In his first year at the club, Chicago Fire FC Head Coach and Director of Football Gregg Berhalter has led his side to a playoff berth. It's just the 14th appearance in the postseason for the club that was inaugurated in 1998 season and the first since 2017. Given that literally more than half the clubs in Major League Soccer make the playoffs every year, an eight year … [Read more...] about What Chicago Fire FC Playoff Berth Means for Franchise
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MLS Cup Playoffs Race: Older Franchises Flailing in Eastern Conference
The MLS Cup Playoffs are not hard to qualify for. Much like the NHL and NBA, if you're basically in the top half of teams, you're in. And to make things even less difficult, Major League Soccer and the National Basketball Association have both adopted a "play-in" format for those who don't make the postseason cut, to thus back door their way in. … [Read more...] about MLS Cup Playoffs Race: Older Franchises Flailing in Eastern Conference