Tomorrow night the Chicago Red Stars will line up for their win-or-go-home playoff clash with the North Carolina Courage. After a season that included trading their star striker, struggling with several key players on the injury report, and a host of natural disasters, the fact that they’re here at all is something of a miracle.
Indeed, by the time June rolled around the Red Stars hadn’t won a game in a month and a half. I was emotionally preparing for the team to miss out on the playoffs for the first time in four years.