📬 Chicago sports in your inbox: https://allchgo.com/newsletter The good news is that the 2025 Chicago Stars season has finally come to an end. With just 3 wins in 26 games, it’s the worst year the club has had in it’s 17 years of professional existence. The team had more coaches than it had wins, which underscores the disfunction that plagued the year from start to finish. Are there any positives to take? What of this is fixable in the short term and what will take time? We recap the last few games of the season, including a farewell victory at SeatGeek Stadium, continue are player evaluations from last episode with the midfielders and forwards, and stare into unknown of an offseason that could be just as challenging as the 26 soccer games that preceded it. Alex is joined by Joe Chatz and Lesley Ryder for this season finale of CHGO Stars An ALLCITY Network Production PARTY WITH US: https://bit.ly/3SRS03z ALL THINGS CHGO: https://linktr.ee/chgosports WATCH YOUR FAVORITE TEAMS: https://www.fubotv.com/chgo Empire Today: Schedule a free in-home estimate today! All listeners can receive a $350 OFF discount when they use the promo code CHGO. Restrictions apply. See https://empiretoday.com/chgo for details. Ray Auto Group: Get into your next vehicle with Ray Auto in Fox Lake! Ray Chevy: https://www.raychevrolet.com/ Ray CDJR: https://www.raycdjr.com/ Get Coors Light delivered straight to your door with Instacart by going to https://coorslight.com/CHGOGoal. Celebrate Responsibly. Coors Brewing Company, Golden, Colorado. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code CHGO for $20 off your first purchase. When you shop through links in the description, we may earn affiliate commissions. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. #ChicagoRedStars #RedStars #WithTheStars

📬 Chicago sports in your inbox: https://allchgo.com/newsletter Well, this mostly mess of a season is almost over for the Chicago Stars. They did show well in their debut at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium in Evanston (their temporary, probably, home next season) as they smashed a reeling Orlando Pride team 5-2 with goals from five different players. But since? No more wins and and stuck at the bottom of the NWSL standings. The team though feels already on to next year with interim coach Andres Jacobsen (the 4th different person in charge this year) now settled in. What have we learned from this recent series of games? Is there anything to be learned over the next three? Alex is joined by CHGO Stars emeritus host from CBS Sports and The Attacking Third podcast Sandra Herrera for her perspective Also, we begin looking back on the season starting with the goalkeepers and defenders. An ALLCITY Network Production PARTY WITH US: https://bit.ly/3SRS03z ALL THINGS CHGO: https://linktr.ee/chgosports WATCH YOUR FAVORITE TEAMS: https://www.fubotv.com/chgo Empire Today: Schedule a free in-home estimate today! All listeners can receive a $350 OFF discount when they use the promo code CHGO. Restrictions apply. See https://empiretoday.com/chgo for details. Ray Auto Group: Get into your next vehicle with Ray Auto in Fox Lake! Ray Chevy: https://www.raychevrolet.com/ Ray CDJR: https://www.raycdjr.com/ Get Coors Light delivered straight to your door with Instacart by going to https://coorslight.com/CHGOGoal. Celebrate Responsibly. Coors Brewing Company, Golden, Colorado. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code CHGO for $20 off your first purchase. When you shop through links in the description, we may earn affiliate commissions. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. #ChicagoRedStars #RedStars #WithTheStars

📬 Chicago sports in your inbox: https://allchgo.com/newsletter The Chicago Stars have a new head coach: Martin Sjogren. But he’s not going to be here until next year? And his assistant is showing up at some point? Meanwhile, the Stars still can’t win but they can create absolute chaos. Ella Masar has four draws in her four NWSL games in charge, and the last two have seen six goals including four by Ludmila and one by… Alyssa Naeher?! Wild times indeed! Alex is joined by Lesley Ryder of GalPal Sports to try and make some sense of this team. An ALLCITY Network Production PARTY WITH US: https://bit.ly/3SRS03z ALL THINGS CHGO: https://linktr.ee/chgosports WATCH YOUR FAVORITE TEAMS: https://www.fubotv.com/chgo Empire Today: Schedule a free in-home estimate today! All listeners can receive a $350 OFF discount when they use the promo code CHGO. Restrictions apply. See https://empiretoday.com/chgo for details. Ray Auto Group: Get into your next vehicle with Ray Auto in Fox Lake! Ray Chevy: https://www.raychevrolet.com/ Ray CDJR: https://www.raycdjr.com/ Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code CHGO for $20 off your first purchase. When you shop through links in the description, we may earn affiliate commissions. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. #ChicagoRedStars #RedStars #WithTheStars

📬 Chicago sports in your inbox: https://allchgo.com/newsletter The Chicago Stars returned from their summer break on Friday night, drawing 1-1 at home against Gotham FC in Ella Masar’s first league game in charge as the second interim head coach of the season. That draw was certain an improvement on the two games Masar took charge of at the Teal Rising Cup, where the Stars lost 1-0 to Corinthians and Palmeiras respectively (but if nobody saw the games, did they really happen?). Sam Angel and Kathrine Hendrich have arrived, but that’s been the extent of the transfer business for the Stars. If you’re looking for good news, at least Alyssa Naeher is back! Also, Utah Royals made a trade that should seal their spot as the worst team in 2025 despite the Stars doing their best (worst?) to challenge them for it. An ALLCITY Network Production PARTY WITH US: https://bit.ly/3SRS03z ALL THINGS CHGO: https://linktr.ee/chgosports WATCH YOUR FAVORITE TEAMS: https://www.fubotv.com/chgo Empire Today: Schedule a free in-home estimate today! All listeners can receive a $350 OFF discount when they use the promo code CHGO. Restrictions apply. See https://empiretoday.com/chgo for details. Ray Auto Group: Get into your next vehicle with Ray Auto in Fox Lake! Ray Chevy: https://www.raychevrolet.com/ Ray CDJR: https://www.raycdjr.com/ Sunnyside Cannabis Dispensary: Head to https://sunnyside.shop and use code ‘HICHGO’ at checkout for 50% off your first 3 online orders on our favorite brands like Cresco, Good News, & more to elevate your first purchase! Sunnyside* Cannabis Dispensary -Bright buys, every day. Only for 21+ or IL medical card holders Get Coors Light delivered straight to your door with Instacart by going to https://coorslight.com/CHGOGoal. Celebrate Responsibly. Coors Brewing Company, Golden, Colorado. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code CHGO for $20 off your first purchase. When you shop through links in the description, we may earn affiliate commissions. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. #ChicagoRedStars #RedStars #WithTheStars

📬 Chicago sports in your inbox: https://allchgo.com/newsletter The Chicago Stars decided the morning of this podcast was a good time to for a giant news dump! Interim Head Coach Masaki Hemmi has left the team to “pursue other opportunities,” short term contracts have been both extended and torn up, and there are a lot of players on the NWSL’s free agency list for the coming offseason. On the soccer side of things, as the NWSL begins its summer break the Stars will probably be glad to get away from the field for a while. Multiple blown leads, including one at Soldier Field created by two great Ludmila goals, and a boring loss in Portland leaves them in second to last (thanks Utah?) and winless in nine. The stars now prepare for a weekend tournament in Kansas City in two weeks amid the backdrop of roster churn and uncertainty. An ALLCITY Network Production PARTY WITH US: https://bit.ly/3SRS03z ALL THINGS CHGO: https://linktr.ee/chgosports WATCH YOUR FAVORITE TEAMS: https://www.fubotv.com/chgo Empire Today: Schedule a free in-home estimate today! All listeners can receive a $350 OFF discount when they use the promo code CHGO. Restrictions apply. See https://empiretoday.com/chgo for details. Ray Auto Group: Get into your next vehicle with Ray Auto in Fox Lake! Ray Chevy: https://www.raychevrolet.com/ Ray CDJR: https://www.raycdjr.com/ Sunnyside Cannabis Dispensary: Head to https://sunnyside.shop and use code ‘HICHGO’ at checkout for 50% off your first 3 online orders on our favorite brands like Cresco, Good News, & more to elevate your first purchase! Sunnyside* Cannabis Dispensary -Bright buys, every day. Only for 21+ or IL medical card holders Get Coors Light delivered straight to your door with Instacart by going to https://coorslight.com/CHGOGoal. Celebrate Responsibly. Coors Brewing Company, Golden, Colorado. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code CHGO for $20 off your first purchase. When you shop through links in the description, we may earn affiliate commissions. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. #ChicagoRedStars #RedStars #WithTheStars

Since firing head coach Lorne Donaldson at the end of April, things haven’t gotten any better for the Chicago Stars. In fact, they may haven only gotten worse. After a 0-0 draw in New Jersey, the Stars have lost their last three in a row and are adrift at the bottom of the NWSL table. Will things get better any time soon? Off the field, general manager Richard Feusz definitely said some stuff, Mallory Swanson is pregnant, and the Stars are going to play a game at Northwestern’s ramshackle soccer-turned football lakefront stadium. It’s a lot to get through, most of it not good, and Alex is once again joined by Lesley Ryder of Gal Pal Sports to go over it all. Oh, and did we mention Alyssa Naeher’s hurt now?

Well, the Chicago Stars did win for the first time this season back on April 13th at Bay FC! Unfortunately they’ve lost the two since without scoring a single goal. Are the team’s problem’s fixable? Would even the return of Mallory Swanson do anything to help? Things don’t get any easier with Gotham, the Spirit and Current all on tap in May. Then, Tara from the Scuffed Podcast and their recently launched ‘Boots on the Ground’ podcast focusing on the US Women’s National Team and the NWSL joins the show to check in on news and notes from the last month. An ALLCITY Network Production PARTY WITH US: https://bit.ly/3SRS03z ALL THINGS CHGO: https://linktr.ee/chgosports WATCH YOUR FAVORITE TEAMS: https://www.fubotv.com/chgo Empire Today: Schedule a free in-home estimate today! All listeners can receive a $350 OFF discount when they use the promo code CHGO. Restrictions apply. See https://empiretoday.com/chgo for details. Ray Auto Group: Get into your next vehicle with Ray Auto in Fox Lake! Ray Chevy: https://www.raychevrolet.com/ Ray CDJR: https://www.raycdjr.com/ Sunnyside Cannabis Dispensary: Head to https://sunnyside.shop and use code ‘HICHGO’ at checkout for 50% off your first 3 online orders on our favorite brands like Cresco, Good News, & more to elevate your first purchase! Sunnyside* Cannabis Dispensary -Bright buys, every day. Only for 21+ or IL medical card holders Get Coors Light delivered straight to your door with Instacart by going to https://coorslight.com/CHGOGoal. Celebrate Responsibly. Coors Brewing Company, Golden, Colorado. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code CHGO for $20 off your first purchase. When you shop through links in the description, we may earn affiliate commissions. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. #ChicagoRedStars #RedStars #WithTheStars

Two games into the NWSL season and things couldn’t be going much worse for the soccer team formerly known as the Chicago Red Stars. An underwhelming rebrand, lack of reinforcements and absent Mallory Swanson led into what’s been a terrible start on the field. Alex recaps a drubbing in Orlando and blown lead at home before being joined by Lesley Ryder of Gal Pal Sports and Defector to commiserate.

For the first time in 12 years, the United States Women’s National Team are Olympic Gold Medalists! Red Stars players with pivotal, with Mallory Swanson leading the team in goals including the winner in the gold medal game and Alyssa Naeher making plenty of important saves. Alex is joined by CHGO Red Stars host emeritus Claire Watkins to break down the stars of the stars and stripes’ triumph and check in on the Red Stars ahead of the resumption of NWSL play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mallory Swanson is absolutely on fire as the Red Stars arrive at the Olympic break! Swanson's goals helped the Red Stars win their last two NWSL games, but the NWSL/Liga MX Summer Cup started sour with an injury to Sam Staab. Plus some USWNT Olympics chat! Alex is joined by Lesley Ryder of Gal Pal Sports to break it all down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Chicago Red Stars have had an eventful last month, but it did not include any wins. While the soccer continues to be a struggle, the team did set a record on a historic night at Wrigley Field, Mal Swanson and Sam Staab shone under the international spotlight, and the team is fighting with the city of Bridgeview and a music festival. Alex is joined by Grant Dorsey of ‘Red Stars Report’ to dive into a newsworthy, if not for soccer reasons, period for the Red Stars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With two wins and three losses (two of them at home) in the last month, the Chicago Red Stars have settled into the NWSL’s mid tier. Is it enough to beat bad teams, or should fans expect more from the Red Stars in year one of this new era? Alex is joined by Joe Chatz to discuss that, as well as highlight some players who have stood out and others who have been conspicuously quiet. Finally, we round up the news around the NWSL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Five games into the NWSL season, and the Chicago Red Stars have been shining so far, particularly on the road! We catch up on all the news from the last few weeks as the new era of the Red Stars continues to herald promise. Then, Lesley Ryder of Gal Pal Sports joins Alex to highlight the key performers for the team so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s the return of the CHGO Red Stars Podcast, in concert with this past weekend’s return of the NWSL! Alex is joined by Connor Moore to review the crazy busy offseason for the Red Stars (players out, players in, big hires), as well as break down the Red Stars week one away victory against the re-incarnation of the Utah Royals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Chicago Red Stars are coming off of two losses against Gotham FC and Racing Louisville. This brings the Red Stars to some unfamiliar territories, like being in last place! Join Sandra Herrera and Claire Watkins for all things Chicago Red Stars! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chicago Red Stars close out the first quarter of the season and begin their Challenge Cup group stage. Join Sandra Herrera and Claire Watkins for all things Chicago Red Stars! An ALLCITY Network Production WATCH YOUR FAVORITE TEAMS HERE: https://www.fubotv.com/chgo PARTY WITH US: https://bit.ly/3SRS03z  ALL THINGS CHGO: https://linktr.ee/chgosports  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chicago Red Stars lose Mallory Swanson — out with torn patella tendon — but pick up their first win of the season against Kansas City. Join Sandra Herrera and Claire Watkins for all things Chicago Red Stars!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices