History Made: Fire Record 1000th Regular Season MLS Goal

Chicago Fire’s 1000th MLS goal was very much a product of its time as well as a product of its team, with CJ Sapong getting the crucial touch to bundle the ball home, only for the goal to be initially disallowed by referee Ramy Touchan. It meant a short anxious wait until video review corrected the mistake. But after two decades, what’s an extra minute?

Perhaps the most significant aspect of reaching 1000 goals as a team, is that it’s a milestone marker for your collective presence over time. One player scores the landmark goal — but every player to have worn the shirt made it, over every minute the team has played. So looking back through the various goalscoring milestones of the Chicago…