Fire
The Fire (7-7-4) had 57% possession time and outshot the Union 15-11, but they managed only two shots on goals.
Team owner Joe Mansueto has committed to paying for the stadium himself, while tax increment financing district dollars would cover infrastructure needs on the long-vacant site.
Soccer is always in the process of becoming more popular in the United States. A 12% fan base isn’t great, but that’s triple what it was a decade ago.
Haile-Selassie, Bamba, Zinckernagel and Gutierrez also score in the seven-goal outburst.
Readers applaud building a soccer-only stadium on the land known as The 78 and Joe Mansueto for using private financing. But they point out that public funds would be needed for infrastructure around the stadium.
Morningstar founder Joe Mansueto chose to build his own stadium at The 78 in part because it’s the political path of least resistance, though it will require tens of millions in subsidies for utilities to prep the site.
Philip Zinckernagel added a goal and an assist as the Fire (6-5-4) moved above the .500 mark.
Philip Zinckernagel was the Fire’s lone goal-scorer, and the team ended the game with only nine players on the field.
Jonathan Bamba and Philip Zinckernagel also scored for the Fire, who improved to 5-4-4.
Rominigue Kouamé scored in the 86th minute after entering in the 81st for his second goal in his sixth career appearance.
Despite a strong effort, the Fire (3-4-4) remained winless in six games since a 3-1 road victory March 22 against the Whitecaps.
Philip Zinckernagel scored for the Fire in the 64th minute, and Hugo Cuypers made it 7-2 in the 71st. The Fire (3-4-3) are winless in five consecutive games.
Evander Da Silva Ferreira scored a goal in each half as FC Cincinnati upped its winning streak to four with a 3-2 victory over the Fire.
The Argentine superstar, who wasn’t here for Miami’s last two trips to Soldier Field, missed on four chances.
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scored the winner on a penalty kick during first-half stoppage time as New York beat the Fire 2-1.
Hugo Cuypers scored in the first minute, Philip Zinckernagel had an assist and his first career goal and Rominigue Kouamé scored in his debut in the 3-1 victory.
The Red Devils will face AFC Bournemouth as part of a doubleheader July 30 at Soldier Field.
Defenders Andrew Gutman and Leonardo Barroso scored two minutes apart late in the second half, then Hugo Cuypers added a penalty kick in stoppage time to clinch a 3-1 victory.
D.C.'s Jacob Murrell scored on a bicycle kick in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage time.