2021 Chicago Red Stars season
Chicago Red Stars 2021 soccer season
The 2021 Chicago Red Stars season was the team's thirteenth season and ninth season in the National Women's Soccer League , the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.
Team
Management and staff
As of October 8, 2021.[ 1]
Technical staff
Head coach
Rory Dames
Assistant coaches
Julianne Sitch
Goalkeeper coach
Rade Tanaskovic
Medical staff
Medical director
Roger N. Chams
Head athletic trainer
Emily Fortunato
Physician assistant
Molly Uyenishi
Physical therapist
Bria Wanzung
Rory Dames resignation
On November 22, 2021, two days after losing to the Washington Spirit in the NWSL championship final , the Chicago Red Stars announced that head coach Rory Dames had resigned effective immediately.[ 2] The Washington Post Post had approached the Red Stars front office with allegations from players, both previous and current, of abuse by Dames. The Post also provided documentation of reports made to United States Soccer Federation by players, including Christen Press , dating as far back as 2014 that detailed abuse, harassment, and inappropriate use of Dames's power as head coach to manipulate players. “Three former Red Stars players, including one who played on the team at the time of the investigation, told The Post that they had wanted to speak to U.S. Soccer investigators but had never heard from them,” reported Hensley-Clancy. “Two had left the team because of Dames's abuse, they said.”[ 3]
On November 24, the Red Stars ownership released a statement apologizing to "Christen Press, Jennifer Hoy , Samantha Johnson and those players who didn't feel safe to come forward" and saying that "our club will require significant reflection and evaluation to ensure this does not happen again."[ 4]
First-team squad
As of October 30, 2021. [ 5]
Out on loan
Competitions
Challenge Cup
Group stage
West Division standings
Regular season
Matches
Regular season standings
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
24
11
5
8
28
28
0
38
8
2
2
19
11
+8
3
3
6
9
17
−8
Results by matchday
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Stadium A H A A H H A H A H H A H H A A H A A H A H H A Result L D W L W D L L W W W L W L L D W D D W L W W W Position 10 9 4 8 4 4 5 8 7 5 2 4 3 5 5 5 3 4 4 4 7 5 4 3
Updated to match(es) played on October 30, 2021. Source:
NWSL A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Playoffs
Matches
Transactions
2021 NWSL Draft
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2021 NWSL Draft was held on January 13, 2021.
Transfers out
References
^ "Technical staff" . Chicago Red Stars . Archived from the original on October 28, 2021.^ "Rory Dames steps down as head coach of NWSL's Red Stars amid abuse allegations" . CBC.ca Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2021 .^ Hensley-Clancy, Molly (November 22, 2021). " . The Washington Post Nash Holdings . Retrieved November 26, 2021 . ^ Coleman, Madeline (November 24, 2021). "Chicago Red Stars Ownership Apologizes Amid Rory Dames Abuse Allegations" . Sports Illustrated . Retrieved December 2, 2021 . ^ "First Team - Chicago Red Stars" . Chicago Red Stars . Archived from the original on October 30, 2021.^ a b The Equalizer [@EqualizerSoccer] (August 8, 2021). "The assistant to Rory Dames has been sent off 🟥 The other assistant gets a yellow 🟨 for arguing that Kornieck's challenge on Colaprico was a red instead of yellow card. More questions about refereeing in this league, coaches understandably pleading their case" (Tweet ) – via Twitter . ^ a b c d e Munson, Bella (June 11, 2021). "2021 NWSL draftees: Where are they now?" . The Equalizer. Retrieved July 20, 2022 . ^ a b c "Chicago Red Stars Finalize 2022 Roster" (Press release). Chicago Red Stars . March 15, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022 .^ "Chicago Red Stars Announce Roster Moves Ahead of Expansion Draft" (Press release). Chicago Red Stars . December 2, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2022 .^ "Chicago Acquires Second Round Selection in the 2022 NWSL Draft" (Press release). Chicago Red Stars . March 29, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2022 .^ Roepken, Corey (June 5, 2021). "Maria Sanchez gives NWSL another shot with Dash" . houstonchronicle.com . Texas Sports Nation. Retrieved July 21, 2022 . ^ "SPORTS Red Stars defender loaned to Australian team" . Windy City Times . November 30, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2022 .^ Mikula, Jeremy (December 2, 2021). "Chicago Red Stars trade 6 players — including Julie Ertz and Sarah Gorden — but several questions remain less than 2 weeks after Rory Dames' resignation amid abuse allegations" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved July 21, 2022 . ^ "Chicago Red Stars Announce Roster Moves Ahead of Expansion Draft" (Press release). Chicago Red Stars . OurSports Central. December 2, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2022 .^ "Chicago Red Stars Set Roster Ahead of 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft and NWSL Draft" (Press release). Chicago Red Stars . December 8, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2022 .^ Le Cren, Matt (December 30, 2021). "A torn ACL at Neuqua Valley didn't stop Zoey Goralski. After starring for UCLA and the Chicago Red Stars, she's retiring for a good reason" . Naperville Sun. Retrieved July 20, 2021 .
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