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  "path": "/fire/2026/04/25/philip-zinckernagel-and-hugo-cuypers-lead-fire-in-rout-of-sporting-k-c",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-26T03:24:20.015Z",
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  "textContent": "<p>Philip Zinckernagel and Hugo Cuypers scored two goals apiece, Maren Haile-Selassie added a goal and an assist, and the Chicago Fire beat Sporting Kansas City 5-0 on Saturday night at Soldier Field.</p><p>Chicago (5-2-2) is unbeaten in its last five games, with four wins. Kansas City has lost five consecutive games.</p><p>Sporting (1-7-1), which has been outscored 18-3 during its skid, has a minus-18 goal differential this season, the worst in MLS.</p><p>Zinckernagel opened the scoring in the 52nd minute. John Pulskamp made a diving stop on a penalty kick by Cuypers, but Zinckernagel put away the rebound from point-blank range.</p><p>The 31-year-old midfielder — who had 15 goals and 15 assists in his first MLS campaign last season — has a goal in back-to-back games.</p><p>Zinckernagel scored from the center of the area in the 65th minute and played a cross to Cuypers for a first-touch finish in the 73rd. Haile-Selassie, on the counter-attack, cut back to evade Pulskamp at the edge of the 18-yard box and put away an empty-netter in the 79th, and Cuypers capped the scoring in the eighth minute of stoppage time.</p><p>The Fire had 69% possession and outshot Kansas City 18-7, 7-1 on target.<br></p>",
  "title": "Philip Zinckernagel and Hugo Cuypers lead Fire in rout of Sporting K.C.",
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