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Designated Player

  • Chicago Fire FC Acquires Belgian Forward Hugo Cuypers as Designated Player for Club-Record Fee

    Chicago Fire FC Acquires Belgian Forward Hugo Cuypers as Designated Player for Club-Record Fee

    CHICAGO (Feb. 6, 2024) – Chicago Fire FC today announced that it has acquired forward Hugo Cuypers (KAI-pers) as a Designated Player via transfer from Belgian first division side K.A.A Gent. The transfer marks the largest acquisition fee in Club history. As part of the transfer agreement, Cuypers’ contract with

  • Chicago Fire FC Acquire Midfielder Ousmane Doumbia as Designated Player

    Chicago Fire FC Acquire Midfielder Ousmane Doumbia as Designated Player

  • Fast Facts | Gastón Giménez Completes Chicago Fire FC Designated Player Trio

    Fast Facts | Gastón Giménez Completes Chicago Fire FC Designated Player Trio

  • Chicago Fire FC Acquires Argentine Midfielder Gastón Giménez as Designated Player

    Chicago Fire FC Acquires Argentine Midfielder Gastón Giménez as Designated Player

  • Fast Facts | Aliseda becomes youngest Fire FC Designated Player

    Fast Facts | Aliseda becomes youngest Fire FC Designated Player

  • Chicago Fire FC Acquires Argentine Winger Ignacio Aliseda as Young Designated Player

    Chicago Fire FC Acquires Argentine Winger Ignacio Aliseda as Young Designated Player

  • Chicago Fire FC Acquires Argentine Winger Ignacio Aliseda as Young Designated Player

    Chicago Fire FC Acquires Argentine Winger Ignacio Aliseda as Young Designated Player

  • Q&A | Robert Berić brings his goal-scoring prowess to Chicago's shores

    Q&A | Robert Berić brings his goal-scoring prowess to Chicago's shores

  • Chicago Fire FC Acquires Slovenia National Team Forward Robert Berić as Designated Player

    Chicago Fire FC Acquires Slovenia National Team Forward Robert Berić as Designated Player

  • Eric Gehrig shares hilarious scene from Fire's travels to Toronto

    Eric Gehrig shares hilarious scene from Fire's travels to Toronto

  • WATCH | Bastian Schweinsteiger Introductory Press Conference

    WATCH | Bastian Schweinsteiger Introductory Press Conference

  • GM Nelson Rodríguez joins Sirius XM FC's The Football Show

    GM Nelson Rodríguez joins Sirius XM FC's The Football Show

  • Former Manchester United manager Ferguson throws support behind Schweinsteiger move

    Former Manchester United manager Ferguson throws support behind Schweinsteiger move

  • NEWSSTAND | Read up on all things Schweinsteiger

    NEWSSTAND | Read up on all things Schweinsteiger

  • Chicago Fire oficializó llegada de Bastian Schweinsteiger

    Chicago Fire oficializó llegada de Bastian Schweinsteiger

  • Schweinsteiger to Chicago: How the soccer world reacted

    Schweinsteiger to Chicago: How the soccer world reacted

  • Rodriguez: Schweinsteiger can help club achieve "higher standard of excellence"

    Rodriguez: Schweinsteiger can help club achieve "higher standard of excellence"

  • German coach Low lauds Schweinsteiger's "good decision"

    German coach Low lauds Schweinsteiger's "good decision"

  • Chicago Fire Soccer Club Acquires World Champion Bastian Schweinsteiger as Designated Player

    Chicago Fire Soccer Club Acquires World Champion Bastian Schweinsteiger as Designated Player

  • Chicago Fire Sign Nemanja Nikolic as Designated Player

    Chicago Fire Sign Nemanja Nikolic as Designated Player

  • Klopas says MacDonald Could Get Starting Nod Sunday

    Klopas says MacDonald Could Get Starting Nod Sunday

  • "Flaco" to Provide Another Attacking Option for Fire

    "Flaco" to Provide Another Attacking Option for Fire

  • Chicago Fire Acquire Midfielder Alvaro Fernandez from Seattle

    Chicago Fire Acquire Midfielder Alvaro Fernandez from Seattle

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