Chicago Fire FC will begin the 2021 preseason a little sooner than expected.
Hot Time in Old Town is told the majority of the players are now back in Chicago, and they’ve decided to begin their quarantine today in order to officially begin preseason a week from now, on March 1. That puts them a week ahead of the MLS schedule.
MLS had said players needed to be back in their markets by March 1, in order to begin full team training on March 7. But, the league is allowing players to voluntarily begin their quarantine early, which is why the Fire will be able to start ahead of schedule.