The NWSL season may have just ended a week and a half ago, but the off-season is already well underway for the Chicago Red Stars. With two new expansion teams from California joining the league, there will be an expansion draft in two weeks, and the NWSL College Draft will follow shortly after. While the Red Stars have begun their search for a new head coach following the resignation of Rory Dames, they have also made some huge trades to some key players which will change the way the whole team looks.
Julie Ertz and Sarah Gorden
As part of an intriguing trade with the Los Angeles-based expansion team Angel City FC, the Red Stars parted ways with longtime captain Julie Ertz and another leader in the team, defender Sarah Gorden.