The Chicago Fire stepped onto the pitch at Soldier Field for the first time in nearly 15 years on Monday, training together ahead of the Club’s return to the historic downtown Chicago venue on Tuesday night.
In speaking to media members on Monday afternoon following the session, the reality of the Club’s long-awaited homecoming had fully set in for head coach Raphael Wicky.
“It’s a beautiful stadium,” he said. “I’ve been in here before, but standing down on the field with the things the Club has done, it looks beautiful. It’s obviously huge. The field looks good.