The Chicago Fire find themselves on a recovery mission in the MLS this season after a disappointing campaign in 2024. The team finished bottom of the Eastern Conference standings, winning a league-low of seven matches.
Hugo Cuypers and the Chicago Fire will try to continue their strong form away from home when they visit the New York Red Bulls on Saturday evening in Harrison, N.J.
The Chicago Fire are getting what they paid for in 2025 with Hugo Cuypers. Chicago’s club-record signing from before the 2024 MLS season, Cuypers has taken the next step as a striker in 2025 as the Fire have won three straight matches ahead of hosting CF Montréal at Soldier Field.
We're one month into the 2025 Major League Soccer season, and everything is topsy-turvy. With nothing quite going to plan (and everything still to play for) here are the biggest winners and losers from MLS Matchday 4.
Hugo Cuypers scored his fourth goal of the season and the Chicago Fire reversed an early deficit to complete a 2-1 victory at Toronto FC on Saturday. Andrew Gutman also scored in Chicago's second consecutive victory in their first season under former U.S.
Hugo Cuypers was the catalyst for the Chicago Fire’s three-goal explosion after the 80th minute of their 3-1 victory over FC Dallas and Major League Soccer has recognized his contributions from the Fire’s first win of the 2025 MLS season.
The Chicago Fire held the ribbon cutting for their new training facility, the Endeavor Health Performance Center, showcasing the new building to media and partners only a few weeks after the club fully moved into the new space.
It’s been a brutal era for Chicago Fire fans. They last qualified for the MLS Cup playoffs in 2017 and finished dead last in the Eastern Conference last season.
The Chicago Fire are in the midst of a major organizational overhaul ahead of new director of football and head coach Gregg Berhalter’s first season, leaving lots of room for questions about how his side will actually look when they take the field in Columbus, Ohio on February 22.
The Chicago Fire have struggled to score goals consistently in recent seasons, but their squad in 2024 had moments when it looked like the franchise had finally turned the corner after some lean goalscoring campaigns.
The Chicago Fire made life hard for themselves for 76 minutes at Citi Field before scoring twice in the final 13 minutes to share the points with NYCFC after a 2-2 draw.
It’s now or never for the Chicago Fire as they enter the final nine matches of their 2024 Major League Soccer regular season. The club will exclusively go against Eastern Conference foes over this final stretch as they look to climb in the playoff positions to secure their first postseason berth since 2017.
The European Championships and the Copa America are over, but Major League Soccer is just getting started. The league played clear through both tournaments and is approaching its traditional midseason All-Star break.
Hugo Cuypers did his part to help the Chicago Fire comeback from 3-1 down against Philadelphia midweek to win 4-3 and now he’s earned some acknowledgment for his efforts at Soldier Field.
Hugo Cuypers' brace in the final eight-plus minutes Wednesday night enabled the Chicago Fire to erase a two-goal deficit and beat the visiting Philadelphia Union 4-3.
Hugo Cuypers and Mauricio Pineda scored in a three-minute stretch of the second half Saturday night as the Chicago Fire earned their first road win of the season, beating Toronto FC 4-1.
Xherdan Shaqiri left the Chicago Fire early to join the Swiss National Team for the friendlies ahead of EURO 2024. The Fire subsequently went unbeaten in the three matches after Shaqiri left, and Chicago’s club-record signing Hugo Cuypers has finally started to live up to expectations.
The Chicago Fire finally scored multiple goals in a match and it was enough to defeat the Los Angeles Galaxy 2-1 on a rainy night at Soldier Field. Goals from club-record signing Hugo Cuypers and Homegrown attacker Brian Gutiérrez gave the Fire the comeback victory at home.
Hugo Cuypers isn’t content with the current state of the Chicago Fire. The Fire’s club-record signing scored the match-tying goal for his side in the 70th minute of Wednesday's 1-1 draw at home against Orlando City, a match he believes his side should have taken more than a point from.
Hugo Cuypers scored in the second half to help the host Chicago Fire rally for a 1-1 draw against Orlando City on Wednesday. The Fire (2-8-6, 12 points) have played to consecutive draws after a four-game losing streak yet remain winless in their past nine matches (0-5-4).
The Chicago Fire’s inability to score goals was an issue once again and they shared the points with Charlotte FC after a goalless draw at Soldier Field.
Hugo Cuypers came to the Chicago Fire with much fanfare, but the results from his side have not been up to the standard expected from the club coming into 2024.
The Chicago Fire will try to jump-start striker Hugo Cuypers' first MLS season when they host a Houston Dynamo side that has been grinding out results without its captain.