Cuypers rallies Chicago Fire to 1-1 draw with Orlando City
Hugo Cuypers scored midway through the second half to rally the Chicago Fire to a 1-1 draw with Orlando City.
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Hugo Cuypers scored midway through the second half to rally the Chicago Fire to a 1-1 draw with Orlando City.
The Chicago Fire have a handful of homegrown players on the roster, including Brian Gutierrez, who led the team in assists and was named Team MVP last season.
The Chicago Fire have a handful of homegrown players on the roster, including Brian Gutierrez, who led the team in assists and was named Team MVP last season.
Montreal seemed on the verge of securing its 10th point in four road games to start the season before the Fire rallied and Montreal cratered.
Chicago has missed the playoffs in ten of the last 11 seasons, but with new faces, along with vets like Xherdan Shaquiri, there is some optimism for a turnaround.
The Fire have missed the playoffs each of the last six seasons and have only made the postseason once since 2012.
It's Klopas' second official go-round as head coach. He served as the Fire's head coach in 2011 and 2012.
The superstar has missed four of his team's last five games, most recently dealing with a hamstring issue.
An injury may keep the superstar sidelined – and it has sent ticket prices tanking just a day before the match. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
An injury may keep the superstar sidelined – and it has sent ticket prices tanking just a day before the match.
The Fire will host Inter Miami and Messi on Wednesday night at Soldier Field, but he's has been dealing with a hamstring problem and may not play.
The Fire are 2-2-3 all-time at home against the Whitecaps.
After winning just twice in their first 10 matches, the Fire sent Ezra Hendrickson packing, and elevated Frank Klopas to interim head coach. It's Klopas' third time running the team. CBS 2's Jori Parys had more on a Fire legend who has the team playing its best soccer of the year.
Frank Klopas coached the Chicago Fire FC for a third time Tuesday night.
Through the first three months of this season, the team is 2-5-3 and ranks No. 14 out of 15 teams in the Eastern Conference.
The team said it will be a state-of-the-art facility with multiple pitches and an insulated dome, for practice during the winter. The city hopes the new facility will bring in millions of dollars in revenue.
Chris Brady joined the Fire Academy back in 2017 and signed his first professional contract with the team in 2020, when he was only 16.
The Chicago Fire are playing some good soccer of late behind yet another young goalkeeper with a lot of skills. He's also homegrown talent. CBS 2's Matt Zahn had more on how Chris Brady is handling the pressure of being the Fire's keeper.
Kei Kamara scored twice and Zachary Brault Guillard added a goal in the 44th minute to help CF Montreal beat the Chicago Fire on Tuesday night.
The young phenom goalkeeper will finish out the season in Chicago before heading over to the English Premier League.
Jhon Durán scored two goals early and the Chicago Fire cruised to a victory over Toronto FC on Wednesday night.
Federico Navarro scored in the 68th minute and the Chicago Fire beat the Philadelphia Union on Wednesday night.
Héber Araujo dos Santos scored on a penalty kick in the 28th minute and Sean Johnson made it stand up as New York City FC defeated the Chicago Fire on Sunday.
The Chicago Fire FC are bringing Schaumburg native Chris Mueller home after using a free agent transfer to acquire him from the Scottish Premier League.
Chicago Fire FC goalie Gabriel Slonina now has six shutouts in 13 career starts.
