It's Monday and another week of MLS action is in the books, which means it's time for ESPN's Power Rankings. Lionel Messi played on turf for the first time all year Saturday and toyed with the Revs in a 4-1 win. With Robert Taylor and Leo Campana both back and new signee Matias Rojas making his debut, it was a great weekend for Inter Miami ..read more

Chris Brady made five official saves and another key intervention and the short-handed Chicago Fire held on for a 0-0 draw against visiting Atlanta United on Saturday night. The Fire (2-4-4, 10 points) were without ailing attacker Xherdan Shaqiri, and fellow attacker Brian Gutierrez was limited to a substitute's role following an injury early in last week's 4-0 defeat to Real Salt Lake. Atlanta (3-3-3, 12 points) welcomed leading scorer Giorgos Giakoumakis back for his first start since a 3-0 home win over the Fire on March 31, after missing two games to a knee injury ..read more

Atlanta United FC (3-3-2, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Fire (2-4-3, 12th in the Eastern Conference) Chicago; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Chicago +122, Atlanta United FC +189, Draw +273; over/under is 2.5 goals BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Fire and Atlanta United meet in a conference matchup. The Fire are 1-3-3 against Eastern Conference opponents. The Fire are 0-2-1 when they score just one goal. United is 3-3-2 in Eastern Conference games. United is fourth in the league giving up nine goals. Saturday's game is the second time these teams match up this seaso ..read more

The Chicago Fire are struggling to find the net in their second straight scoreless outing. The Red Stars are holding steady at the top of the National Women’s Soccer League with another win helmed by Mallory Swanson. And the DePaul men’s soccer team won the Chicago Cup for a second consecutive year. Every other Tuesday, the Tribune will provide an update on what happened — and what’s ahead ..read more

(Photo credit: Jamie Sabau-USA TODAY Sports) Cristian Arango scored twice, leading Real Salt Lake to a 4-0 victory over the host Chicago Fire on Saturday night. Andres Gomez and Diego Luna had the other goals for RSL (4-2-3, 15 points), who have points in five straight games and five consecutive away matches. Salt Lake keeper Gavin Beavers made five saves for his first career clean sheet. With the loss, Chicago (2-4-3, 9 points) is without points in back-to-back games. Saturday was the first match between the two sides since a 1-0 Fire win during the 2021 season. The loss drops Chicago to 8-8 ..read more

Chicho Arango scored two goals to bring his MLS-leading total to eight this season and 18-year-old Gavin Beavers had a career-high five saves to help Real Salt Lake beat the Chicago Fire 4-0 Saturday night. Arango scored in the 33rd and headed home a corner kick played by Bryan Oviedo to make it 3-0 in the 37th minute. The 29-year-old Colombian scored 30 goals across two seasons with Los Angeles FC before finishing with six goals in 11 appearances for RSL in 2023 ..read more

Real Salt Lake (3-2-3, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Chicago Fire (2-3-3, 11th in the Eastern Conference) Chicago; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Chicago +126, Real Salt Lake +196, Draw +236; over/under is 2.5 goals BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Fire host Real Salt Lake in non-conference action. The Fire are 2-1-0 in home games. The Fire have a 0-2-1 record in games they score only one goal. RSL is 1-1-2 in road games. RSL is sixth in the MLS drawing 46 corner kicks, averaging 5.8 per game. Saturday's game is the first time these teams square off this season. TOP PERFORME ..read more

Giorgos Giakoumakis netted a first-half goal, Jamal Thiaré scored the first two goals of his career in the second half and Atlanta United blanked the Chicago Fire 3-0 on Sunday. The first goal came late in the first half when Giakoumakis used a crossing pass from Saba Lobjanidze in the 45th minute to knock in a right-footed shot from close range. It was the fifth netter of the season for Giakoumakis ..read more

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Carlos Coronel had three saves and recorded his first shutout of the season to help the short-handed New York Red Bulls play the Chicago Fire to a 0-0 tie Saturday night. Andres Reyes was shown a red card (asterisk)violent conduct) in the 42nd minute and the Red Bulls played a man ..read more

The New York Red Bulls managed to salvage a point and remain atop the Eastern Conference with a 0-0 draw against the Chicago Fire despite losing Andres Reyes to a red card just before halftime and Peter Stroud to a severe-looking ankle injury. During the first minute of second-half stoppage time, substitute Elias Manoel's low, curling shot hit the right post. The rebound came right to Frankie Amaya on the outside of the right post and with the goalkeeper Chris Brady out of position and the goal open, the midfielder struck the opposite post from a difficult angle. “We had a lot of chances… but ..read more