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title: "Knee injury rules André Franco out of Chicago Fire squad"
url: "https://riyadaty.com/en/news/knee-injury-rules-andr%C3%A9-franco-out-of-chicago-fire-squad"
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description: "André Franco will be absent from Chicago Fire's squad due to a knee injury since 15 October 2026, with his absence expected to continue until 17 October 2026."
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# Knee injury rules André Franco out of Chicago Fire squad

André Franco will be absent from Chicago Fire's squad due to a knee injury since 15 October 2026, with his absence expected to continue until 17 October 2026.

[Youssef Darwish](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/youssef-darwish-4) Editor Published 18 October 2026، 07:27 ، updated 21:43 Saudi time

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Knee injury rules André Franco out of Chicago Fire squad

[Chicago Fire](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/chicago-fire-475) player [André Franco](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/andr%C3%A9-filipe-russo-franco-222) is absent from the pitch due to a knee injury.

The player's absence began on 15 October 2026, and is expected to continue until 17 October 2026.

Chicago Fire are preparing to face Atlanta United in matchday 31 of the 2026 American football league season.

The match will be held at Atlanta United's stadium on 25 October 2026 at 02:30 Damascus time.

The match will be broadcast on Apple TV.

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