It WOULD be game day were it not for Messi FC being in the Two Leagues-One Cup® tournament and the fixture congestion so game rescheduled and thus...bye week for Fire. Chicago Fire International call up's Leonardo Barroso (D, Portugal U-21) Joel Waterman (D, Canada) Happy Birthday Chris Mueller Happy Birthday, Chris 🥳Can't wait to see you back on the pitch ❤️ #cf97 pic.twitter.com/7Spp9UmkYj— Chicago Fire FC (@ChicagoFire) August 29, 2025 Barroso call up Big news for the defender 👏Leo Barroso has been called up to the Portugal U-21 National Team 🔥 #cf97 pic.twitter.com/ldqSXvCmxM— Chicago Fire FC (@ChicagoFire) August 29, 2025 Bye Week Working through the bye week 💪 #cf97 pic.twitter.com/rbPGEZrow7— Chicago Fire FC (@ChicagoFire) August 29, 2025 PLAYS Program Positive vibes only! Hoping all of the kids in the PLAYS program presented by @ILMeridian are having a great start to the school year! 📚 #cf97 pic.twitter.com/QocRW3DetJ— Chicago Fire FC (@ChicagoFire) August 29, 2025 Chicago Fire FC dawt com: Defender Leonardo Barroso Called Up to Portugal U-21 National Team for September U-21 EURO Qualifying https://www.chicagofirefc.com/news/...ional-team-for-september-u-21-euro-qualifying MIR '97: “We need to be more of a service provider:” Why the Chicago Fire Bought an Indoor Youth Soccer League https://meninred97.com/we-need-to-b...go-fire-bought-an-indoor-youth-soccer-league/ On Tap Sports: The Chicago Fire Will Be Without Leonardo Barroso, Joel Waterman vs New England on September 6 https://ontapsportsnet.com/fire/the...-joel-waterman-vs-new-england-on-september-6/ WGN NEWS: Chicago Fire FC host fans for behind-the-scenes training experience Enemies of the Fire PODCAST#27: USMNT Roster Meltdown, Man United Collapse, & Chicago Below the Line https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGToXRQz-KY ************************************* Former Fire News ****************************** I really hate to do this to Basti but I totally missed this tawdry bit of relationship news that exploded in the gossip rags a month ago that I (obviously) don't frequent but here ya go...a month later. In case anyone runs into him at the Globe or skiing in the Alps you don't go asking how Ana is doing...or worse run into Ana and ask how Basti is doing...awkward! Goal.com: Ex-Man Utd & Bayern Munich (and CHICAGO FIRE) star Bastian Schweinsteiger splits with Ana Ivanovic after nine years of marriage due to 'irreconcilable differences' https://www.goal.com/en-om/lists/ex...rreconcilable-differences/blt0797d11b1799b7fc Daily Mail UK: Bastian Schweinsteiger kisses 'married' blonde woman on Mallorca beach trip – just weeks after high-profile relationship with former tennis world No 1 Ana Ivanovic ended https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/f...-brought-sports-power-couple-shock-split.html ---------------------------------------------- Non Fire News ------------------------------------- All Footy games on TV today: https://firsttouchonline.com/soccer-tv/ AND ALSO Loonixxx approved global football listings: https://www.livesoccertv.com/schedules/ Chicago RED Stars: CHICAGO RED STARS FC PLACE MIDFIELDER, SHEA GROOM, ON SEASON-ENDING-INJURY LIST https://chicagostars.com/first-team...lder-shea-groom-on-season-ending-injury-list/ World Soccer Talk: Video: Christian Pulisic scores in AC Milan’s 2–0 Serie A victory vs Lecce https://worldsoccertalk.com/news/vi...es-in-ac-milans-2-0-serie-a-victory-vs-lecce/ Pro Soccer Wire: Pulisic scores as AC Milan down Lecce despite starting on bench over ankle knock https://prosoccerwire.usatoday.com/...lisic-on-bench-with-ankle-injury/85891462007/ Lecce vs. Milan: Extended Highlights | Serie A | CBS Sports Golazo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBBZGfXx12s Stars & Stripes: USMNT weekend viewing guide: Summer Olympiques https://www.starsandstripesfc.com/usmnt-news/40053/usmnt-weekend-viewing-guide-summer-olympiques The Athletic: MLS flag policy sparks defiance: ‘Fans should not be punished for supporting their player’ \https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6579377/2025/08/29/mls-flag-policy-fans-columbus-palestine-israel/ The Athletic: It’s time for Mauricio Pochettino to stop tinkering and build a World Cup team https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6582219/2025/08/28/davies-pochettino-world-cup-squad-tinkering/ Major League Soccer Soccer dawt com: Every MLS call-up: September 2025 international window https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/every-mls-call-up-september-2025-international-window