The Chicago Fire Post
Squad10 Aug 2026
8 saves: Chris Brady was the team
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 8 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Deadline beats Chicago Fire to Matt Freese
The clock did what New York City would not, and ended it. Supporters who watched the countdown will spend the next window doing it again.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
D.J. Taylor is a medical away from Chicago Fire
The deal with Minnesota United FC is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Chicago Fire close the window on a squad of their own making
14 in and 0 out, and no more changes for months. The manager has what he has, the supporters have their opinion of it, and the table will have the last word.
Market10 Aug 2026
Philip Zinckernagel wants more than Chicago Fire are offering
“I have ambitions, and I would like the club to share them.” Nobody has asked to leave and nobody has been shown the door — but a player chooses that sentence carefully, and a boardroom hears it exactly as it was meant.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Philip Zinckernagel signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Philip Zinckernagel commits to Chicago Fire for another 3 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Chicago Fire
Robert Lewandowski and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Match8 Aug 2026
A bad afternoon for Chicago Fire against Charlotte Football Club
1‑2 to Charlotte Football Club, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Market10 Aug 2026
Chicago Fire promote Luca Moore from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Luca Moore has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- Market Chicago Fire promote Dylan Zardes from within
- Market DeAndre Morris steps up from the Chicago Fire academy
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Anzor Mekvabishvili