Its been a rough decade and a half to be a Chicago Fire fan but the 2025 season has given us something we are not use to: HOPE. Here are a couple things that gave me hope for the future of this franchise.
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Chicago Fire Season Recap: Is This Hope?
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2025 Chicago Fire Salary & Roster Breakdown
One of my favorite days in the MLS season is when the MLS Players Association releases salary figures for its members. They do this twice a year (Spring/Fall) after a transfer window closes. It started way back in 2007 and its how fans know that Cuauhtemoc Blanco was the 2nd highest paid player in the league during his 3 seasons at Chicago. The current Governor of Morelos could never quite catch up to David Beckham‘s salary of $6.5m but he didn’t do too bad at $2.7m a season. For a salary capped league, it really matters how much you pay each player and what you get out of them. For example, it probably wasn’t the best idea for the Fire to make Nery Castillo the 6th highest paid player in the league back in 2010. But that’s the past, lets see if the current FO has done a better job allocating their resources…
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TCK Podcast: Episode 5
In this episode, Raul welcomes Walter Franco from Victus Advisors to delve into the business side of soccer. Exploring the evolving landscape of sports broadcasting, the future of the MLS and Liga MX relationship, and the evolution of Liga MX TV commercial rights. Walter has a prediction for the SUM/FMF partnership and gives some insight on the ongoing renovations at Estadio Azteca. Finally, he gives his thoughts on the early days of San Diego FC.
TCK Podcast: Episode 4
Amelia Lopez from FutMexNation and the “Our Futbol Podcast” drops by to discuss the latest in MLS fashion, her Galaxy season predictions, the vibes with El Tri and NWSL vs LigaMX Feminil.
2023 Chicago Fire Salary & Roster Breakdown
One of my favorite days in the MLS season is when the MLS Players Association releases salary figures for its members. They do this twice a year (Spring/Fall) after a transfer window closes. It started way back in 2007 and its how fans know that Cuauhtemoc Blanco was the 2nd highest paid player in the league during his 3 seasons at Chicago. The current Governor of Morelos could never quite catch up to David Beckham‘s salary of $6.5m but he didn’t do too bad at $2.7m a season. For a salary capped league, it really matters how much you pay each player and what you get out of them. For example, it probably wasn’t the best idea for the Fire to make Nery Castillo the 6th highest paid player in the league back in 2010. But that’s the past, lets see if the current FO has done a better job allocating their resources…
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Mexico FIFA 22 Ratings
It’s that time of year. The newest version of FIFA is about to release and you know what that means: time to argue over player ratings. Of course, ratings tend to prefer Mexicans in Europe but they seem fine to me. Lets just hope they improve Pro Clubs… Besides the top rated players, I added some other players of note as well.
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CONCACAF Summer w/Jon Arnold
This summer is going to be packed full of CONCACAF matches. Starting with the Nations League, followed by the Gold Cup and ending with the opening matches of World Cup Qualifying. With all of that in mind, I knew Jon Arnold was the guy to talk to.
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Weekend Roundup: 4/26
Chicha dropped a comeback performance and Arteaga lifted some silverware. What else happened?
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Weekend Preview: 4/23
Edson Alvarez won the Dutch Cup last weekend and might be able to officially clinch the Eredivisie title this weekend. Also, he scored the equalizer in their mid-week league game. Not a bad week at all for him. He’s not the only one with a game this weekend….
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Is the USMNT European Pipeline a Problem for Mexico?
With both nations announcing their rosters, many were quick to point out the makeup of each side. It started a discussion about the leagues where the players are currently at. With twitter user @xGoalsMX pointing out that Mexico has more (4) MLS players in camp than the USMNT (3). A much larger discrepancy was evident in the number of players in the “Top 5 European Leagues” with US Soccer having 16 players to Mexico’s 5. The question has to be asked, do these numbers indicate Mexico is behind US Soccer in producing quality players for their national teams?
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