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Jonatan Giráldez joined the Washington Spirit as head coach in June 2024. On January 9, 2024, the Spirit announced the hiring of FC Barcelona Femení manager Jonatan Giráldez as the club's head coach, to arrive in June following the conclusion of the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League , which Barcelona won.
The Washington Spirit are an American professional soccer team based in the Washington metropolitan area that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). It is a continuation of the D.C. United Women of the W-League and continues to field both an amateur Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) team [1] and a youth team, both under the Spirit name.
The Spirit failed to defend their 2021 championship during the 2022 season, and also failed to qualify for the NWSL Playoffs, finishing in 11th place of 12 teams. [1] The team fired championship-winning Kris Ward after a 1–6–9 start and allegations of misconduct toward players, leaving Albertin Montoya to finish the season as interim head coach.
The Pride won both regular-season meetings against the Spirit, handing Washington one of its two home losses in a 3-2 battle in April before clinching the NWSL Shield (given to the league's ...
Washington, D.C., May 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Washington Spirit and ESPN 630, DC’s premier live and local sports radio station, will team up to broadcast 13 regular season matches in the Spirit’s first-ever radio partnership, the club announced today.
The 2022 Washington Spirit season was the club's ninth season of play and their ninth season in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. The season began with the 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup on March 19, 2022, followed by a 22-match regular season that concluded on October 1, 2022. [1]
The Washington Spirit have parted ways with coach Mark Parsons after the team narrowly missed the National Women's Soccer League playoffs. The Spirit finished the season 7-9-6, losing 1-0 at home ...
Businesswoman and Washington Spirit owner Michele Kang has pledged $30 million to US Soccer, the largest donation ever made to the federation’s women’s and girls’ programs.. US Soccer hopes ...