The Chicago Red Stars and teams from across the board in women's professional soccer have announced their active 24-player preseason roster.
The Red Stars made one more cut, releasing goalkeeper Erin Kane. Brazilian midfielder Formiga has not arrived to camp because she is awaiting visa clearance. Chicago will announce its official roster ( 18 players plus four optional development players ) April 1.
The current roster is as follows:
Kosovare Asllani; forward; Kristianstad, Sweden
Meghann Burke; goalkeeper; Saint Louis, Mo.
Karen Carney; midfielder; Birmingham, England
Katie Chapman; midfielder; Bermondsey, London
Cristiane; forward; Sao Paulo, Brazil
Marian Dalmy; defender; Lakewood, Colorado
Kelsey Davis; goalkeeper; Thousand Oakes, Calif.
Ifeoma Dieke; defender; Glasgow, Scotland
Whitney Engen; defender; Rolling Hills Estates, Calif.
Katie Kelley; midfielder; Kansas City, Mo.
Brittany Klein; midfielder; Arcadia, Calif.
Jillian Loyden; goalkeeper; Vineland, N.J.
Kate Markgraf; defender; Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
Ella Masar; forward; Urbana, Ill.
Jessica McDonald; forward; Glendale, Ariz.
Casey Nogueira; forward; Raleigh, N.C.
Fiona O'Sullivan; forward; San Geronimo, Calif.
Megan Rapinoe; midfielder; Redding, Calif.
Sophie Reiser; midfielder; Seattle, Wash.
Jackie Santacaterina; midfielder; Geneva, Ill.
Julianne Sitch; midfielder; Oswego, Ill.
Natalie Spilger; defender; El Cajon, Calif.
Lydia Vandenbergh; defender; Pisgah Forest, N.C.
Michele Weissenhofer; forward; Naperville, Ill.
For more information about the Red Stars, visit www.ChicagoRedStars.com or call 866-WPS-2009.