I can’t believe the New England Revolution haven’t played the Chicago Fire since opening day, what an odd scheduling quirk to play them twice in the final eight games of the season.
But it does give us a chance to look back at that fateful opening day, which 15 minutes in had the Fire as the clear MLS Cup favorites and Revs fans changing the channel. Okay, neither of those are probably true but the Revs did come back and secure a 2-2 draw and maybe could’ve won that game. We’re probably not adding that match to the solid highlight reel of rivalry games at Soldier Field but it is nice to remember the early days of MLS.