In the infancy of MLS, they were the elite of the elite. But these days, the Chicago Fire and D.C. United have the longest ...

That’s tough.” Brian Gutierrez scored both goals — the 21-year-old homegrown player’s first multigoal game in MLS — for the Fire, and winger Jonathan Bamba had two assists in his MLS debut.

Chicago was on the attack from the start, with the majority of its offense going through midfielder Jonathan Bamba and ending on the foot of Brian Gutierrez. In the 13th minute, Bamba took a long ...

Brian Gutiérrez scored twice in less than 30 minutes and was assisted by newcomer Jonathan Bamba on each finish. The Homegrown’s two goals were not enough, however, as the Crew capitalized on ...

Propelling Chicago early in its match was newly acquired wing Jonathan Bamba, who set up both of the Fire goals with passes to Brian Gutierrez. The work of the dynamic Bamba, who came from Spain's ...

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In the infancy of MLS, they were the elite of the elite. But these days, the Chicago Fire and D.C. United have the longest active playoff droughts in the league.