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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

8 months

MLS playoffs have been going on for three weeks and there are still 8 teams left. What an awful set up. Too many teams in postseason. Too many games in the first round. International games in between. Almost no exposure. MLS needs to fix.

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@FireConf

7 months

Schedule congestion? Here’s an idea…send MLSNext teams to Leagues Cup. Problem solved.

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@FireConf

5 years

Mansueto says that the 68 supporters that have held season tickets since day one will receive their tickets for free in 2020. #cf97

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

4 years

Say what you will about the logo fiasco, but the Fire's offseason marketing, digital content and off-field moves have been substantial and impressive since that misstep. #cf97 #cffc

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@FireConf

7 months

Good to see MLS is rightfully getting hammered for this on mainstream outlets as well.

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@dpshow

7 months

The MLS is pulling it's first teams out of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup moving forward. @HiMyNameisSeton explained what that means and why it's a bad thing for the game of soccer in America.

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

4 years

Getting the Fire onto WGN-TV is more significant than the move to Soldier Field in terms of potentially growing the fan base.

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

3 years

MLS opening day is exactly 60 days away.

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

4 years

Significant #cf97 off-field news. The Fire have agreed to a multi-year deal with WGN-TV to televise matches starting this season. They will also continue to stream on ESPN+.

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

2 years

The Fire can keep dismissing coaches but at some point Mansueto HAS to find a GM/Sporting Director that understands how to build a team in MLS. Nothing changes until that happens. #cf97

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

3 years

The Fire have announced the resignation of Nelson Rodriguez. #cf97 #cffc

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

4 years

My niece makes masks. She’s old school. #cf97

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

5 years

Bornstein says Mansueto addressed the team today. Players dedicated the win to him and presented him with the game ball. #cf97

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

5 years

Huge news today. Joe Mansueto has purchased controlling interest in #cf97 from Andrew Hauptman. More to come shortly.

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

3 years

Reminder that the Fire’s previous brain trust decided that Matt Lampson was a better option in goal than Sean Johnson. #cf97 #cffc

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

4 years

Gaston Gimenez has arrived at Fire training. #cf97 #cffc

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

4 years

Fire currently have 26 players under contract with Gimenez, Beric, and Aliseda taking the 3 DP spots. Should be a few more signings this week. #cf97 #cffc

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

1 year

Messi can't be considered the GOAT until he's able to beat the Fire on a tackle football ravaged, spray-painted, sandy turf in a meaningless October match. Looks like we'll find out this fall.

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

7 months

Sad day in US Soccer and MLS because the league hasn’t figured out how to monetize USOC. Instead they have opted for the quick buck of Leagues Cup. Ignoring history and long-time fan’s preference is a slippery slope.

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

8 months

The Fire’s season ended almost 9 days ago and not a word from #cf97 leadership on the direction of the club. This sort of head-in-the-sand approach just continues to alienate the fans that remain. #makenolittleplans

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

4 months

Excellent piece here. Unvarnished, honest reporting is sorely needed in and about MLS.

Do Apple’s MLS broadcasts merely exist to promote the league’s agenda?

The technology giant has paid billions to show matches on its streaming service, and critical analysis isn’t part of the package

www.theguardian.com

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

5 years

It’s not the name. It’s not the location of the stadium. This is why #cf97 have failed to resonate in Chicago. Points per game over the last decade in MLS.....

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

5 years

Some #cf97 news: Fire have signed midfielder Alvaro Medran to a TAM deal. Two years plus options for two more. 25-year old center mid, product of Real Madrid system.

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

5 years

#cf97 have signed 14-year old Academy goalkeeper Gabriel Slonina to a homegrown contract. He is the youngest HGP in MLS history. Signed through 2022 with an option for 2023.

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

22 days

Some European team should sign this guy immediately.

FOX Soccer

@FOXSoccer

22 days

On a level of his own 👏🇨🇭 Xherdan Shaqiri is the only player to have scored in each of the last three EUROs and each of the last three FIFA World Cups 🤯

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

7 years

Excited to say I'll be leading #cf97 /soccer coverage on @TheAthleticChi starting this week. Give it a look for Fire and much more

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

5 years

Spotted in attendance today...Mike Magee #cf97

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

4 years

Fire news not done today. They have announced the signing of 19-year old Argentine winger Ignacio Aliseda as a Young Designated Player. Four year deal. #cf97

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

1 year

Clearly - Bridgeview, the logo, the name, and the uniforms were the problems with interest and attendance. Just move to Soldier Field, slap on an FC and maybe a crown, then throw some Chicago colors in there. Problem solved.

Eli Lesser

@EliLesserTV

1 year

Here were the #MLS Week 10 attendance numbers!

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

4 years

It’s March 7. The Fire are on WGN-TV and I have no idea where I’ll be able to watch a Cubs game this season. What a world. #cf97 #cffc

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

5 years

The wait is over for #cf97 . Nicolás Gaitán signing is official. Free transfer but $50k GAM paid to Seattle for discovery rights. Under contract through 2019 with an option for 2020. TAM and DTAM used as well.

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

5 years

Hearing that Nico Gaitan's red card has been rescinded. He will be available for the match at New England. MLS to announce later today. #cf97

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

2 months

Mansueto should be furious with himself for the unwarranted extensions he handed out this winter. #cf97 are a third of the way through the season and this is the product. Inexcusable, really.

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

4 years

Chicago Sting appearance on Last Dance!!!

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

2 years

#cf97 roadmap for ‘23: Dismiss Heitz, no more search firms, talk to Garth Lagerwey, give him whatever he wants if he’s looking to move, don’t let Garber talk you out of it this time. Find a way to lose Shaqiri and Gimenez. Hire a real academy director. Don’t wait until January.

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

4 years

Peter Nowak may be the greatest Fire player ever, but if there were a “Mr. Fire” title to be handed it out, it would probably go to Frank Klopas. #cf97

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

1 year

Maybe…just hear me out here….maybe the head coach wasn’t the problem. #cf97

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

5 years

Mihailovic scores in his first US match! #cf97

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

5 years

Johan Kappelhof is back with #cf97 in a three-year deal

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

4 years

Former #cf97

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

4 years

Per the Fire, they have sold over 30,000 tickets for the opener at Soldier Field against Atlanta. #cf97 #cffc

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

3 years

The Fire announce that 32 of 34 matches this season will be streamed live at and their mobile app. Out of market fans can stream on ESPN+ #cf97 #cffc

chicagofirefc

The official website of the Chicago Fire FC with the most up-to-date information on matches, tickets, scores, stats, and team news

www.chicagofirefc.com

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

5 years

NR says Schweinsteiger will play as a midfielder this season. #cf97

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

7 years

Does this mean the Fire are also eliminated from the World Cup?

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

6 years

Mo Adams' red card has been rescinded. More #cf97 coming shortly @TheAthleticCHI

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

28 days

Imagine letting the same people who brought this guy in pick his replacement. #cf97

Tom Bogert

@tombogert

28 days

Xherdan Shaqiri: “I want to return to Europe.” Chicago Fire also would want that outcome, to open the DP spot and have a clean break. We’ll see this summer if it happens. Fire unbeaten in 3 games since Shaqiri left for Euros.

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

6 years

Incredible that in a little over 24 hours, #cf97 will play their home/season opening game and there is still no word on a local broadcast partner for the match, This sort of negligence is the reason why soccer is seen as minor league in a major market.

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

1 year

Imagine the excitement when people spot Ousmane Doumbia at Jewel.

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

4 years

The Fire have announced plans to "develop an all-new visual identity, including a primary crest." They are now asking supporters to participate in the effort. #cf97 #cffc

Official Chicago Fire FC Website

The official website of the Chicago Fire FC with the most up-to-date information on matches, tickets, scores, stats, and team news

www.chicagofirefc.com

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

6 years

Juan Quintero is headed to #cf97 more coming up on @TheAthleticCHI

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

8 months

Speaking of the Fire…it has now been 14 days since their season ended. There has been ZERO communication by leadership to their fan base regarding the future and direction of the club. #cf97

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

7 years

Source: #cf97 pursuing signing Blasczcykowski. Options to fit him in include buy down Accam from DP status.Summer window cld be active #cf97

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

5 years

The new logo isn't aesthetically terrible, it just has no reasonable connection to the team/city/community. It smacks of change for the sake of it. That said, I think fans will tolerate it with a winner on the pitch. If business as usual continues, this could be disastrous.

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

6 years

Taking the plunge and coaching my son's U6 team this spring. I'm planning on teaching the kids all about TAM.

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

4 years

The Fire have signed Mauricio Pineda to a homegrown deal. One year plus options for three more. His signing is the equivalent of adding a high first round pick. #cf97

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

3 years

Man, the new logo is so much better than the crown abomination. Imagine the good will that could have been established if they had only listened to their fans in the first place.

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

2 years

Chris Mueller is really good…really good. Easily the Fire’s best in-season move…..and might end up saving the season. #c97

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

1 year

Good win for #cf97 Have to win at home to stay above the line. The Fire are better without Shaqiri, Przybylko, and Torres.

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

1 year

Ezra Hendrickson becomes the latest ex-Fire coach. He can be second-guessed this season but make no mistake, this changes nothing until Heitz/Pelzer are also held accountable. #cf97

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

4 months

Is there another “major” league that threatens and suspends press credentials for stories they don’t like?

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

5 years

Getting an early preview of angry, stunned silence at Soldier Field.

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

8 months

With other Chicago teams announcing managerial plans, I have to ask once again.....what are #cf97 waiting for?

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

6 years

There is some activity in the Harlem end today. Supporters wielding a “football without fans is nothing” banner and three black coffins with “tradition”, “honor” and “passion” labeled on each. #cf97

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

7 years

#cf97 have equalled their win total from last year. It's not even June yet.

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

10 months

How bad has #cf97 futility been? Since 2010, despite format changes, more teams qualifying, expansion, etc - they have made postseason twice and have zero wins. Only recent expansion clubs compare in number of playoff appearances. Monumental lack of accomplishment given parity.

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

2 months

Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering. Suffering leads to watching #cf97 lose at home to the worst team in the East. Brutal.

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

4 years

The Fire have signed Gaston Gimenez. Dp deal. Two years with an option for one more.

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

6 years

Sign Torres. Sign Casillas. Trade Nikolic to Euro team for $$$. Use $$$ in part to sign Iniesta. Add TAM defender and wide player. Boom. #cf97 win 2010 World Cup.

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

2 years

If you’ve written about, broadcast, or even watched soccer in this country, chances are you’ve been influenced by, read something, or watched @GrantWahl RIP, Grant

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

4 years

Orrin has covered the Fire since the beginning. He’ll surely be missed in the Chicago soccer community.

Orrin Schwarz

@Orrin_Schwarz

4 years

Today is my last official day as a sports writer/editor. I am staying with the Daily Herald, but starting Monday I’ll split time between covering DuPage County courts and producing the Business Ledger. 1/ @DHBizLedger

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

1 month

The Fire are in dire need of points especially at home, so they decided to let Shaqiri leave early because he may not have been fully focused on the team with Euros ahead. That would be the fourth highest paid player in the league and the team "captain". #cf97

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

4 months

Fire are more dangerous now that the armband wearing, $8 million anchor is off the pitch. #cf97

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

1 year

If the Union don’t pay him, #cf97 should consider bringing him home and giving him the keys.

Tom Bogert

@tombogert

1 year

Two-time MLS Coach of the Year Jim Curtin is still without a new contract. Curtin's current deal with the Philadelphia Union expires at the end of 2023. Talks are ongoing between the Union and Curtin, but nothing is close. Curtin has been head coach of the club since 2014.

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

8 years

Fire sale? – at least three groups interested | Chicago Fire Confidential #cf97

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

4 years

The Fire have acquired 20 year-old Venezuelan left back Miguel Angel Navarro from Deportivo La Guaira. He is signed for three years plus options for two more. #cf97

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

2 years

There is zero justification for bringing Heitz back and giving him another shot at a rebuild. Zero. #cf97

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

4 years

The Fire have announced Arlo White and Tyler Terens as pbp voices on WGN-TV. They will be joined by former MLS goalkeeper Tony Meola on color commentary. White will call #cf97 matches in between Premier League & Olympics NBC assignments. #cffc

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

6 years

Schweinsteiger at CB in his testimonial game screams #cf97

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

7 months

Fire could have hired Alex Ferguson and it wouldn’t make a difference if Heitz/Pelzer continue to botch DP signings and fumble basic MLS roster building. #cf97

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

5 months

Eventually the Fire were going to spend their way into being competitive. This appears to be a solid add at 9. If they can convince Acosta now and shed some dead weight, they should legitimately be competitive for postseason. #cf97

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

6 years

The news reported here on Jan 4 is now official. Schweinsteiger is back with #cf97 for 2018.

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

9 months

Finishing 8th or 9th should have no bearing on Heitz/Pelzer extensions. They’ve had 4 seasons, 2 head coaches, 6 DPs, big budgets, and they’re closer to 13-15 than they are to 1-3. This would be a sure way to kill the 62k buzz they’ve managed to finally create. Amazing. #cf97

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

2 years

Out of town the last week and just caught the Fire match. Team looks competent and tough to play against. Turns out if you if hire a decent coach and sign good players, you can win some matches. Who knew? #cf97

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

2 months

$8m DP replaced by Fire II player trailing by 1 at home. Quintessential Fire.

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

4 years

The Fire have announced the signing of midfielder Luka Stojanovic. 26 yo attacker via transfer from Serbia's FK Cukaricki. Deal is for two seasons plus an option for one more. #cf97

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

6 years

The secondary transfer window opens one week from today.....unless it opens a month later for #cf97 and they just decided not to tell anybody until after the deadline arrives.

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

3 years

Imagine how lethal a Messi/Collier combo would be.

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

8 months

Which reminds me, #cf97 season ended 22 days ago and supporters still have not heard one public word from leadership about the direction and future of the club.

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

5 years

The good news is that #cf97 won’t have to play Seattle every week. The bad news is that their defense still has to play every week.

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

4 years

The Fire have announced the signing of forward Robert Beric as a Designated Player. Contract is through 2021 with an option for 2022. #cf97

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

4 years

Elliot Collier has obtained a green card and no longer counts as an international. #cf97 #cffc

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

8 months

If the Bears were the Fire, Eberflus and Getsy would get extensions tomorrow.

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

5 years

The scene at Soldier Field. The entire coaching staff is here. Some players. Mike Magee. #cf97

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

5 years

#cf97 may actually be the best football team that plays in Soldier Field by the time the ‘20 season starts.

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

5 months

This #cf97 team should actually compete for a playoff spot….not just hope they compete for a playoff spot. They’re even playing in red and white. Now to move Torres….

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

5 years

I sat down with Joe Mansueto for a wide ranging #cf97 talk. More coming up @TheAthleticCHI

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

2 years

Ezra Hendrickson is not the problem.

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

6 years

That’s a huge, huge win for #cf97 and a big opportunity ahead on July 18. Took this more seriously than Atlanta did.

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

5 years

Gaitan will train with #cf97 for the first time tomorrow. Will be officially introduced via press conference in the afternoon.

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

6 years

Continuing to play Schweinsteiger at CB is such an indictment of #cf97 failure in the transfer window. Only coming away with del Grecco, who clearly isn’t good enough is a big whiff.

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Guillermo Rivera

@FireConf

4 years

The Fire have signed 16-year old Academy midfielder Brian Gutierrez to a Homegrown Player contract. Deal is for 4 years with an option for 1 more. #cf97 #cffc

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