From last place in the Eastern Conference in 2016 to nearly the top this season, the Chicago Fire have had quite the turnaround.
The Fire enter Saturday’s game at Columbus Crew SC with 41 points and the second-best record in Major League Soccer behind only Toronto FC.
Sure, the club added Bastian Schweinsteiger early in the year and the addition of Dax McCarty and Juninho likely help, but there’s got to be more to this massive change in standings, right?
In preparation for Saturday’s match, we went to our friends at Hot Time in Old Town to learn a little more about Chicago, a team Crew SC hasn’t since since early April.