{"id":77418,"date":"2020-06-29T15:23:11","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T20:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=77418"},"modified":"2020-06-29T15:25:20","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T20:25:20","slug":"chicago-fire-fc-season-continues-for-mls-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/chicago-fire-fc-season-continues-for-mls-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Fire FC Season Continues for MLS Return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No one could say when Major League Soccer would return after the league suspended their season back in March. And for fans of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/whats-new-with-the-chicago-fire-fc\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the newly branded Chicago Fire FC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,\u00a0 a suspended season meant fans would have to wait to see their team take the field again. The team played only two games before the shutdown and managed to earn one point with a record of 0-1-1. This put the Fire in 7th place in the Eastern Conference, a position they\u2019ll hope to improve upon during the MLS return.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nearly two weeks ago, the league announced its plans to return to play on July 8 with the \u2018MLS is Back Tournament.\u2019 Many players across the league reported to training camp early last month after the announcement was made. As teams begin to head to Orlando, it won\u2019t be long before we see the MLS return. There\u2019s plenty to unpack as the MLS season returns, and we\u2019ve got you covered. Here&#8217;s everything you can expect from the Chicago Fire FC as well as how the tournament will play out.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sbi-embed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media sbi-embed\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CB3tGQ9laES\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CB3tGQ9laES\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; 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border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a> <\/p>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CB3tGQ9laES\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">New faces puttin\u2019 in work \ud83d\ude24 #MLSisBack.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chicagofire\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\"> Chicago Fire FC<\/a> (@chicagofire) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2020-06-25T19:49:10+00:00\">Jun 25, 2020 at 12:49pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2>Expectations for the Chicago Fire FC<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On July 8th, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/sports\/soccer\/ct-cb-chicago-fire-mls-is-back-tournament-20200623-vr4hwyfgi5gsfkvhcpx6oorlii-story.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the MLS returns with the \u2018MLS is Back Tournament,\u2019<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the Chicago Fire FC are scheduled to take the field that first day. The team will play against one of the new MLS teams, the Nashville SC, in a night match that will kick off at 9 pm on ESPN. In the first round of the tournament, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/chicago-fire-soccer-club\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Chicago Fire FC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will play a total of three games in Group A. All of their games will count towards the MLS season standings when the regular season returns after the tournament. For their next two games, the Fire will play against Inter Miami CF on July 14, and New York City FC on July 19.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hopefully, the team finds success early and often when the tournament begins. After their games, the top three teams from Group A will advance to the knockout stage which will include 16 teams from the group stage. If the Chicago Fire get off to a hot start, they would only need to string together three wins in a row to advance to the finals. While it\u2019s a lofty goal, it\u2019s definitely not impossible for this squad that has seen plenty of changes after last season. Plus, walking away with the trophy in the \u2018MLS is Back Tournament\u2019 would definitely bring a lot of energy to Soldier Field once home games resume.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sbi-embed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media sbi-embed\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CB1TPffFPKP\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CB1TPffFPKP\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;\"><svg width=\"50px\" height=\"50px\" viewBox=\"0 0 60 60\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g transform=\"translate(-511.000000, -20.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\"><g><path d=\"M556.869,30.41 C554.814,30.41 553.148,32.076 553.148,34.131 C553.148,36.186 554.814,37.852 556.869,37.852 C558.924,37.852 560.59,36.186 560.59,34.131 C560.59,32.076 558.924,30.41 556.869,30.41 M541,60.657 C535.114,60.657 530.342,55.887 530.342,50 C530.342,44.114 535.114,39.342 541,39.342 C546.887,39.342 551.658,44.114 551.658,50 C551.658,55.887 546.887,60.657 541,60.657 M541,33.886 C532.1,33.886 524.886,41.1 524.886,50 C524.886,58.899 532.1,66.113 541,66.113 C549.9,66.113 557.115,58.899 557.115,50 C557.115,41.1 549.9,33.886 541,33.886 M565.378,62.101 C565.244,65.022 564.756,66.606 564.346,67.663 C563.803,69.06 563.154,70.057 562.106,71.106 C561.058,72.155 560.06,72.803 558.662,73.347 C557.607,73.757 556.021,74.244 553.102,74.378 C549.944,74.521 548.997,74.552 541,74.552 C533.003,74.552 532.056,74.521 528.898,74.378 C525.979,74.244 524.393,73.757 523.338,73.347 C521.94,72.803 520.942,72.155 519.894,71.106 C518.846,70.057 518.197,69.06 517.654,67.663 C517.244,66.606 516.755,65.022 516.623,62.101 C516.479,58.943 516.448,57.996 516.448,50 C516.448,42.003 516.479,41.056 516.623,37.899 C516.755,34.978 517.244,33.391 517.654,32.338 C518.197,30.938 518.846,29.942 519.894,28.894 C520.942,27.846 521.94,27.196 523.338,26.654 C524.393,26.244 525.979,25.756 528.898,25.623 C532.057,25.479 533.004,25.448 541,25.448 C548.997,25.448 549.943,25.479 553.102,25.623 C556.021,25.756 557.607,26.244 558.662,26.654 C560.06,27.196 561.058,27.846 562.106,28.894 C563.154,29.942 563.803,30.938 564.346,32.338 C564.756,33.391 565.244,34.978 565.378,37.899 C565.522,41.056 565.552,42.003 565.552,50 C565.552,57.996 565.522,58.943 565.378,62.101 M570.82,37.631 C570.674,34.438 570.167,32.258 569.425,30.349 C568.659,28.377 567.633,26.702 565.965,25.035 C564.297,23.368 562.623,22.342 560.652,21.575 C558.743,20.834 556.562,20.326 553.369,20.18 C550.169,20.033 549.148,20 541,20 C532.853,20 531.831,20.033 528.631,20.18 C525.438,20.326 523.257,20.834 521.349,21.575 C519.376,22.342 517.703,23.368 516.035,25.035 C514.368,26.702 513.342,28.377 512.574,30.349 C511.834,32.258 511.326,34.438 511.181,37.631 C511.035,40.831 511,41.851 511,50 C511,58.147 511.035,59.17 511.181,62.369 C511.326,65.562 511.834,67.743 512.574,69.651 C513.342,71.625 514.368,73.296 516.035,74.965 C517.703,76.634 519.376,77.658 521.349,78.425 C523.257,79.167 525.438,79.673 528.631,79.82 C531.831,79.965 532.853,80.001 541,80.001 C549.148,80.001 550.169,79.965 553.369,79.82 C556.562,79.673 558.743,79.167 560.652,78.425 C562.623,77.658 564.297,76.634 565.965,74.965 C567.633,73.296 568.659,71.625 569.425,69.651 C570.167,67.743 570.674,65.562 570.82,62.369 C570.966,59.17 571,58.147 571,50 C571,41.851 570.966,40.831 570.82,37.631\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\" color:#3897f0; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;\"> View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a> <\/p>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CB1TPffFPKP\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">Countdown is on \u23f3 #MLSisBack<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chicagofire\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\"> Chicago Fire FC<\/a> (@chicagofire) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2020-06-24T21:25:11+00:00\">Jun 24, 2020 at 2:25pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2>What Will The Return Of The MLS Look Like?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With Major League Soccer set to return next month, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/soccer\/major-league-soccer\/story\/4122601\/inside-the-mls-bubble-what-playersteams-can-expect-in-orlando\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">there\u2019s plenty of details regarding the upcoming tournament<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and different safety protocols the league will undergo. For starters, the entirety of the tournament will be held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Similar to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/heres-what-to-expect-when-the-nba-season-2019-20-returns-july-31st\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the NBA\u2019s plans for basketball to return<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, players and team staff will be quarantined to the complex in a \u2018bubble.\u2019 Anyone within the bubble will not be permitted to leave unless it\u2019s for a medical emergency, and those who do leave will undergo enhanced testing and then quarantine for 10 days. Players are allowed to interact within the bubble as long as they follow social distancing rules. Face coverings will be required at all times on the complex, but they can be removed in personal areas and during meals, practices, and games.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As far as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/soccer\/major-league-soccer\/story\/4120424\/mls-is-back-tournament-tune-in-infoschedule-and-whos-playing-everything-you-need-to-know\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">how the MLS is Back Tournament will run<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, all 26 league teams will take part in the 54-game tournament. In the first round, each team will play three games within their group to determine the standings. In Group A, the Fire&#8217;s group, six teams will compete for three spots to advance to the next round. Every other group in the first stage consists of four teams where the top two will move forward. Teams who advance will move onto the knockout rounds next, which will consist of the Round-of-16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and a Final match on August 11. Should everything run smoothly in the MLS return, the league hopes to continue the season in home-markets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At UrbanMatter, U Matter. 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