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Kelley Piper / Black and Red United The Spirit have immunity from San Diego and partial immunity from Angel City, but still figure to lose a player next Thursday Ahead of the upcoming NWSL expansion draft for newcomers Angel City FC and San Diego Wave FC, the Washington Spirit named their list of protected players today. The Spirit have already acquired complete … [Read more...] about Washington Spirit announce protected list ahead of expansion draft

Kelley Piper / Black and Red United Soccer, go! Hello friends! I am writing these Freedom Kicks full of Korean beef stew, so I’m having a lovely afternoon. Let’s get to the soccer! Tactical preview of the 26th MLS Cup as Portland Timbers host NYCFC MLS Cup is this weekend, and Matt Doyle is here to break it down. Which team would you prefer to take the Cup? Let us know … [Read more...] about Thursday Freedom Kicks: MLS Cup, Washington Spirit, and more

Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images MLS had a lot of news yesterday. Welcome to Wednesday, everyone. Only a few of these left in 2021, so let’s get right. First, a recap of yesterday: New England Revolution’s Carles Gil wins MLS MVP - ESPNFC The New England Revolution’s Carles Gil runs away with the MLS MVP award, and deservedly so. MLS … [Read more...] about Wednesday Freedom Kicks: Carles Gil wins MLS MVP, Don Garber speaks on MLS expansion and media rights

Kelley Piper / Black and Red United The champs have kept their squad largely intact heading into the chaos of the expansion draft The Washington Spirit announced their roster decisions following the end of a tumultuous season that ended with the club’s first NWSL championship. The Spirit exercised contract options on Camryn Biegalski, Devon Kerr, and Karina Rodríguez, … [Read more...] about Washington Spirit announce end-of-season roster moves

Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports The Final is booked, will you watch? Hi there. Then there were two I guess? Recaps of NYCFC’s 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Union by Hudson River Blue and Brotherly Game. The pigeons move on to face... The Portland Timbers in PDX Saturday afternoon. Recaps of the Timbers’ 2-0 win over Real Salt Lake by Stumptown Footy and RSL … [Read more...] about Monday Freedom Kicks: MLS Cup Final set, USMNT announces roster & more