CHICAGO — The Chicago Red Stars take on the Reign FC on Sunday, July 28th. Here is the Starting XI, Presented by Magellan.
- Goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher starts her 107th NWSL game. She made 4 previous appearances for Chicago this season prior to her international duty with the US WNT at the FIFA World Cup.
- Casey Short will start her 13th game of the season in her 64th NWSL appearance.
- Katie Naughton starts in defense. She is one of two Red Stars to start all 13 games for Chicago this season.
- Sarah Gorden starts her 13th game of the season. She has made 38 appearances in the NWSL.
- Tierna Davidson starts in defense for Chicago. She was the youngest member of the World Cup-winning team this summer for the USA.
- Midfielder Julie Ertz captains the Red Stars. She will make her 84th NWSL appearance and her fifth in 2019.
- Morgan Brian will start in the midfield. This is her 49th NWSL career appearance.
- Midfielder Vanessa DiBernardo makes her 14th appearance for Chicago this season. She is ranked third in all-time NWSL assists.
- Arin Wright starts makes her 13th appearance this season and the 98th of her career.
- Yuki Nagasato makes her 14th appearance this season and has started every game for Chicago in 2019.
- Forward Sam Kerr starts her 11th game this season. She is the current NWSL Golden Boot leader with ten goals.
- Nikki Stanton, Savannah McCaskill, Emily Boyd, Brooke Elby, Kayla Sharples, Zoey Goralski, and Katie Johnson are available off the bench.