Nikita Taparia The Spirit are still champs, and the MLS playoffs are back tonight Happy Tuesday! D.C. United added a player and scheduled some games, the Washington Spirit are still NWSL champions!!!, and we have some really unpleasant reading to do relating to now-former Chicago Red Stars coach Rory Dames. Let’s get right into it: D.C. United acquires wingback Gaoussou … [Read more...] about Tuesday Freedom Kicks: Dames out amid abuse accusations, DCU adds Samaké, and more
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Monday Freedom Kicks: Spirit are Champs!
Nikita Taparia Bathe in the win, bathe I say! Well now, the Spirit get a chance to add their efforts to the ever growing District of Champions. Outstanding! Recaps of the Washington Spirit’s 2-1 win over the Chicago Red Stars by us (with more from us here), WaPo, The Athletic ($), Sounder at Heart, Just Women’s Sports and Equalizer (with more from them here and here). … [Read more...] about Monday Freedom Kicks: Spirit are Champs!
D.C. United acquires Gaoussou Samaké from ASEC Mimosas
Courtesy of Loudoun United After a season on loan with Loudoun United, Samaké is making the jump to MLS D.C. United made its first move of the offseason today, acquiring wingback Gaoussou Samaké from Ivorian club ASEC Mimosas. Samaké, 24, has signed a contract running through the end of the 2023 season, with option years in 2024 and 2025. Samaké spent the 2021 season on … [Read more...] about D.C. United acquires Gaoussou Samaké from ASEC Mimosas
An astrological look at the Spirit’s hopes in the NWSL Championship
Kelley Piper / Black and Red United We wanted to know what tomorrow holds for the Spirit, so we looked to the stars We’re at the point of the year where we’re working our way through all the end of season awards and looking ahead to playoffs, which seems like the perfect opportunity to look at who all is on the Washington Spirit — and what that roster will be able to do … [Read more...] about An astrological look at the Spirit’s hopes in the NWSL Championship
NWSL final scouting report: How the Spirit can beat Chicago
Kelley Piper / Black and Red United The Spirit face a very different sort of foe in Chicago in today’s final The Washington Spirit face the Chicago Red Stars in tomorrow’s NWSL Championship, and it should make for a very fascinating tactical battle. Washington advanced through the first round of the playoffs by surviving North Carolina’s energetic start, eventually … [Read more...] about NWSL final scouting report: How the Spirit can beat Chicago