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USWNT stars Press and Heath selected by Racing Louisville in NWSL Expansion Draft

NWSL expansion side Racing Louisville selected U.S. women's national team stars Tobin Heath and Christen Press in the Expansion Draft on Thursday.

Ahead of their first season in the league in 2021, Louisville selected 14 players in the draft, with the two USWNT stars taken with the team's final two picks of the night.

Press and Heath are both currently signed with Manchester United in the Women's Super League through the end of the 2020-21 season.

With the Olympics currently set to take place in July next year and the WSL season ending in May, Press and Heath would be set to miss a large portion of the 2021 NWSL season should they make the USWNT roster for Tokyo.