A pair of saves by Alyssa Naeher and an incredible goal from Sam Kerr helped Chicago beat NC Courage in front of a club record crowd of 17,388.

NWSL: Sam Kerr (58′) Chicago Red Stars 2-1 NC Courage

Matildas captain and star striker Sam Kerr sits down with ESPN to share her journey from Aussie rules to soccer and what coming home to Perth truly means.

On the eve of her third World Cup, Sam Kerr has her eyes firmly set on glory, taking down the US and what success would mean for women’s sport back home.
Sam Kerr has returned to the scoring ranks in the U.S. National Women’s Soccer League with a brilliantly-taken goal that secured her Chicago Red Stars a home victory over the competition’s defending champions.
Matildas captain Kerr was played in on 58 minutes and expertly nutmegged North Carolina Courage defender Abby Erceg on the edge of the box before slotting the ball through the legs of goalkeeper Stephanie Labbe to give Chicago a 2-1 win.
The Golden Boot winner in the NSWL and in the W-League…

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BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. ⁠– Nearly an hour after her Chicago Red Stars team defeated the North Carolina Courage 2-1, once she’d finished signing autographs for the hundreds of fans who stayed long after the last whistle to meet their heroes, two-time World Cup champion Morgan Brian let the media in on a little secret: Women’s soccer in America is so much more than just a sport.

“It’s a movement,” Brian said. “Women are a force, and we’re creating a movement.”

Tough to argue with her on a record-breaking…

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