
Jack Elliott says Chicago Fire went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Boardroom7 Jun 2027
Pressure builds in the Chicago Fire boardroom
The directors have stopped offering the manager public warmth. In football that is usually the stage before the short statement.
Market7 Jun 2027
Andreas Hanche-Olsen wants to know where this is going
“I want to win things, and I would like to do it here.” Nothing has been demanded and nothing has been threatened — but a boardroom at Chicago Fire hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.
Squad7 Jun 2027
Philip Zinckernagel in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Chicago Fire this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad7 Jun 2027
Dylan Borso signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Dylan Borso and Chicago Fire agree another 5 years.
The dugout7 Jun 2027
Chicago Fire keep their word to Kerwin Vargas
Clubs make promises constantly and the page usually only hears about them when they are broken. This one was honoured, and the dressing room noticed that faster than any supporter did.
Squad7 Jun 2027
A step back for Anzor Mekvabishvili at Chicago Fire
Somebody has moved past him. It is not a dropping and it is worse than one, because a dropping is about a Saturday and this is about where he stands.
The dugout7 Jun 2027
No hiding place for Noah Allen
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Noah Allen, and the manager let it.
Squad7 Jun 2027
A place in the month's best eleven for Mbekezeli Mbokazi
Four or five weekends of consistency, judged against everybody in the division doing his job. Mbekezeli Mbokazi has come out of that comparison in the side, and Chicago Fire have had the benefit of every one of those afternoons.
In brief
- Looking ahead A test against the best for Chicago Fire
- Market The Andreas Hanche-Olsen talk will not go away
- The dugout Ian Fray knocks on the manager's door