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Nikita Taparia Podcasts, podcasts, podcasts! And some text. Good afternoon! It’s a late Freedom Kicks, with D.C. United still very quietly going about their preseason in California while the Washington Spirit are in Florida. What do we have for you? Well, how about three hours of podcasts about the NWSL champs? ️ NEW EPISODE ️OG23 herself @torihuster is the guest, … [Read more...] about Tuesday Freedom Kicks: Spirit podcasts, CCL returns for MLS teams, and more

Photo by ERIC BARADAT/AFP via Getty Images Cherry blossoms coming soon! Happy Wednesday. I’m currently on a flight to LA for SheBelieves Cup, so while I catch up on some sleep, here’s some of what happened yesterday. We begin with jersey updates for D.C. United, and Pablo Maurer is giving us some nuggets: Jersey is very, very plain which makes it very wearable for the … [Read more...] about Wednesday Freedom Kicks: D.C. United jersey updates, players oppose biennial World Cup

Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports We love today’s Kicks! Hey there. D.C. United played a game that nobody decided to talk much about, and Edison Flores scored a goal in it, so did the game register in any consciousness? ¿Qué pasó? Lo quería Juan Román Riquelme para Boca y jugará en la MLS: DC United contrató a Michael Estrada (TNT): This piece which has no byline, … [Read more...] about Monday Freedom Kicks: D.C. homegrown talk, Spirit preseason underway & more

Courtesy Loudoun United 2022’s squad is taking shape. The last half of the week saw Loudoun United almost double their roster to 12, starting with Thursday’s news that Michael Gamble was returning for 2022. The 28-year-old midfielder, who has known coach Ryan Martin since he was recruited by Martin to play for him at Wake Forest, appeared in 16 games (10 starts), going … [Read more...] about Loudoun add 4 to roster

Xavi Dussaq / Courtesy of Washington Spirit Following Michele Kang’s successful move to become the team’s majority owner, the Spirit are looking forward It was an interesting week for the Washington Spirit, who faced two very different developments that figure to both have a major impact on their 2022 NWSL season. First, the battle for control over the club appears to … [Read more...] about Training notebook: Spirit ‘excited for a fresh start’ after ownership news