So, it finally happened. Christen Press is coming back to the NWSL, Sofia Huerta is moving on to Houston, and Chicago is looking towards the future. One could call it a surprise, but that’d be disingenuous to every person that’s followed this team for the better part of the NWSL’s six years of existence.
The final move, a year in the making, was a concession Chicago was reluctant to make. Admitting that Huerta, after all this time, needed things that the Red Stars wouldn’t give her was a painful enough idea to all involved that the situation lingered long past the natural boiling point, resulting in hurt feelings and massive changes.