Soccer

Gotham's Rose Lavelle (16) celebrates with teammates after scoring the team's first goal during the NWSL championship game against the Spirit on Nov. 22, 2025, in San Jose, Calif. (Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)

Gotham wins 2nd NWSL championship in 3 years with 1-0 victory over Washington Spirit

Rose Lavelle scored in the 80th minute and No. 8 seed Gotham FC beat the...
Former Chicago Fire defender Rafael Czichos and his wife, Ilona, on Oct. 10 sold their four-bedroom, contemporary-style house in west suburban Indian Head Park for $912,500. (Eli Masud)

Former Chicago Fire defender Rafael Czichos sells Indian Head Park home for $912,500

After three seasons with the Fire, Czichos, 35, left the team last year when he...
Chicago Fire fans celebrate after the team's 3-1 victory over Orlando City during an Eastern Conference wild-card playoff game Oct. 22, 2025, at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

MLS owners vote to shift the season to a July-to-May calendar starting in 2027

Major League Soccer owners voted to shift the league’s season to a late-summer-to-spring calendar in...
President Donald Trump holds the FIFA World Cup Winners Trophy as FIFA President Gianni Infantino looks on during an announcement in the Oval Office of the White House on Aug. 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

What to know about FIFA’s new peace prize — and is Donald Trump going to win it?

There is a new worldwide peace prize on the scene and it was created by...
Stars' Samantha Cary and Wave's Delphine Cascarino battle for control of the ball at Snapdragon Stadium on Oct. 18, 2025, in San Diego. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Chicago Stars finish season 3-11-12. On tap for 2026: New coach — and a move from Bridgeview to Northwestern.

The Chicago Stars (3-11-12) came from behind to defeat Angel City 2-1 on the final...
Fire goalie Jeffrey Gal misses a goal scored by the Union's Tai Baribo during the first half on Nov. 1, 2025, in Bridgeview. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Chicago Fire’s most successful season since 2017 ends with first-round series sweep: ‘This year was a step’

The Chicago Fire’s most successful season since 2017 came to a close in front of...
Fire forward Hugo Cuypers scores a goal in the second half of an Eastern Conference wild-card playoff game against Orlando City on Oct. 22, 2025, at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

Hugo Cuypers and the Chicago Fire face another win-or-go-home playoff game Saturday: ‘We’ve done this before’

Hugo Cuypers' relentless work ethic is contagious. Can he and the Chicago Fire stave off...
Chicago Fire's Hugo Cuypers, left, kicks the ball past Philadelphia Union's Olwethu Makhanya, front right, in the first half of Game 1 in the first round of the MLS Eastern Conference playoffs, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, in Chester, Pa. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

Philadelphia Union beat Chicago Fire in a penalty-kick shootout in opener of 1st-round playoff series

The top-seeded Philadelphia Union beat the Chicago Fire in penalty kicks on Sunday in a...
Former United States goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher waves to fans during a ceremony honoring her before an international friendly women's soccer match against Portugal, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, in East Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

USWNT beats Portugal 3-1 as goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher is honored

The U.S. women’s national team bounced back against Portugal with a 3-1 victory on Sunday...
Chicago Fire midfielder Brian Gutiérrez gains control of the ball before scoring a goal in the second half of an Eastern Conference wild-card playoff game against Orlando City at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview on Oct. 22, 2025. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

Chicago Fire get 1st playoff win since 2009. Up next: best-of-3 series against the No. 1 seed.

It was Brian Gutiérrez, a Berwyn native, who started the scoring, setting the tone for...
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