The International Champions Cup has made its way to the United States this year with premier teams from all around the world competing in friendly matches to begin their preparation for their upcoming seasons. Bayern Munich and AC Milan met in Chicago at Soldier Field Stadium where they held individual training sessions, pre-game press conferences, and played an exhilarating match ending in a draw and followed by penalty kicks that A.C. Milan was able to win 5-3. The attendance that night
The Chicago Fire fought long and hard to victory Wednesday night against Sporting Kansas City, halting Kansas City’s five-game win streak and making the Men in Red 3-0-2 in their last five games played at Toyota Park Stadium. The Fire’s home-unbeaten streak extends to seven when considering all competitions. Chicago set the tone of the game with great stops from João Meira on a dangerous KC attack and goalkeeper Sean Johnson off of the first of many attacking opportunities for KC. Both
Alexis Camarena is a 23-year-old forward for the Chicago Mustangs. The Mustangs have an indoor team that is part of the Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) and an outdoor team that is in the midst of their first season in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL). Camarena has been with the Mustangs since 2012, and during his time there has been able to claim two indoor titles with his team including the Premier Arena Soccer League (PASL) Championship and the US Open
The Chicago Fire defeated Columbus Crew SC on Tuesday night at Toyota Park in their round of sixteen game of the U.S. Open Cup. The Fire came into this match off a close win against the Indy Eleven that went into penalty kicks, while Columbus Crew SC cruised in after a 4-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rowdies. The Fire have advanced to the semifinals in the last four out of five U.S. Open Cup tournaments, but haven’t moved to the
The Chicago Fire and Portland Timbers match ended in a close draw Saturday night as the two played in their ninth all-time meeting. With over 14,000 people in attendance on Saturday night, Toyota Park was filled with enthusiastic Chicago soccer fans praying for a win against the defending MLS Cup Champions. The Timbers have gone undefeated in the last eight matches between the two, three of which ended in ties. This was the first meeting between the two teams since August