The Chicago Fire have been plagued by injuries for the entire 2018 season. Six players are currently out— down from earlier in the season— and the club has really suffered. Chicago are now riding a four game losing streak in the league and find themselves slipping further and further away from a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. But there is some relief on the way as a key player is set to return to the team.
That’s a grinning Michael de Leeuw basking in the glow of victory following a small-side training tournament yesterday. De Leeuw hasn’t seen first team action since last September after suffering a brutal cruciate ligament injury.