It’s here.
The time that holds a memory in almost a fondly painful kind of way.
Seven months ago, when the 2017 season began, the Chicago Red Stars once again embarked on a journey that, while all too familiar, felt somewhat different. Players like Vanessa DiBernardo and Julie Ertz, both 25, had become ‘veterans’ on one of the youngest teams in the NWSL. The strong Red Stars draft class of 2015 suddenly had two seasons of professional soccer, and stints in Australia’s W-League, all on their resume. Casey Short made her arrival in 2016 and had a break out season as an Outside Back that lead to a U.