BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (July 10, 2019) – ESPN announced today that the Chicago Fire Soccer Club has been named the 2019 Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year for its efforts to make a difference in the community, specifically through the Chicago Fire Foundation’s P.L.A.Y.S. Program (Participate, Learn, Achieve, Youth, Soccer). The Fire were recognized at the fifth annual Sports Humanitarian Awards, presented by ESPN and sponsored by Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, at L.A. LIVE’s The Novo.
The ESPN Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year Award represents a sports team that demonstrates how teamwork between athletes and their community relations efforts or foundations can create a significant impact on a community or cause.