Things didn’t bode well Saturday. Traffic heading up the Beltway to Maryland was worse than usual. The SoccerPlex didn’t have … More
Tag: nwsl
To kneel or not to kneel (revised)
When Colin Kaepernick started kneeling for the national anthem last year and Megan Rapinoe followed suit, I was skeptical. In … More
No one injured in Spirit-Breakers game
Neither the Washington Spirit nor the Boston Breakers tanked Saturday night’s game to get the No. 1 draft pick. For … More
Attendance check: Club over country?
Attendance at last five Atlanta United home games: July 4: 44,974 July 29: 45,006 Sept. 10: 45,314 (first game in … More
Podcast, Ep. 9 — Girls’ Development Academy with Travis Clark, plus a soccerpolitical rant
The podcast starts this week with a bit of a political rant. The news on DACA is hard to ignore, … More
Podcast, Ep. 8 — Youth development and women’s soccer with Kris Ward
Kris Ward has done a bit of everything in coaching at a relatively young age — high school, Development Academy, ODP, college, … More
Spirit-Red Stars: A mad night at the SoccerPlex
There’s just a lot of anger in the world right now. Our president took a break from Twitter ranting to … More
State of the Spirit, Mewis trade edition
You can’t fault the Washington Spirit for trading Kristie Mewis. She’s a strong attacking player who hasn’t been a full-time … More
Spirit-Breakers, before the deluge
Concentrating on soccer was rather difficult this afternoon. When we weren’t checking updates on Charlottesville, we were checking the weather. … More
Are refs calling NWSL and MLS games differently?
A few of us have gotten the impression that referees in NWSL games are awarding tons of penalty kicks but … More
