The big day is finally upon us. The Chicago Red Stars host their first home semifinal in five years this Sunday against Portland Thorns FC.
After 24 regular season matches, some untimely injuries, players in and out of the season for the World Cup, and then out again for World Cup victory tour matches, the Red Stars have finally made it to match day 25 with the chance to play together again one more time before the book closes on this season.
The Red Stars are facing a number of storylines and narratives heading into this matchup against Portland; the biggest one being their own regular season history against the Thorns, 3 weeks between their last match, along with a number of opinions surrounding the future of their star striker Sam Kerr.