How the Chicago Fire line up against NYCFC

Brady and Lewandowski back in the XI, 4-3-3 in possession, probably defends like a 4-4-2.

No Anzor as he recovers from int'l duty and travel

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The Fire have an opportunity to beat one of two conference rivals they haven't under Berhalter tomorrow afternoon.

Here's the storylines going into tomorrow's game against NYCFC:

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Gregg Berhalter says that the team has reached an agreement with Maren Haile-Selassie for a "long-term contract extension with the club," keeping the Fire's 6th highest all-time scorer in Chicago past this year

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Andres Hanche-Olsen said that he spoke to Hugo Cuypers, his former teammate at Gent about joining the Fire.

"He only had good things to say about the group and about the club," he says of #cf97's former striker.

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Neither international breaks nor wildfire smoke could keep the Fire from beating the Whitecaps.

Here's what we learned from the 3-1 victory over the top team in the West.

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BIG win. #VamosFire

Final in Chicago - Fire improve to 4th as they beat the best team in the West

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FULL TIME
FIRE WIN 3-1

They knock off the top team in the West to win their 'game in hand' and move just 1 point behind Miami and New England

Bamba, Zinckernagel, Haile-Selassie the goals

Fire have beaten the top team in each conference this season
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88' GOAL MAREN HAILE-SELASSIE INTO AN EMPTY NET

The Fire work it well, find Lewandowski, and he waits for Takaoka to commit before rolling it across the six for Haile-Selassie to roll home

That'll do! GREAT performance by the Fire tonight

3-1 #cf97 #vamosfire #mls

MAREN HAILE-SELASSIE!

His 9th goal of the season puts the Fire up 3-1!

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50' BEAUTIFUL GOAL FOR THE FIRE FINISHED OFF BY ZINCKERNAGEL

Barroso to Haile-Selassie to Zinckernagel for the finish

2-0 Fire with a PERFECT start to the second half as Phil atones for the missed PK #cf97 #vamosfire #mls

Philip Zinckernagel misses a PK for the second time this year

It's the Fire's 4th PK miss this season #cf97 #vamosfire #mls

9' JONATHAN BAMBA GOAL

The game has been very open from the start, and Bamba burries a shot into the bottom left-hand corner of Takaoka

Assisted by Anton Saletros
1-0 Fire!
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LINEUP!

Saletros STARTS having been listed as questionable

Lewandowski and Dithejane both on the bench, as is Andreas Hanche-Olsen

Gutman on the bench again, we'll see who of Dean and Barroso is on which side

Pile of wingers up front #cf97 #vamosfire #mls

Who's excited for Two Friends tonight?

Fire take on Vancouver at Soldier Field – here's your preview (no DJs after, sorry). www.meninred97.com/two-friends-...

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One result of yesterday's Fire win over Charlotte:
The all-time series is now tied, at 5 wins each.

Fire have the edge on goal differential - 19GF, 18GA.

In 10 games, the sides have never had a draw.

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NEW POD: It's officially as a slump as the Fire haven't won in over a month.
Not a great time for a bunch of guys to go on international duty!
Maybe there's injury relief coming soon?
Somehow someway, they gotta figure it out! #cf97 #vamosfire #mls
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It has not been good, and it's gonna be really difficult for it to get better soon! #cf97 #vamosfire

LIVE at 4:30!
The Fire are slumping, the timing's not great, the schedule is hard, MLS playing through international breaks is dumb, etc

Come hang/tune in! #cf97 #vamosfire #mls
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A double CHGO soccer pods day!

On @chgo-fire.bsky.social, the Fire are now winless in 7 and it's not about to get any easier... 😬
And on @chgo-stars.bsky.social , @lesleyryder.bsky.social and I will discuss Vlatko Andonovski's arrival and what comes next

4:30, YouTube #cf97 #vamosfire #nwsl #mls