Nearly 9 months ago when the Chicago Red Stars made a huge trade on Draft Day, it set the women’s soccer world aflame.
A three-team deal between Houston, Chicago, and Sky Blue FC involved draft picks and huge talents in Christen Press, Jen Hoy, Carli Lloyd, Janine Beckie, Nikki Stanton, and Sam Kerr.
Kerr entered her 2018 campaign as the reigning NWSL MVP and Golden Boot winner. Never a player concerned with personal accolades, the star striker has said various times that winning the NWSL Championship is a personal goal of hers.