Rafael Czichos was tired of running alone in the forest near his home in Germany.
The centerback, who signed with the Chicago Fire in early January from FC Koln in the Bundesliga, had to wait nearly a month to join his new teammates. A visa delay dragged on way longer than expected.
“I‘m really happy to be here now,” Czichos said. “It was an amazing feeling to be back on the pitch after such a long time for me. I thought my break would be like two weeks, but then it was four weeks, so it was way too long for me.