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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TCK Podcast: Predicting Mexico’s 2026 World Cup roster
In this episode, Nayib Moran joins to discuss the October callups, and take a look ahead to Mexico’s possible 2026 roster. Focusing on the last players at each position. The conversation also touches on past World Cup snubs and the potential impact of U20 players in future tournaments.
Podcast also available on Apple Podcast and YouTube.
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Posted in 2026 World Cup, Mexico National Team, Podcast, Roster Announcement, Youth
Analyzing Mexico’s Tactical Options As 2026 World Cup Nears
Mexico played to draws against Japan and South Korea in the September window, what did we learn about Vasco’s side as we creep closer to the World Cup.
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Mexicans Abroad Recap – 8/25
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Tagged CONCACAF, mexicans abroad, mexico, raul jimenez, Soccer
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: Post-Game Reactions vs Costa Rica
Diego Segura joins the pod for a post-game reaction to Mexico’s 0-0 draw versus Costa Rica and a look at the Gold Cup campaign so far.
Mexico vs Suriname
Mexico stayed as the Group A leader with their 2-0 win over Suriname. Let’s dive into the match.
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Posted in Mexico National Team, Recap
Tagged CONCACAF, mexico, raul jimenez, Soccer
TCK Podcast: Post-Game Reactions vs Switzerland
Nayib Moran joins the pod for a post-game reaction to Mexico’s 4-2 loss versus Switzerland.
Also available on Apple Podcasts
Mexico v Switzerland
In their first of 2 Gold Cup warmup games, Mexico dropped a stinker against Switzerland. El Tri lost 4-2 in front of 41k in sunny Utah. I have some thoughts
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Tagged CONCACAF, mexico, santiago gimenez, Soccer, switzerland, world cup
TCK Podcast: Episode 10
In this episode, Varo from Chivas del Norte joins to discuss the disappointing season at Chivas, their young talent, and transfer needs. We end the episode by answering listener questions.