You know, there's something interesting about fans, the word fan, sports fan comes from

fanatic.

And you've seen fanatics in sports not being able to handle winning, not being able

to handle losing, but what if your team loses all the time every year, every year you've

been a season ticket holder, breaking your heart, smashing your guts, tearing you up inside.

And yes, I'm talking about the men who formerly wore red and may wear red again, the Chicago

Fire, the beloved soccer team of me, my family, and many of you out there.

While things have changed, they seem like they're on the right track.

And I can't even know how to handle this.

The record is pretty good.

Actually, they're undefeated and moving forward with a new team and a new will.

And I'd like them to just wear black shoes and make hard tackles and win soccer games.

Ball games listen to me.

Our guest today is a guy who's been examining this, this business of culture.

Brian Sandelo, sports writer for the Chicago Sun Times, and co-host of the Chicago Soccer

Conversation podcast.

He's our guest, Jeff Carlin, former keeper of Palatine Celtic is here.

And John Cass, who thought soccer was for commies years ago, but my friends brought me

to the game and my sons brought me to the game.

And now I'm totally hooked, totally hooked like a fish.

We'll talk about it on this edition of the Chicago Way Podcast on WGM Plus.

Look, the Chicago Way is a deep cultural phenomenon.

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