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Chicago Fire Soccer Club Signs Head Coach Veljko Paunović to Multi-Year Contract Extension

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (Jan. 3, 2019) – The Chicago Fire Soccer Club announced today that the Club has signed Head Coach Veljko Paunoviu0107 to a multi-year contract extension. Paunoviu0107 will enter his fourth season as head coach of the Chicago Fire in 2019. The contract is for two years with an option to extend for a third year.

“We believe the foundation we are setting and the standards we are demanding are the right ones in developing our championship program,” said Chicago Fire President and General Manager Nelson Rodríguez. “Continuity is a critical element in that process and retaining Pauno for the next few years as a leader in that effort was an important off-season objective.