Sam Kerr is on fire right now, but even she couldn’t carry the Chicago Red Stars to a road win over the Portland Thorns. Kerr scored the first two goals of the match, but the Thorns rallied for 2-2 draw and a point at home in a crucial match in the NWSL playoff race. The […]
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Sam Kerr’s second-half goal helped the Chicago Red Stars earn a 1-1 draw with the North Carolina Courage Friday night in front of an announced crowd of 3,567 in Bridgeview, Ill. The Red Stars (7-4-8, 29 points) are now in fifth place in the NWSL table. Chicago is tied with Portland (8-6-5, 29 points) in […]
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — Sam Kerr is used to scoring goals at Toyota Park, but on Thursday she got to do it for her national team as opposed to her club team. Kerr scored the insurance goal in Australia’s 2-0 win against Japan in the Tournament of Nations. Kerr is currently tied for the NWSL lead […]
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — Sam Kerr was at the source of almost everything dangerous from the Chicago Red Stars, but it took until the last few minutes of the game for her to get an important goal for her team. Yuki Nagasato intercepted a Michelle Betos goal kick with a header and found a wide open […]
The Chicago Red Stars continued their climb up the NWSL standings on Sunday, moving into fourth place. Goals from Casey Short and Yuki Nagasato lifted the Red Stars (5-3-7, 22 points) to a 2-0 victory over the Washington Spirit in front of an announced crowd of 2,858 at Toyota Park. Short gave the Red Stars […]
The Utah Royals didn’t let elite Chicago goal scorer Sam Kerr hurt them early. But Kerr still made an impact, helping the Red Stars (4-3-7, 19 points) pull ahead late en route to a 2-0 home win over the Royals (4-3-5, 17 points) Saturday. Chicago defender Kathleen Naughton headed in a goal off a set […]
Goals from Sam Kerr and Yuki Nagasato lifted the Chicago Red Stars to a 2-0 win over the Washington Spirit Saturday night at the Maryland SoccerPlex. It was Chicago’s first win since April 18 and snapped a seven game winless run. Kerr, who leads the Red Stars in scoring, recorded her fifth goal in seven […]
The Orlando Pride’s attack is loaded with household names. Marta. Alex Morgan. Sydney Leroux. Heading into the 2018 season, it was expected the three of them would be the ones burying clubs under a relentless attack. Instead, the club’s less-heralded signings are paying dividends early in the year. Chioma Ubogagu and Rachel Hill — both […]