Chicago Stars fire head coach Lorne Donaldson
Assistant coach Masaki Hemmi will serve as interim coach, the Stars announced on Wednesday.
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Assistant coach Masaki Hemmi will serve as interim coach, the Stars announced on Wednesday.
Forward Mallory Swanson is back after missing almost all of last season with a torn patella tendon, and she's in Chicago for the long term.
"When I was told I was getting a contract, I couldn't even speak. I was just like 'yes!'" McManus said.
Mallory Pugh and the Red Stars took on the Orlando Pride in NWSL action Sunday.
"There's so many different elements to the way I play the game that I've had to reteach myself," said Red Stars defender Arin Wright of becoming a mother while still playing professional soccer.
Chicago Red Stars Head Coach Rory Dames has resigned just ahead of a Washington Post report that claimed Dames had been verbally and emotionally abusive to players on the women's soccer team.
Chicago Red Stars unable to win their first NWSL championship as they fall against the Washington Spirit 2-1 on Saturday.
The Chicago Red Stars were already on in Louisville Thursday night, practicing ahead of the big game.
Mallory Pugh scored the lone goal and the Chicago Red Stars knocked Gotham FC out of the playoffs with a quarterfinal victory Sunday.