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The Kansas City Current recently announced the signing of forward Lynn Williams ahead of the 2022 season in a trade with the North Carolina Courage. In exchange, the Courage received $200,000 in allocation money, Kansas City’s natural first round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft, and goalkeeper Katelyn Rowland. Kansas City will also receive North Carolina’s natural second round and natural fourth round picks in the 2023 NWSL Draft.
This is the third U.S. women’s national team player acquired by the Kansas City side, and second in the 2021 offseason. Let’s take a look at how Kansas City keeps quietly winning the offseason this year.
Winning the offseason while under the radar
The franchise ended their inaugural season in last place, but with an eye on the following season, after entering the league on bit of a rushed rescue. In December 2020, club owners Angie and Chris Long, and Brittany Matthews stepped in at the midnight hour to save a homeless franchise as the league prepared to move the Utah Royals roster after investigations into racist and sexist remarks from former administrators on the MLS and NWSL sides lead to the eventual forced sale of Utah Soccer Holdings.
The approval of the roster acquisition meant a short turn around for the Kansas City side ahead of the 2021 season, and featured minor player movement to shape their roster. The team played with a temporary brand and home field, to give the club more time to prepare for the future. As the 2021 season went on, Kansas City made trades for NWSL forward Kristen Hamilton, prospect Hallie Mace, and U.S. women’s national goal keeper Adrianna Franch. To close out their season, the club announced 2022 home games would be played at Children’s Mercy Park, home of MLS side Sporting KC, while releasing their future plans for the first ever NWSL specific stadium.
The team also unveiled their new crest and name, etching their place…
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