HALFTIME Fire losing Orlando losing Nashville drawing Columbus drawing 6. Nashville 7. Orlando 8. Fire 9. Columbus No change from how things started with nobody winning #cf97 #mls-live

Orlando, Chicago, Columbus are all battling to stay out of the Wildcard match. All three are losing.

Welp that’s not an ideal start is it #cf97 #mls-live

In about 10 minutes we'll be hearing from Hugo Cuypers and Gregg Berhalter ahead of Saturday's Decision Day matchup wit the New England Revolution #cf97 #vamosfire #mls

On yesterday's show, @acampbellsports.bsky.social asked @mattdoyle.bsky.social what Gregg Berhalter's first season in Chicago has taught him about the former #USMNT coach #cf97 #vamosfire #mls

NEW POD: The Fire are IN the Playoffs for the first time since 2017! @acampbellsports.bsky.social is joined by @mattdoyle.bsky.social to talk Gregg, Phil and the Eastern Conference playoff picture #cf97 #vamosfire #MLS allchgo.com/chgo-fire-po...

LIVE in about 10 minutes: @acampbellsports.bsky.social and @mattdoyle.bsky.social of @mls.bsky.social are talking the playoff-bound Chicago Fire! 🔥 #cf97 #vamosfire #mls youtube.com/live/tqA4Gus...

TODAY 1:45, CHGO YouTube channel! The Fire are in the playoffs! How’d they get here, and where might they end up? Alex is joined by @mattdoyle.bsky.social to sing the praises of Gregg Berhalter, Philip Zinckernagel, and tactical flexibility #cf97 #vamosfire #mls

Welp, it’s just a draw but a win next week in New England would mean the Fire at least host the Wild Card game Almost certainly it will be the Fire and Crew in the Wild Card (unless Orlando only get 0 or 1 point from their final 2 games) it’s just a question of who hosts #mls

88' Goal Chicago Fire! Jack Elliott heads in the free kick from Philip Zicnkernagel to give Chicago the 2-1 lead. Elliott gets the brace and Philip Zinckernagel sets the Chicago Fire single-season record for goal contributions (29) & assists (15) #cf97 #VamosFire

THE JACK ELLIOT GAME #cf97 #mls-live

MD-2 Presser ahead of the Fire's final home game of the regular season will start shortly! We'll hear from Jonathan Dean and Gregg Berhalter #cf97 #vamosfire #mls

CHRISTOPHER BRADY #cf97 #vamosfire #mls #usmnt

The kid is so gifted. Such little backlift for a thunderbastard into the top corner bsky.app/profile/ufco...

THE FIRE ARE GOING TO THE PLAYOFFS WE REPEAT THE FIRE ARE GOING TO THR PLAYOFFS!!!!!!

A big week for Chicago Fire in primetime: a 3-1 halftime lead at Inter Miami tonight, and the more popular version’s season 14 premiere tomorrow.

TEAM NEWS: Looks like the back 3 is out again, as Kouame and Haile-Selassie replace Rogers (suspended) and Zinckernagel (on the bench) The order of names here suggests a 4-4-2, but maybe it is a back 3 with MHS at wingback? We’ll see… #cf97 #vamosfire #mls-live

The Fire make one change from the team that beat Minnesota last weekend as Barroso replaces Dean Back 3 Round 2 #cf97 #vamosfire #mls-live

From yesterday's show: @jeffrueter.bsky.social says that the Fire absolutely deserve credit for how well they played on Saturday, but it can't be overlooked how self-inflicted Minnesota United's current issues are. We contrasted not only the teams, but their conferences #cf97 #mls

NEW POD: @acampbellsports.bsky.social is joined by @jeffrueter.bsky.social to break down the Fire's win in Minnesota and how it sets things up in the Eastern Conference playoff picture with a month to go #cf97 #vamosfire #mls allchgo.com/chgo-fire-po...

LIVE at 1:45(ish) with @jeffrueter.bsky.social talking the Fire’s win up north and the MLS Playoff picture! #cf97 #vamosfire #mls youtube.com/live/3vxAWCH...

TODAY at 1:45 on the CHGO YouTube page! 3 CBs, goals and points in St Paul on Saturday helped consolidate the Fire's hold on 9th place. Was Berhalter's tactical change a sign of things to come? Alex is joined by @jeffrueter.bsky.social of @theathletic.com + @totalsoccershow.bsky.social #cf97 #mls

FIRE WIN 3-0 the final in Minnesota Had an opportunity against a beat up Loons side and took it 2 points clear of Red Bulls with a game in hand for the final wild card spot Next up: vs Columbus in a potential Wild Card preview #cf97 #mls-live

PHIL FOR THREEEEEE BANG Goodnight St. Paul 3-0! #cf97 #mls-live

DJE D’AVILA GOAL Who’s Set Piece FC now?! 2-0 Fire! #cf97 #mls-live

THE WATER MAN SCORES IN THE LAND OF LAKES 1-0 Fire #cf97 #mls-live

Team news: Back 3! Rogers, Elliot and Waterman all start with Dean and Gutman at wingback with a D’Avila - Franco pivot and the usual front 3 Provided some solidity, and matches up with Minnesota #cf97 #mls-live

Genuinely awesome announcement from the Fire: all Chicago-area fans who do not currently have an MLS Season Pass subscription on AppleTV+ can sign up for a free one-month trial to watch all remaining regular season Fire games. Fans can text 'FIREUP' TO 24258 #cf97 #vamosfire #mls

Big rewards for these guys! This is Brady’s third contract now with the Fire, which is well deserved! Oregel gets his first big raise as a pro Pineda hasn’t played much this year, but is clearly a valued member of the team off the field #cf97 #mls

Now awaiting Gregg Berhalter for postgame remarks #cf97 #mls-live

FULL TIME: Fire lose 3-1 to NYCFC, a team that has had their number since they entered the league The Pigeons improve to 13-3-8 against the Men in Red The Fire remain in 9th in the 2nd Wild Card spot, 2 points ahead of NY Red Bulls #cf97 #mls-live

90+3' GOAL NYCFC, and that will do it Seymour Reid pounces as the Fire make a mess at the back. Once again, the Fire look bad at home 1-3 #cf97 #mls-live

81' SUB: Tom Barlow replacing Joel Waterman. Kitchen sink time #cf97 #mls-live

20,636 is the announced attendance at Soldier Field tonight #cf97

68' CLOSE for the Fire! A free kick meets the head of Elliot at the back post, and he perfectly places the ball across the 6-yard-box but Cuypers can't quite get there... NYC still lead 2-1 #cf97 #mls-live

58' GOAL NYCFC Alonso Martinez gives the visitors the lead. Ball bounced around after a corner and NYC's leading scorer slammed it into the corner of the net when it fell to him NYCFC have been much the better team in the 2nd half and deservedly lead #mls-live

55' First sub of the game as Sergio Oregel replaces Andre Franco Franco was heavily involved early, but less so as the game went on and he seemed a little lost defensively #mls-live #cf97

HALFTIME Fire and NYCFC tied at 1, neither team creating very much. Fire seem torn between wanting to stick to their usual possession build up or trying to flip the field by going more direct. 45 minutes to find a potentially crucial winner #cf97 #mls-live

40' GOAL NYCFC Fernandez taps in to a wide open net at the back post off a wonderful cross through the 6 yard box by O'Toole Fire have looked a bit short defensively on their right side 1-1 #cf97 #mls-live

35' HUGE save by Brady to deny NYC after an atrocious giveaway by D'Avila. Some quick passes set up the shot for Martinez and Brady went flying to his right to tip it over the bar for a corner #cf97 #mls-live

13' ZINCKERNAGOOOOOAALLLLLL A bad turnover by Raul gave the ball to Gutierrez in midfield, he charged forward and fed Zinckernagel who hammered the ball into the bottom corner Zinck with 13 G + 13 A on the season 1-0 #cf97 #mls-live

UNDERWAY AT SOLDIER FIELD Football lines, dyed end zones, beat up grass And a LOT on the line in the Eastern Conference playoff race #cf97 #mls-live

Viktor Radojević introduced as no. 14 for the Chicago Fire #cf97 #VamosFire

Serbian international left back Viktor Radojevic is announced as the Fire's newest player via... standing on the field holding up his new #14 kit while 'Freed From Desire' and he has a very stoic look on his face. This entire thing took less than 10 seconds #cf97 #mls-live

Waterman makes his debut from the start and is the only change from the team that faced New England last game Also: doing Harry Potter night on Mexican Independence Day weekend is weird #cf97 #mls-live

ZZZZZZZZZZINCKERNAGEL IT’S 2-0! Andre Franco first Fire assist #cf97 #mls-live

BAMBAAAAAA WHAT A START #cf97 #mls-live

Alan Franco STARTS Sam Rogers makes his first start since July Usual suspects elsewhere #cf97 #mls

Presser time! Andrew Gutman is here @joechatz.bsky.social asks about the response since Philly "It's a seven game sprint for us and we've just gotta get it done" Gutman says, as they've tried to learn from mistakes in the Philly game #cf97 #mls

NEW POD! Alex is joined by @joechatz.bsky.social of @ontapsportsnet.bsky.social to review the Fire's transfer activities and recent up and down performances as the team sits on the playoff bubble. #mls #cf97 #vamosfire allchgo.com/chgo-fire-po...