US Soccer Youth National Coach Raphael Wicky as head coach and Sebastian Pelzer as Technical Director. That same day, November 14, Chicago Fire President and general manager Nelson Rodríguez fired head coach Veljko Paunovic and his staff. On November 21, the long-anticipated rebrand of the Chicago Fire franchise was announced. Developed with the help of marketing agency Doubleday & Cartwright, the team revealed changes to its franchise colors, red and white to red, blue, and gold, its name from Chicago Fire Soccer Club to Chicago Fire FC and, most contentiously, its logo. News that the Chicago Fire would not be renewing the contract of their last-remaining DP, Nicolas Gaitan, ecuador jersey 2024-25 as well as winger Aleksandar Katai was overshadowed by an even larger organizational unveiling one week later.