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Fire Make Delayed Return To Soldier Field Amid Empty Stands

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The Fire made their "ballyhooed return to Soldier Field" last night, "more than five months later than planned" with a win against FC Cincinnati. The "stands were empty except for tifo." The team "pumped in crowd noise with Fire-centric chants at multiple levels," including at field level over the Soldier Field sound system and on the WGN-9 and ESPN+ simulcast. Despite the "odd moments and lack of fans, the Fire tried to make the occasion as special as possible." A red carpet was "rolled out for players, and family members submitted videos that played over the large video boards" (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 8/26).

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