Chicago Fire Football Club, abbreviated as "Chicago" (in English: Chicago Fire Football Club), was established on October 26, 1997, and is a professional soccer club in the United States.
The team's name commemorates the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, marking the 126th anniversary of the fire, and is called "Chicago Fire Football Club"; it began participating in Major League Soccer in 1998, being one of the first expansion teams in the league. The Fire won the U.S. Open Cup championship in their first season in 1998. The team's valuation exceeds $500 million.