In early March, before most of us really had a grasp as to what was in store with the pandemic, the Chicago Fire were busy trying to pack Soldier Field for the scheduled March 21 opener against Atlanta United.
The crowd would have easily topped 40,000, and privately, Fire executives were starting to think they had a shot at a sellout for the match. The Fire’s return to the city was going to be a party.
Five months later, we’re again looking at a return to Soldier Field, but as we’re all aware by now, the circumstances are going to be dramatically different.