The Chicago Fire Soccer Club wraps up its preseason competitive schedule at the 2015 Simple Invitational Saturday, facing Vancouver Whitecaps FC at 4:30 p.m. CT. Click Here for a check-in with the Men In Red ahead of Saturday's fixture
The match will stream live in the video player above and will be archived upon its conclusion.
Join the Chicago Fire and club supporters in following the action with match updates and conversation on Twitter at @ChicagoFire and @ChiFireMatch.
Chicago Fire Starting XI:
Sean Johnson; Lovel Palmer, Jeff Larentowicz, Eric Gehrig, Joevin Jones; Chris Ritter, Matt Watson, Shaun Maloney; Harry Shipp, Kennedy Igboananike, Quincy Amarikwa
Vancouver Whitecaps Starting XI:
David Ousted; Steven Beitashour, Kendall Waston, Pa-Modou Kah, Jordan Harvey; Matias Laba, Russell Teibert; Nicolas Mezquida, Pedro Morales, Kekuta Manneh; Octavio Rivero
Simple Invitational Schedule |
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<strong>Match 1:</strong><br>
Chicago Fire 0:0 Stabaek<br>
(Sun., Feb. 22, 4:30 p.m. CT) |
<a href="//www.chicago-fire.com/news/2015/02/watch-live-chicago-fire-vs-stabaek">Full Match</a> |
<strong>Match 2:</strong><br>
Chicago Fire 1:1 Timbers<br>
(Weds., Feb. 25, 9:30 p.m. CT) |
<a href="//www.chicago-fire.com/news/2015/02/watch-live-chicago-fire-vs-portland-timbers/">Full Match</a> |
<strong>Match 3:</strong><br>
Chicago Fire vs.<br>
Vancouver Whitecaps FC<br>
(Sat., Feb. 28, 4:30 p.m. CT) |
<a href="//www.chicago-fire.com/news/2015/02/watch-live-chicago-fire-vs-vancouver-whitecaps-fc">Live Video</a> |
2015 Preseason News & Coverage |
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<span style="font-size:11px;">Feb. 3</span> |
<span style="font-size:11px;"><a href="//www.chicago-fire.com/news/2015/02/chicago-fire-set-camp-norwich">Fire Set Up Shop in Norwich</a></span> |
<span style="font-size:11px;">Feb. 5</span> |
<span style="font-size:11px;"><a href="//www.chicago-fire.com/news/2015/02/chicago-fire-battle-norwich-city-fc-scoreless-draw">Fire Battle Norwich City FC<br>
to Scoreless Draw</a></span> |
<span style="font-size:11px;">Feb. 5</span> |
<span style="font-size:11px;"><a href="//www.chicago-fire.com/news/2015/02/open-tryouts-provide-fresh-opportunity-chicago-fire">Open Tryouts Provide<br>
Opportunity with First Team</a></span> |
<span style="font-size:11px;">Feb. 8</span> |
<span style="font-size:11px;"><a href="//www.chicago-fire.com/news/2015/02/checking-midfielder-matt-watson">U.K. Check-In with Native Brit Matt Watson</a></span> |
<span style="font-size:11px;">Feb. 9</span> |
<span style="font-size:11px;"><a href="//www.chicago-fire.com/news/2015/02/jeff-larentowicz-his-own-words">Jeff Larentowicz: In His Own Words</a></span> |
<span style="font-size:11px;">Feb. 10</span> |
<span style="font-size:11px;"><a href="//www.chicago-fire.com/news/2015/02/watson-relishing-playing-his-part-revitalized-fire">Watson Relishing Role with Revitalized Fire</a></span> |
<span style="font-size:11px;">Feb. 11</span> |
<span style="font-size:11px;"><a href="//www.chicago-fire.com/news/2015/02/dispatch-london">Catching Up with GK Sean Johnson</a></span> |
<span style="font-size:11px;">Feb. 12</span> |
<span style="font-size:11px;"><a href="//www.chicago-fire.com/news/2015/02/bircham-james-right-home-preseason-stops">Bircham, James at Home on Preseason Stops</a></span> |
<span style="font-size:11px;">Feb. 12</span> |
<span style="font-size:11px;"><a href="//www.chicago-fire.com/news/2015/02/chicago-fire-defeat-qpr-1-0-close-uk-travels">Fire Defeat QPR to Close U.K. Travels</a></span> |
<span style="font-size:11px;">Feb. 17</span> |
<span style="font-size:11px;"><a href="//www.chicago-fire.com/news/2015/02/back-chicago-only-passing-through">Tuesday Training Takeaways</a></span> |
<span style="font-size:11px;">Feb. 18</span> |
<span style="font-size:11px;"><a href="//www.chicago-fire.com/news/2015/02/rookies-impress-through-first-half-fire-preseason">Rookies Impress Early in Preseason</a></span> |
<span style="font-size:11px;">Feb. 18</span> |
<span style="font-size:11px;"><a href="//www.chicago-fire.com/news/2015/02/fire-fight-through-wednesday-training-prep-pdx">Prepping for PDX</a></span> |
<span style="font-size:11px;">Feb. 20</span> |
<span style="font-size:11px;"><a href="//www.chicago-fire.com/news/2015/02/full-fire-squad-begins-portland-training-stint">All Together Now</a></span> |
<span style="font-size:11px;">Feb. 21</span> |
<span style="font-size:11px;"><a href="//www.chicago-fire.com/news/2015/02/after-two-days-portland-fire-set-stabaek-sunday">Ready For Stabaek</a></span> |
<span style="font-size:11px;">Feb. 22</span> |
<span style="font-size:11px;"><a href="//www.chicago-fire.com/news/2015/02/fire-open-2015-simple-invitational-0-0-draw-vs-stabaek-if">Recap: Fire 0:0 Stabaek IF</a></span> |
<span style="font-size:11px;">Feb. 23</span> |
<span style="font-size:11px;"><a href="//www.chicago-fire.com/video/2015/02/23/sean-johnson-sit-down-part-i-usmnt">Sean Johnson Interview Part I</a></span> |
<span style="font-size:11px;">Feb. 23</span> |
<span style="font-size:11px;"><a href="//www.chicago-fire.com/video/2015/02/24/sean-johnson-sit-down-part-ii-iii">Sean Johnson Interview Part II</a></span> |
<span style="font-size:11px;">Feb. 24</span> |
<span style="font-size:11px;"><a href="//www.chicago-fire.com/news/2015/02/fire-preseason-marches-rose-city">Ready In The Rose City</a></span> |
<span style="font-size:11px;">Feb. 25</span> |
<span style="font-size:11px;"><a href="//www.chicago-fire.com/video/2015/02/24/sean-johnson-sit-down-part-iii-iii">Sean Johnson Interview Part III</a></span> |
<span style="font-size:11px;">Feb. 25</span> |
<span style="font-size:11px;"><a href="//www.chicago-fire.com/news/2015/02/fire-rally-draw-timbers-1-1-simple-invitational-portland">Fire Rally to Draw Timbers</a></span> |
<span style="font-size:11px;">Feb. 27</span> |
<a href="//www.chicago-fire.com/video/2015/02/27/catching-bob-bradley"><span style="font-size:11px;">Bob Bradley Sit-Down Part I</span></a> |
<span style="font-size:11px;">Feb. 27</span> |
<a href="//www.chicago-fire.com/news/2015/02/preseason-reaches-crescendo-when-fire-face-whitecaps-saturday"><span style="font-size:11px;">Fire Face Whitecaps in Preseason Finale</span></a> |
