Reporter Asked Bastian Schweinsteiger Whether He Could Lead Chicago Fire To The World Cup
By Ty Duffy
German legend Bastian Schweinsteiger joined the Chicago Fire from Manchester United. He gave his introductory press conference. A reporter asked him whether his presence on the team could help lead the Chicago Fire to the World Cup. Schweinsteiger, understandably, was confused as the World Cup is a national team competition.
" ?#chiweinsteiger soon to be 2x World Cup Winner pic.twitter.com/Tiq4ya4RaS — Tristan Gottschalk (@sonofworldstar) March 29, 2017 "
The reporter may have been referring to the FIFA Club World Cup. Though, Chicago did not qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League and are ineligible to compete in that tournament.
The Chicago Fire’s twitter account responded with an apropos brand funny.