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Chicago Fire Face FC Bayern Munich in Bastian Schweinsteiger Testimonial Match

August 27, 2018 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Chicago Fire FC News Release


MEN IN RED TAKE ON FC BAYERN MUNICH

The Chicago Fire face reigning German Bundesliga champions FC Bayern Munich in a testimonial match for Bastian Schweinsteiger on Tuesday, Aug. 28 at 1:30 p.m. CT at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany. The match will be available to U.S. audiences via live stream on FloSports.

Schweinsteiger will play the first half for the Men in Red and the second half for his former club. A World Cup champion with Germany in 2014, Schweinsteiger joined Bayern Munich as a youth player in 1998 before making his first team debut in 2002. Through 2015, Schweinsteiger led Bayern Munich to the UEFA Champions League crown in 2012-13, a year in which he also earned Bundesliga Player of the Year honors, won eight Bundesliga titles, and also has seven DFB-Pokal German Cup championships to his credit.

Schweinsteiger joined the Fire on March 21, 2017 and has appeared in 48 regular season matches, scoring seven goals and tallying 12 assists.

Bayern Munich most recently opened Bundesliga play with a 3-1 win over Hoffenheim on Aug. 24.

Fans in the Chicagoland area are invited to a watch the testimonial match at Heineken Pub97 (3626 N. Talman Ave., Chicago, IL 60618).

CHICAGO FIRE FOUNDATION TO HOST SECOND ANNUAL FIRE-TOBER FEST

The Chicago Fire Foundation, the charitable arm of the Chicago Fire Soccer Club, will hold its second annual Fire-Tober Fest on Saturday, Sept. 22 at Old Crow Smokehouse (149 W. Kinzie Street) from noon to 3 p.m. CT.

Guests 21 and older are invited to find their perfect pint while enjoying selections from various local breweries and tasty bites.

Early bird tickets for an afternoon of beer, food, raffles and more begin at $50 and are available here.

All proceeds benefit the Chicago Fire Foundation's P.L.A.Y.S (Participate, Learn, Achieve, Youth, Soccer) Program. Recently nominated as a finalist for ESPN's 2018 Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year Award, P.L.A.Y.S was created to address the lack of after-school programming and the need to improve academic performance in Chicago Public Schools. Through a soccer and social and emotional learning (SEL) based curriculum, program participants engage in five out-of-school hours per week over 10 weeks and participate in three game days.

Attending breweries include Heineken, Argus Brewing, Byway Brewery, Cutwater Spirits, Kinslahger Brewing Co., Revolution, Temperance Beer Co., Pabst Brewing, 9th Hour Brewing and Great Lakes Brewing Company.

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