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Visiting New York City FC kept the Chicago Fire from closing in on their second-place perch as the teams played to a 1-1 deadlock on Saturday at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Ill. Chicago (15-10-7, 52 points) and New York (16-8-8, 56 points) each collected a first-half goal but couldn't add on in the second. Fire forward…
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The Chicago Fire continued to struggle on offense, but the defense was much improved. Bastian Schweinsteiger's second-half goal was the only scoring the visiting Fire needed as they beat the short-handed Montreal Impact 1-0 on Saturday at Stade Saputo. Chicago (13-9-5), which was 1-6-1 in its previous eight games, ended a four-game losing streak in which…
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The Chicago Fire extended their unbeaten streak to seven games and avenged a blowout March loss to Atlanta United FC with a 2-0 victory on Saturday afternoon at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Ill. Chicago (8-3-4, 28 points) improved to 7-0-1 this season at home as it moved to within one point of first-place Toronto and the…
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The Sunday tie will feel like a moral victory for Orlando City. The Lions, despite losing two players to red cards, managed to salvage a 0-0 draw with the Chicago Fire on Sunday evening at Orlando City Stadium. Chicago played with a man advantage for 54 minutes and was up two men for game's final 24…
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The red-hot Chicago Fire struck for two goals in the first nine minutes and extended their winning streak to four games with a 2-1 victory over FC Dallas on Thursday night at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Ill. MLS goals leader Nemanja Nikolic opened the scoring for the Fire in the third minute with his 11th of…
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Nemanja Nikolic scored twice as the Chicago Fire remained unbeaten at home through five matches with a 4-1 victory over the Seattle Sounders on Saturday night in an MLS contest. Nikolic increased his season total to eight goals. He has seven goals in the last six matches and six in Chicago's five home matches. The Fire…
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The Los Angeles Galaxy rallied for two second-half goals to salvage a 2-2 draw against the Chicago Fire on Saturday night at the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. David Accam and Nemanja Nikolic scored early in the first half for Chicago (3-3-3). Daniel Steres and Giovani dos Santos scored early in the second half for the…
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Nemanja Nikolic scored two goals and Bastian Schweinsteiger added another as the Chicago Fire blanked the short-handed New England Revolution 3-0 in Major League Soccer play on Saturday afternoon at Toyota Park. The victory was the second straight for Chicago (3-1-2, 11 points) and extended its unbeaten streak to three. New England (2-3-1, 7 points) lost…
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The Chicago Fire wrap up a three-game homestand on Saturday in an unaccustomed spot. The Fire (2-1-2, 8 points) find themselves tied for third place in Major League Soccer's Eastern Conference, just two points behind first-place Columbus. It's a heady development for a team that brought up the rear in league play in recent seasons. Chicago…
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Forward Nemanja Nikolic collected his second goal of the season and the host Chicago Fire made it stand up in a 1-0 Major League Soccer victory over Columbus Crew SC on Saturday at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Ill. The victory was the second of the season as the Fire (2-1-2, 8 points) temporarily moved into second…
