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Washington Spirit is an American soccer club founded in 2012, after the team ownership was awarded a National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchise. Washington Spirit began playing competitive soccer in the 2013 season. The team has played its home games at Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, Maryland, and Audi Field in Washington, D.C.
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.
Chloe Cathleen Ricketts (born May 23, 2007) is an American professional soccer player for the Washington Spirit of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She joined the Spirit at the age of 15 in 2023, becoming the first player to sign under the NWSL Under-18 Entry Mechanism.
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 ...
Tara Leana McKeown (born July 2, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center back for National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club Washington Spirit. Formerly a forward , she played college soccer for the USC Trojans before being drafted eighth overall by the Spirit in the 2021 NWSL Draft .
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.
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 ...
Mark Richard David Parsons (born 8 August 1986) is an English football manager who is the former head coach of American club Washington Spirit. [4] He previously managed top-level teams including the Netherlands women's national team, the Portland Thorns FC, and the Washington Spirit in a previous stint. [5]