Thad Bell from the Kansas City Soccer Journal is joined by Daniel Sperry from the KC Star for a new episode of Keeping Current with Kansas City. The expansion draft, protected lists, and teams trading for protection from the expansion draft have all been a big topic of controversy recently. With the NWSL Expansion draft coming up quickly, teams were scrambling to determine their protected lists or make deals.

The Current made a deal with Bay FC to send Alex Loera there in exchange for allocation money and protection. Then Utah acquired Kate Del Fava, the Current's first-round pick and Kansas City received protection and $75, 000 in allocation money.

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