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Chicago Fire FC

CTL-I-0045 · Institution

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Combined Graph record U-00528 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-I-0045. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

MLS soccer

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MLS soccer

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Club's own official site / MLS club site (tier 2, fetched in full, 'About Chicago Fire FC' boilerplate): 'The Chicago Fire Football Club (Chicago Fire FC) is an American professional soccer club that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top U.S. domestic league. Founded on October 8, 1997, on the 126th anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire, the Club began play in 1998 as one of the League's first expansion franchises' and plays home matches at Soldier Field. Stored note 'MLS soccer' is confirmed, with founding date Oct. 8, 1997 established.

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