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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.
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.
Also a philanthropist, Kang created the Cognosante Foundation and is an active supporter of The Kennedy Center, [47] [48] which also was a front-of-jersey sponsor of the Washington Spirit in 2022. [49] She has served on the boards of the American Red Cross, Washington National Opera, Northern Virginia Technology Council, and Palm Beach Symphony ...
Washington Spirit : Orlando, Florida: 17:00: Emslie 71 ' Report: Feist 1 ' Hatch 5' (Crystal Thomas) Thomas 62' McCarty 85' Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 6,054 Referee: Tori Penso: Note: Game was rescheduled from August 31 due to Hurricane Dorian
The 2021 Washington Spirit season was the club's 11th season of existence, and its ninth in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. The season began with the 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup on April 9, 2021 followed by a 24-match regular season. The regular season concluded on October 31, 2021. [1]
In the aftermath of finishing 2016 runners-up, the Spirit saw a series of key departures including captain Ali Krieger (traded to Orlando Pride), Christine Nairn and Diana Matheson (both traded to Seattle Reign), and Crystal Dunn leaving for Chelsea, while retaining her contracting rights.
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The week prior to a match with the Spirit, Seattle Reign FC and U.S. women's national soccer team player Megan Rapinoe knelt during the national anthem in a game on September 5, 2016, explaining that her decision was a "nod to Kaepernick and everything that he's standing for right now". [5]