The Fire’s Long Break Is A Good Thing. For Everyone.

On Tuesday the Chicago Fire wrapped up a run of six games in 24 days against Bayern Munich, visiting the Bundesliga champions to partake in a friendly celebrating the career of German legend Bastian Schweinsteiger. It was a woeful stretch for the club on the field— the Men In Red only picked up one point, were eliminated in the semifinals of the US Open Cup, and conceded a whopping thirteen goals in total. It wasn’t any better off the field, as supporter bans and protests have lead to the plummeting attendance figures.

This is what happens when the President of a team doesn't care about improving his team, ignores supporters, grows hostile towards its SGs, and just stands by as MLS schedule…