Câu lạc bộ bóng đá chicago fire: meanwhile

câu lạc bộ bóng đá chicago fire Meanwhile, Yallop was busy recruiting a new coaching staff which included "Ring of Fire" member and Chicago Fire veteran C. J. Brown and former U.S. International striker Clint Mathis as the team's assistant coaches, adding Columbus Crew's Brian Bliss as Technical Director. Former Fire forward Brian McBride was added as an assistant coach in May 2014 for a short-term assignment. [ 27 ] [ 28 ] [ 29 ] [ 30 ] The shake-up extended to the roster, as Yallop moved team veterans and starters and brought in youth prospects—reforming the team while freeing up cap space. Major exits in early 2014 included Chris Rolfe , [ 31 ] Austin Berry , [ 32 ] Jalil Anibaba , Daniel Paladini , and Paolo Tornaghi . Filling that void was a handful of youth prospects including Harrison Shipp ( homegrown player ), Benji Joya (via MLS "weighted lottery"), and Grant Ward on loan from Tottenham Hotspur . Despite rarely looking like a team that could advance to the MLS Cup Playoffs , the team once again advanced to the semifinals of the 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup , but were routed 6–0 by eventual champions Seattle Sounders FC on August 13. The result was the worst competitive defeat in club history and saw Frank Yallop issue an apology to Chicago Fire supporters on the club's official website. [ 33 ] As the Cup run had, the season ended in disappointment, with the Fire ending the season with a 6–18–10 record, with 18 draws, also setting a record for most draws in an MLS season in the process.. câu lạc bộ bóng đá helsinki Chicago Fire không chỉ tập trung giải nhà nghề, mà còn tham gia Concacaf Champions Cup, mang hình ảnh Chicago ra đấu trường quốc tế. câu lạc bộ bóng đá cerezo osaka For its first years in the league the Fire played at Soldier Field, the 61,500-capacity home of the Chicago Bears of the NFL and one of the main venues of the 1994 FIFA World Cup . While that stadium was undergoing a 2 million renovation, the Fire played at Cardinal Stadium in Naperville, Illinois , on the outskirts of the Chicago metropolitan area; the stadium was temporarily expanded to 15,000 seats to accommodate the team. [ 86 ] Attempts to play at other venues, including Comiskey Park and the Arlington Park racecourse, were rejected by their respective owners. [ 87 ] [ 88 ] They returned to Soldier Field toward the end of 2003, remaining there through the end of 2005 while their soccer-specific stadium was under construction.