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Xherdan Shaqiri is the worst-value signing in MLS history. But it’s not all his fault

Chicago Fire fans hoped the former Liverpool and Bayern Munich star would transform their club. Instead he was largely an expensive non-entity

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Chicago Fire FC signs USMNT midfielder Kellyn Acosta from LAFC

Chicago Fire FC has signed midfielder Kellyn Acosta, a sought-after free agent in Major League Soccer. Acosta brings strong leadership and success to the t...

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Fire dismiss coach Ezra Hendrickson

Sporting director Georg Heitz has missed on every designated player he’s signed. His best moves have been selling teenagers to European clubs, he’s shown no ability to build an MLS winner and has the Fire on track to miss the playoffs for a fourth straight year under his watch. Yet…

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Fire trying to balance selling with winning

The sale Tuesday of striker Jhon Duran to Aston Villa was the Fire’s second eight-figure transaction with an English Premier League club in the last year, but the franchise isn’t selling players off successful teams.

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Joe Mansueto setting up Fire to fail by keeping Georg Heitz and Sebastian Pelzer

Mansueto is bringing back Heitz and Pelzer, a move that could have consequences beyond 2023.

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Fire exercise options on executives Georg Heitz, Sebastian Pelzer

The 2023 season will be the fourth for the pair in Chicago.

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Chris Brady impresses in debut, Alex Monis steals point for Fire

Brady made his first start, and Monis scored late in stoppage time to tie New England 1-1.

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Garth Lagerwey an obvious target for Fire

Lagerwey checks all the boxes current sporting director Georg Heitz doesn’t, but signing him could be difficult.

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Fire owner Joe Mansueto must act and replace Georg Heitz

In July, Mansueto said he’d like to bring back Heitz as sporting director. Mansueto needs to reconsider.

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With eight games left, Fire playoff hopes dim

Unfortunately for the Fire, there are numerous factors that make a postseason return unlikely.

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Sporting director Georg Heitz hoping for Fire return

Under Heitz, who is out of contract at the end of the season, the Fire missed the 2020 and 2021 playoffs and need to rally to make the 2022 postseason.

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Joe Mansueto wants Georg Heitz to stay with Fire, who beat Sounders 1-0

Calling Heitz a “very strong soccer mind,” Mansueto said he’s just starting to talk to the Fire sporting director about his future.

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Fire still paying for Georg Heitz’s 2020-21 offseason

The Fire sporting director brought in four players who haven’t blossomed, and he sent out budding star Djordje Mihailovic and dependable scorer CJ Sapong.

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Fire looking, sounding painfully familiar

Last in the 28-team league, current members of the Fire are saying things that sound similar to their predecessors.

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An optimistic and pessimistic view of the Fire

There are reasons to think the Fire can turn things around, but also stay on their slide.

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Xherdan Shaqiri just one aspect of promising Fire offseason

Instead of trying again with the same losing core of the 2020 and 2021 seasons, Fire sporting director Georg Heitz made major changes to the roster and also his philosophies.

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Xherdan Shaqiri makes it clear: he joined Fire to win

During an exclusive interview with the Sun-Times, the two-time Champions League-winner Shaqiri said he’s "always hungry for titles."

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Fire with work to do as training camp rolls on

The Fire have two open Designated Player slots and pressing needs in attack after moving on from Robert Beric, Alvaro Medran, Luka Stojanovic and Ignacio Aliseda.

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