The Chicago Fire are considering abandoning their soccer-only stadium built in 2006 and saddled with debt to return to Soldier Field.

The MLS franchise may also change their name to Chicago City Football Club.

The Village of Bridgeview owns the venue, and hoped the venue would spark development in the area. But the stadium has proved to be a massive financial drain on the municipality. Bridgeview sold $134.6 million of bonds in 2005 to finance the project. But when development in the area failed to materialize, Bridgeview was forced to take on additional debt. A report from Bloomberg stated that as of February of 2018, Bridgeview had about $260 million of general obligation debt, "much of it tied to the stadium."

The stadium is not easily accessible from downtown and the team has little to no visibility in the city.

The Fire declined to comment on any potential move out of SeatGeek Stadium, and would only state, "We don't comment on social media speculation from individuals outside the organization."