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Chicago Fire 2017 soccer season

June 24 game against Orlando City SC

The 2017 Chicago Fire season was the club’s 22nd year of existence, as well as their 20th season in Major League Soccer, the top-flight of American soccer. The Fire reached the playoffs for the first time since 2012, losing in the knockout round.

Current squad[edit]

As of September 27, 2017. Source: Chicago Fire official roster

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No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Player Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Jorge Bava Uruguay GK (1981-08-02) August 2, 1981 (age 41) Colombia Atlético Bucaramanga International
28 Matt Lampson United States GK (1989-09-06) September 6, 1989 (age 33) United States Columbus Crew
30 Stefan Cleveland United States GK (1994-05-25) May 25, 1994 (age 28) United States University of Louisville Loaned Out
45 Richard Sánchez Mexico GK (1994-05-05) May 5, 1994 (age 28) Mexico Tigres UANL
Defenders
3 Brandon Vincent United States D (1994-05-01) May 1, 1994 (age 28) United States Stanford Cardinal
4 Johan Kappelhof Netherlands D (1990-08-05) August 5, 1990 (age 32) Netherlands FC Groningen International
5 Michael Harrington United States D (1986-01-24) January 24, 1986 (age 37) United States Colorado Rapids
16 Jonathan Campbell United States D (1993-06-27) June 27, 1993 (age 29) United States North Carolina Tar Heels
22 Patrick Doody United States D (1992-04-22) April 22, 1992 (age 30) United States Indiana Hoosiers Homegrown
25 Jorge Luis Corrales Cuba D (1991-05-20) May 20, 1991 (age 31) United States Tulsa Roughnecks Loaned Out
26 Christian Dean United States D (1993-03-14) March 14, 1993 (age 30) Canada Vancouver Whitecaps
33 Matej Dekovic Croatia D (1993-09-19) September 19, 1993 (age 29) United States University of North Carolina Charlotte International,
Loaned out
66 João Meira Portugal D/M (1987-04-30) April 30, 1987 (age 35) Portugal Belenenses International
Midfielders
2 Matt Polster United States M (1993-06-08) June 8, 1993 (age 29) United States SIU Edwardsville Cougars
6 Dax McCarty United States M (1987-04-30) April 30, 1987 (age 35) United States New York Red Bulls
7 John Goossens Netherlands M (1988-07-25) July 25, 1988 (age 34) Romania FC Voluntari International,
On injured list
12 Arturo Álvarez El Salvador M (1985-06-28) June 28, 1985 (age 37) Hungary Videoton FC
13 Brandt Bronico United States M (1995-06-20) June 20, 1995 (age 27) United States University of North Carolina Charlotte Loaned out
14 Djordje Mihailovic United States M (1998-11-10) November 10, 1998 (age 24) United States Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
15 Joey Calistri United States M (1993-11-20) November 20, 1993 (age 29) United States Northwestern Wildcats Homegrown,
Loaned out
17 Collin Fernandez United States/Peru M (1997-02-13) February 13, 1997 (age 26) United States Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown,
Loaned out
18 Drew Conner United States M (1994-02-18) February 18, 1994 (age 29) United States Wisconsin Badgers Homegrown
19 Juninho Brazil M (1989-01-08) January 8, 1989 (age 34) Mexico Club Tijuana Loaned in
20 Daniel Johnson United States M (1995-09-08) September 8, 1995 (age 27) United States University of Louisville
31 Bastian Schweinsteiger Germany M (1984-08-01) August 1, 1984 (age 38) England Manchester United Designated Player,
International
Forwards
8 Michael de Leeuw Netherlands F (1986-10-07) October 7, 1986 (age 36) Netherlands FC Groningen International
9 Luis Solignac Argentina F (1991-02-16)February 16, 1991 (aged 25) United States Colorado Rapids International
10 David Arshakyan Armenia F (1994-08-16) August 16, 1994 (age 28) Lithuania FK Trakai International
11 David Accam Ghana F/M (1990-09-28) September 28, 1990 (age 32) Sweden Helsingborgs IF Designated Player
23 Nemanja Nikolić Hungary F (1987-12-31) December 31, 1987 (age 35) Poland Legia Warsaw Designated Player,
International

Player movement[edit]

In[edit]

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

Date Player Position Previous Club Notes Ref
November 23, 2016 El Salvador Arturo Álvarez M United States Chicago Fire Exercised option [1]
November 23, 2016 United States Joey Calistri M United States Chicago Fire Exercised option [1]
November 23, 2016 United States Jonathan Campbell D United States Chicago Fire Exercised option [1]
November 23, 2016 United States Drew Conner M United States Chicago Fire Exercised option [1]
November 23, 2016 United States Patrick Doody D United States Chicago Fire Exercised option [1]
November 23, 2016 United States Sean Johnson GK United States Chicago Fire Exercised option [1]
November 23, 2016 United States Matt Lampson GK United States Chicago Fire Exercised option [1]
November 23, 2016 United States Matt Polster M United States Chicago Fire Exercised option [1]
November 23, 2016 United States Brandon Vincent D United States Chicago Fire Exercised option [1]
December 20, 2016 Hungary Nemanja Nikolić F Poland Legia Warsaw Acquired via transfer as a Designated Player, signed a three-year deal [2]
January 5, 2017 Argentina Luis Solignac F United States Chicago Fire Re-signed with the club after initially having his option declined on November 23, 2016; signed to a two-year contract with an option for a third [1][3]
January 7, 2017 Uruguay Jorge Bava GK Colombia Atlético Bucaramanga Signed as a Discovery Player to a one-year deal with options for 2018 and 2019 [4]
January 16, 2017 United States Dax McCarty M United States New York Red Bulls Acquired in exchange for $400,000 in General Allocation Money ($200,000 in 2017 allocation funds and $200,000 for 2018); signed one-year contract with two one-year options [5]
January 27, 2017 United States Djordje Mihailovic M United States Chicago Fire Academy Signed as a Homegrown Player [6]
January 30, 2017 United States Daniel Johnson M United States University of Louisville Signed to a one-year deal with three-year club options after being drafted 11th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft [7][8]
January 30, 2017 United States Stefan Cleveland GK United States University of Louisville Signed to a one-year deal with three-year club options after being drafted 26th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft [7][8]
February 27, 2017 United States Brandt Bronico M United States University of North Carolina Charlotte Signed to a one-year deal with three-year club options after being drafted 47th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft [9][10]
February 27, 2017 Croatia Matej Dekovic D United States University of North Carolina Charlotte Signed to a one-year deal with three-year club options after being drafted 69th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft [9][10]
March 21, 2017 Germany Bastian Schweinsteiger M England Manchester United Signed as a Designated Player to a one-year deal with a mutual option for at least one year [11][12][13]
August 9, 2017 United States Christian Dean D Canada Vancouver Whitecaps Acquired in exchange for $50,000 of General Allocation Money, $50,000 of conditional Targeted Allocation Money in the event he starts 12 or more 2018 regular season matches, and a percentage of any future transfer fees; signed a one-year deal with two-year club options [14]
August 11, 2017 Mexico Richard Sánchez G Mexico Tigres UANL Signed a one-year contract with options for 2018 and 2019 after being acquired 6th overall in the Allocation Order [15]
September 14, 2017 Cuba Jorge Luis Corrales D United States Tulsa Roughnecks Signed a contract through 2018 with options for 2019 and 2020; he was then immediately loaned back to the Roughnecks [16]

Out[edit]

Date Player Position Destination Club Notes Ref
November 23, 2016 Romania Răzvan Cociș M None Contract option was not exercised, was eligible for the Re-Entry Draft but wasn’t selected [1]
November 23, 2016 United States Eric Gehrig D None Contract option was not exercised, was eligible for the Re-Entry Draft but wasn’t selected; retired and was named Chicago Fire assistant coach on February 15, 2017 [1][17]
November 23, 2016 United States Nick LaBrocca M None Contract option was not exercised, eligible for free agency [1]
November 23, 2016 United States Patrick McLain GK United States Orlando City SC Contract option was not exercised, selected by Orlando City SC in the Re-Entry Draft [1][18]
November 23, 2016 United States Alex Morrell M United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Contract option was not exercised, signed with Tampa Bay Rowdies on December 29, 2016 [1][19]
November 23, 2016 Brazil Rodrigo Ramos D Brazil Coritiba Loan expired [1]
November 23, 2016 United States Michael Stephens M United States San Francisco Deltas Contract option was not exercised, was eligible for the Re-Entry Draft but wasn’t selected; signed with San Francisco Deltas on January 6 [1][20]
November 23, 2016 Senegal Khaly Thiam M Hungary MTK Budapest Loan expired [1]
December 11, 2016 United States Sean Johnson GK United States New York City FC Traded to Atlanta United FC for General Allocation Money; Atlanta then traded him to New York City FC in exchange for General Allocation Money and Targeted Allocation Money [21][22]
  • Players selected in 2017 MLS SuperDraft, but ultimately not signed: forward Guillermo Delgado (27th overall, second round, from University of Delaware).[8][23]
  • Trialists released in the preseason: midfielder Miguel Alvarado,[24][23] defender Chad Barson,[25][26] defender Drew Beckie,[27][23] forward Juan Pablo Caffa,[24][23] goalkeeper Chris Konopka,[24][23] goalkeeper Mihajlo Miskovic (Chicago Fire Academy),[27][24] defender Boyd Okwuonu[27][23] defender Taylor Peay,[23][25] and defender Ryan Taylor.[28][26]
  • Trialists who joined the team during the season but were not signed: forward Maximilian Beister,[29] defender Justin Bilyeu,[30][31] midfielder Alessandro Diamanti,[32] and defender Michael Schulze,[33][34]

Loans[edit]

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

In[edit]

Date Player Position Loaned from Notes Ref
December 23, 2016 Brazil Juninho M Mexico Club Tijuana Signed on loan to a one-year contract with options to purchase the player outright or extend the contract; Fire sent general allocation money, 2017 MLS SuperDraft natural selection second round pick and the No. 3 spot in the Allocation Ranking Order to Minnesota United FC in exchange for the No. 2 spot used to acquire the player (No. 1 spot holder passed) [35]

Out[edit]

Date Player Position Loaned to Notes Return Ref
March 15, 2017 United States Joey Calistri M United States Tulsa Roughnecks Reporter Orrin Schwartz confirmed that Collin Fernandez, Joey Calistri and Matej Dekovic would be loaned to Tulsa Roughnecks with the ability to call back at any time. [36][37]
March 15, 2017 Croatia Matej Dekovic D United States Tulsa Roughnecks Reporter Orrin Schwartz confirmed that Collin Fernandez, Joey Calistri and Matej Dekovic would be loaned to Tulsa Roughnecks with the ability to call back at any time. [36]
March 15, 2017 United States/Peru Collin Fernandez M United States Tulsa Roughnecks Reporter Orrin Schwartz confirmed that Collin Fernandez, Joey Calistri and Matej Dekovic would be loaned to Tulsa Roughnecks with the ability to call back at any time. [36]
May 13, 2017 United States Brandt Bronico M United States Tulsa Roughnecks The Tulsa Roughnecks tweeted out a starting lineup that included Bronico, confirming that he’d been loaned to the club. He returned in early June. [38]
May 23, 2017 United States Stefan Cleveland GK United States Tulsa Roughnecks Nelson Rodriguez announced that Cleveland would be leaving for Tulsa following the May 25 game against FC Dallas. Following the injury of Jorge Bava, he was called back in. June 2017 [39]
July 14, 2017 United States Patrick Doody D United States St. Louis FC St. Louis announced that they’d acquired Doody on loan. July 2017 [40]
September 14, 2017 Cuba Jorge Luis Corrales D United States Tulsa Roughnecks Signed a contract through 2018 with options for 2019 and 2020; he was then immediately loaned back to the Roughnecks [16]

Technical staff[edit]

Standings[edit]

Eastern Conference table[edit]

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored ; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Notes:

Overall table[edit]

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champion; (X) Supporters’ Shield winner
Notes:
  1. ^
    • Four US-based teams qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Due to a change in format to the tournament, two qualifiers came from each of the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons.[42] This combined qualification method was used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2017 season, the following teams qualified:
      1. The winner of MLS Cup 2017; this berth was reallocated to the best US team in aggregate points in both 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons (New York Red Bulls) as Toronto FC won the Cup.
      2. The winner of the 2017 U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City).

      Thus unlike previous seasons, the Supporters’ Shield winner and the regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield were not guaranteed a berth. Each qualifier entered at the second phase of the tournament.

      One Canada-based team qualified for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League, also entering at the second phase (NOTE: Canadian teams could not qualify through MLS):

      1. The winner of both the 2016 and 2017 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
34 55 16 11 7 61 47  +14 12 2 3 41 14  +27 4 9 4 20 33  −13

Last updated: October 22, 2017
Source: MLSsoccer.com standings
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Match results[edit]

  Win   Tie   Loss

Preseason[edit]

Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06)

Major League Soccer[edit]

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05), unless posted otherwise

MLS Cup Playoffs[edit]

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05)

U.S. Open Cup[edit]

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05)

Squad statistics[edit]

Games Played[edit]

No. Pos. Nat. Name MLS Playoffs Open Cup Total
Starts Apps Minutes Starts Apps Minutes Starts Apps Minutes Starts Apps Minutes
1 GK  URU Jorge Bava 8 8 720 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 720
2 MF  USA Matt Polster 21 22 1,769 1 1 90 1 2 152 23 25 2,011
3 DF  USA Brandon Vincent 26 27 2,341 1 1 90 2 2 210 29 30 2,641
4 DF  NED Johan Kappelhof 33 33 2,881 1 1 90 2 2 210 36 36 3,181
5 DF  USA Michael Harrington 9 9 798 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 798
6 MF  USA Dax McCarty 28 28 2,465 1 1 90 1 1 58 30 30 2,613
7 MF  NED John Goossens 1 1 89 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 89
8 FW  NED Michael de Leeuw 26 30 2,189 0 0 0 2 2 192 28 32 2,381
9 FW  ARG Luis Solignac 26 33 2,153 1 1 90 1 2 161 28 36 2,404
10 FW  ARM David Arshakyan 0 7 27 0 1 20 0 0 0 0 8 47
11 MF/FW  GHA David Accam 24 30 2,177 1 1 90 0 0 0 25 31 2,267
12 MF  SLV Arturo Álvarez 13 25 1,084 0 1 20 2 2 210 15 28 1,314
13 MF  USA Brandt Bronico 0 4 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 53
14 MF  USA Djordje Mihailovic 7 17 732 1 1 65 0 1 33 7 18 830
15 MF  USA Joey Calistri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF  USA Jonathan Campbell 8 24 919 0 0 0 2 2 210 10 26 1,129
17 MF  USA/ PER Collin Fernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF  USA Drew Conner 8 21 882 0 0 0 2 2 135 10 23 1,017
19 MF  BRA Juninho 17 21 1,528 1 1 70 2 2 210 20 24 1,808
20 MF  USA Daniel Johnson 0 8 125 0 0 0 1 2 75 1 9 200
22 DF  USA Patrick Doody 7 7 629 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 629
23 FW  HUN Nemanja Nikolić 34 34 2,946 1 1 90 1 1 120 36 36 3,156
25 DF  CUB Jorge Luis Corrales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF  USA Christian Dean 2 3 220 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 220
28 GK  USA Matt Lampson 24 24 2,160 1 1 90 2 2 210 27 27 2,460
30 GK  USA Stefan Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF  GER Bastian Schweinsteiger 23 24 1,993 0 1 25 1 1 120 24 25 2,138
33 DF  CRO Matej Dekovic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 4
45 GK  MEX Richard Sánchez 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 180
66 DF/MF  POR João Meira 27 30 2,412 1 1 70 0 0 0 27 30 2,482

Goalkeeping Statistics[edit]

Goalscoring and Assisting Record[edit]

Updated to match played on October 22, 2017.
Source: MLSsoccer.com statistics – 2017 Chicago Fire

Disciplinary record[edit]

Updated to match played on October 22, 2017.
Source: MLSsoccer.com statistics – 2017 Chicago Fire

MLS End of Year Awards[edit]

MLS Player of the Month[edit]

MLS Player of the Week[edit]

MLS Team of the Week[edit]

MLS Goal of the Week[edit]

MLS All-Star Game[edit]

MLS Homegrown Game[edit]

National team call-ups[edit]

 El Salvador
Arturo Álvarez

  • Friendly vs Canada, October 8 (Started, played 89 minutes)[43]

 Ghana
David Accam

 United States
Dax McCarty

  • vs Panama, July 8 (Started, played 90 minutes)
  • vs Martinique, July 12 (Subbed on, played four minutes)
  • vs Nicaragua, July 15 (Started, played 90 minutes)
  • vs El Salvador, July 19 (Did not play)
  • vs Costa Rica, July 22 (Subbed on, played five minutes)
  • vs Jamaica, July 26 (Subbed on, played one minute)

Matt Polster

Type Shirt Shorts Socks Info
Home Red Red Red [51][52]
Away Gray Gray Gray [53][54]

Primary kit[edit]

According to the league’s bi-annual rotation of kits the primary kit carried over from the previous season. It was originally unveiled on January 25, 2016. The jersey features an all-red design with the return of the iconic white bar across the chest. The Chicago city flag embossed on the lower front for the jersey’s jock tag.[51][52]

Secondary kit[edit]

The new secondary kit has been unveiled by the club on February 6, 2017. It’s gray color is based on the same tone as the center of the club’s logo. The jersey has the high V-neck collar and features blue numbers, names and trim, with red accents and “EST. 1997” on jock tag. The back neck tape has crossed axes, as the primary kit. Six-pointed stars from Chicago city flag are placed on the sleeve trim as well as socks.[53][54]

Draft pick trades[edit]

Picks acquired:

Picks traded:

  • 2017 MLS SuperDraft natural first round pick (No. 3) to New York City FC in exchange for $250,000 in General Allocation Money.[56]
  • 2017 MLS SuperDraft natural second round pick to Columbus Crew SC in exchange for the Discovery Priority on Khaly Thiam. Pursuant to the trade agreement, if Thiam started in 12 or more 2016 MLS regular season games, or if his loan was extended or successfully converted into a transfer following the 2016 season, Columbus would receive General Allocation Money instead of the SuperDraft pick.[60] As Thiam started in 12 or more regular season games, Fire retained the pick. This second round natural selection was traded to Minnesota United FC, together with the No. 3 ranking in the MLS Allocation Order, and general allocation money in exchange for the No. 2 ranking in the MLS Allocation Order. Chicago Fire used its allocation ranking to acquire midfielder Juninho (No. 1 spot holder Atlanta United FC passed on the player).[35]
  • 2018 MLS SuperDraft conditional pick to Portland Timbers in exchange for the No. 6 ranking in the MLS Allocation Order, which it then used to sign goalkeeper Richard Sánchez (all previous holders opted not to sign him); if he starts at least five games, Portland receives the Fire’s natural second round pick- if he doesn’t, they receive the natural third round pick[15]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ “Chicago Fire Sign Nemanja Nikolic as Designated Player”. mlssoccer.com. December 20, 2016.
  3. ^ “Chicago Fire Soccer Club Re-Sign Luis Solignac”. chicago-fire.com. January 5, 2017.
  4. ^ “Chicago Fire Sign Goalkeeper Jorge Rodrigo Bava”. chicago-fire.com. January 7, 2017.
  5. ^ “Red Bulls trade Dax McCarty to Fire for $400,000 in allocation money”. mlssoccer.com. January 6, 2017.
  6. ^ “Chicago Fire Sign Djordje Mihailovic as Homegrown Player”. chicago-fire.com. January 27, 2017.
  7. ^ a b “Chicago Fire Sign Daniel Johnson and Stefan Cleveland”. chicago-fire.com. January 30, 2017.
  8. ^ a b c “Chicago Fire Add Three Players In 2017 MLS SuperDraft”. chicago-fire.com. January 13, 2017.
  9. ^ a b “Chicago Fire Select Brandt Bronico and Matej Dekovic in MLS SuperDraft”. chicago-fire.com. January 17, 2017.
  10. ^ a b “Chicago Fire Sign 2017 MLS SuperDraft Picks Brandt Bronico and Matej Dekovic”. chicago-fire.com. February 27, 2017.
  11. ^ “Chicago Fire Soccer Club Acquires World Champion Bastian Schweinsteiger as Designated Player”. chicago-fire.com. March 21, 2017.
  12. ^ “Chicago Fire sign German star midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger”. mlssoccer.com. March 21, 2017.
  13. ^ “Fire acquire German star Bastian Schweinsteiger from Manchester United”. chicagotribune.com. March 21, 2017.
  14. ^ “Chicago Fire SC Acquire Defender Christian Dean”. chicago-fire.com. August 9, 2017.
  15. ^ a b “Chicago Fire Sign Goalkeeper Richard Sanchez | Chicago Fire FC”.
  16. ^ a b “Chicago Fire Sign Defender Jorge Corrales | Chicago Fire FC”.
  17. ^ “Chicago Fire Announce Additions to Soccer Operations Staff”. chicago-fire.com. February 15, 2017.
  18. ^ “Orlando City Selects Goalkeeper Patrick McLain in Stage One of 2016 Re-Entry Draft”. orlandocitysc.com. December 16, 2016.
  19. ^ “Rowdies add 22-year-old forward Alex Morrell to its roster”. saintpetersblog.com. December 29, 2016.
  20. ^ “Deltas Add Pair of Signings”. nasl.com. January 6, 2017.
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  28. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: “Chicago Fire GM Nelson Rodriguez speaks from 2017 Season Kickoff Luncheon”. YouTube.
  29. ^ Orrin Schwarz [@Orrin_Schwarz] (13 September 2017). “Max Beister no longer on trial with #cf97” (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  30. ^ Danny Santaromita [@TheDanSanto] (12 July 2017). “Former Red Bull defender Justin Bilyeu is trialing with the Fire in training this afternoon. Former SIUE teammate of Matt Polster. #cf97” (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  31. ^ “Rio Grande Valley FC sign defender Justin Bilyeu | Houston Dynamo”.
  32. ^ Orrin Schwarz [@Orrin_Schwarz] (3 October 2017). “A slight drizzle at #cf97 training today. Midfielder Alessandro Diamonte in on trial. Goossens, Johnson working on the side with trainers” (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  36. ^ a b c “Two suburban players make Chicago Fire debut”. 14 March 2017.
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  43. ^ Chicago Fire [@ChicagoFire] (1 October 2017). “More 🔥 call-up news! @artieart10 will join the @fesfut_sv 🇸🇻 squad for an Oct. 8 friendly 🆚 Canada in his hometown…” (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  45. ^ a b “Bruce Arena names 32 MLS players in roster for US January camp | MLSSoccer.com”. mlssoccer.
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  49. ^ a b Chicagofirefc. “Chicago Fire Midfielder Dax McCarty Called up for World Cup Qualifiers | Chicago Fire FC”. Chicagofirefc.
  50. ^ a b Chicago Fire [@ChicagoFire] (1 October 2017). “.@DaxMcCarty11 is headed to help the #USMNT punch its ticket to Russia 💪 RT to congratulate Dax on his 🇺🇸 call-up!…” (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  51. ^ a b “2016 Chicago Fire Primary Kit Unveiled”. chicago-fire.com. January 25, 2016.
  52. ^ a b “Chicago Fire release new primary jersey for 2016”. chicago-fire.com. January 25, 2016.
  53. ^ a b “2017 Chicago Fire Secondary Kit Unveiled”. chicago-fire.com. February 6, 2017.
  54. ^ a b “Photo Gallery: The 2017 Chicago Fire Secondary Jersey”. chicago-fire.com. February 6, 2017.
  55. ^ “Chicago Fire Announce Trade with Philadelphia Union”. chicago-fire.com. August 3, 2016.
  56. ^ a b “Allocation money figures publicly revealed for 1st time at 2017 SuperDraft”. mlssoccer.com.
  57. ^ “DC United acquire Kennedy Igboananike via trade from Chicago Fire”. mlssoccer.com. July 29, 2016.
  58. ^ “Chicago Fire Acquire Targeted Allocation Money and 2019 MLS SuperDraft Selection from D.C. United in Exchange for Kennedy Igboananike”. chicago-fire.com. July 29, 2016.
  59. ^ “Chicago Fire Announce Trade with Minnesota United FC”. chicago-fire.com. March 31, 2017.
  60. ^ “Chicago Fire Acquire Senegalese Midfielder Khaly Thiam”. chicago-fire.com. May 4, 2016.

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