The Current went on to play spoiler against teams in the playoff hunt while maintaining a seven-game undefeated streak at home. The Current ended their season in last place in the table, but had a late-season surge, acquiring Kirsten Hamilton, Hallie Mace, and Adrianna Franch in midseason trades. Jane Campbell - Goalkeeper - Contract extended through 2024.Nichelle Prince - Forward - Contract extended through 2024.

The team is led by head coach James Clarkson, who is the only remaining coach in his original position from the 2021 season. The Dash narrowly missed out on the 2021 NWSL playoffs on a tie-breaker, losing their last game and ending their season early.

Chicago sends Nikki Stanton to OL Reign for third-round pick in the upcoming NWSL draft.

Red Stars traded defender Sarah Gorden and midfielder Julie Ertz and an international slot to Angel City in exchange for roster protection in the upcoming expansion draft.

Kayla Sharples, Defender - Adelaide United (Loan through March 2022) - Australia.

Goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher also extended, with an option for 2024.

Contract extentions issued to USWNT players Tierna Davidson, Mallory Pugh, and Casey Krueger through 2023.

The club is now in the midst of a head coaching search while beginning their offseason by trading six players across three clubs. After the loss, the Red Stars accepted the resignation of 11-year head coach Rory Dames - announced in a near-midnight release, ahead of a report from the Washington Post detailing allegations of verbal abuse and harassment from the now-former coach and once-acting general manager. The team made its way to another NWSL final but came up short once again.

Acquired playing rights of Portland Thorns FC forwards Simone Charley and Tyler Lussi in exchange for $100,000 in Allocation Money, a 2022 NWSL Draft natural second-round pick and roster immunity in the 2022 NWSL expansion draft.

Acquired Mary Alice Vignola from Washington Spirit for $30,000 in allocation money and allocated player protection in the expansion draft.

Chicago Red Stars traded defender Sarah Gorden and midfielder Julie Ertz and an international slot to Angel City in exchange for roster protection in the upcoming expansion draft.

Christen Press - Forward - Player rights traded from Racing Louisville FC.

The duo will lead the club through its first expansion draft after the franchise signed its first player, Christen Press. The club built up its front office staff before growing its their roster, hiring Eni Aluko as sporting director and Freya Coombe as head coach. Angel City have been built up through a primarily women-led ownership group with several other powerhouse women investors spanning across several industries. The expansion club has already made waves since its introduction. Now let's take a look at all the action, big moves and trades that took place during the transfer window, and examine players who have decided to pursue soccer elsewhere this offseason on a team-by-team basis.

Washington Spirit - No allocated players can be selected.

Partial Roster Protection from Angel City While other teams have partial roster protection, the expansion draft will look much different than initially anticipated.įull Roster Protection from both Angel City FC and San Diego Wave FCįull roster protection from San Diego Wave FC Angel City FC and San Diego Wave FC took the calls from several teams and those clubs have largely traded themselves out of the upcoming double expansion draft day event.

The hot commodity this offseason has been roster protection in some capacity from the two new expansion sides. A number of offseason moves have already occurred as the two events loom closer, and several head coaching positions are still vacant despite two clubs announcing they have filled the roles. 16 and the 2022 NWSL Draft on Dec 18 with coverage on CBS Sports HQ, CBS Sports Network and Paramount+.

The 2021 season featured some transformational moments, with NWSL players in the middle of on-going CBA negotiations and participating in demonstrations to protest abusive coaching environments to advocate for systematic change.Ī historically long season, spanning 10 months, has now come to a close and the league is now looking ahead to the 2022 Expansion Draft on Dec. The 2021-22 offseason is now underway and the league has already seen a number of new signings and trades. The National Women's Soccer League closed out the 2021 season last month, with the Washington Spirit claiming the title.

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