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Allison Schlegel and Ava Cook were the goal-scorers.
Nearly 52 weeks later, Swanson is on the other side of her rehab, gearing up for her fourth season with the Red Stars. Swanson and the team open the NWSL season Saturday on the road against the Utah Royals at 6:30 p.m.
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“I am excited to be back with the Red Stars! These last few years have been such a blessing in Chicago, even with the ups and downs, and I can’t wait to be back,” Swanson said in a statement.
“I feel so at peace remembering my time in Chicago as I take this next step in my career,” Davidson said.
“I’m excited to work with this talented team that includes some of the NWSL’s best players to turn the Chicago Red Stars into a championship club both on and off the pitch,” Donaldson said in the team’s release.
Leetzow was hired by U.S. Soccer in 2020 and oversaw the independent investigation — conducted by former U.S. Justice Department official Sally Q. Yates — into systemic abuse and sexual misconduct that permeated the NWSL.
Each Saturday night will include a double-header on Scripps’ over-the-air ION network.
Lionel Messi won the men’s Ballon d’Or for a record-extending eighth time.
Luis Rubiales is now barred from working in soccer until after the men’s 2026 World Cup. His ban will expire before the next women’s tournament in 2027.
Andonovski takes over a club that went 8-12-2 and failed to make the NWSL playoffs this season, but that has a lot going for it.
Rapinoe announced in July that she was retiring after an illustrious career that included a pair of World Cup championships as well as gold and bronze medals in the Olympics.
Rapinoe will play her final match for the U.S. women’s national soccer team Sunday at Soldier Field.
Rapinoe’s last match will be Sept. 24 at Soldier Field.
“This league has the potential to really break through in terms of being a really successful business,” Ricketts said. “I’ve invested in a lot of things that uplift women and focus on equity. For me, personally, this is in that sweet spot.”
Ertz, 31, had already hinted at her retirement at this summer’s World Cup after the United States fell to Sweden on penalties in the Round of 16, tearfully telling reporters it was likely her final match wearing the team crest.
Spain is the fifth winner in nine editions of the Women’s World Cup and joins Germany as the only two nations to win both the men’s and women’s tournament.
The move comes less than two weeks after the Americans were knocked out of the Women’s World Cup earlier than ever before.
The Lionesses moved into their first World Cup championship game with a 3-1 victory Wednesday over Australia.
The Cubs co-owner also has an ownership stake in the WNBA’s Sky.
Alyssa Naeher, goalkeeper for the U.S. women’s national team and the Red Stars, lunged at the ball before it bounced off her gloves, then she punched it away. But it was ruled over the line. “I thought I had it,” Naeher said.
The two-time World Cup defending champions roster reflects a state of change within the No. 1 ranked women’s soccer team in the world.