Washington Spirit players Emma Gaines-Ramos and Rebeca Bernal walking out for training. Bernal is carrying Jose the decoy coyote, a new team good luck charm.

Jose the decoy coyote, standing looking out toward the training field from the sideline.

Good morning from Washington Spirit training, where Jose the decoy coyote has been brought out and is patrolling the touchline.

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán concedes defeat after 'painful' election result, ending 16 years in power.

can i get a hell yes, this is a proper club in a proper league, this is huge

Can confirm. He’s having fun! We’re having fun!! The geese are not having fun.

Thankful for all who made the trip and who cheered from the District. 💚

Proud of our players for securing that point and clean sheet on the road after 3 games in 1 week, and in high altitude 🫡

Denver Summit's record NWSL crowd sets new standard for what's possible The record crowd -- 63,004 -- at the Denver Summit's first NWSL home game won't be rivaled all season, but it serves as a new benchmark for future clubs and national team games.

DENVER — A record crowd of 63,004, an "intoxicating" environment, and a big-event feel. This won't be an everyday thing in the #NWSL, but it is another example of the bar getting raised. It's a day even the most optimistic—players included—couldn't have imagined even a few years ago.

Washington Spirit, Denver Summit battle to draw: Analysis Thoughts on the big occasion, the Spirit's formation change, and Sandy MacIver bouncing back.

The latest at Green Line Soccer:

🥲 The long road taken to 63,004 fans at an NWSL game
📦 Why the move to a box midfield?
😤 MacIver recovers from rough week

Deep thoughts from a milestone game that was a lot of Football and very little Soccer:

Having Britt Bock, my day one from Houston, here to witness it made it mean that much more. Some people just belong in the big moments with you.

I’m not an emotional person. But this one got me. Proud of our @washingtonspirit.com crew for coming home with a big point after a long match week.

63,000 people.

I started this NWSL journey in 2014 not knowing if moments like this were even possible. Today proved they are.

Women’s soccer didn’t just arrive. It showed up.

Alright, Denver! Let’s goooo!! See everyone tomorrow! ⚽️

The spirit squadron matchday rundown: 3/25, join us at solace outpost to pregame @5pm, march to the match from the traffic circle to Audi field (1/4 mile) @615pm, kickoff @7pm, join us in supporters sections 136+137

WAKE UP, SPIRIT FAM! IT’S MATCHDAY! Let’s get that dub 😤

FIFA rules women’s teams must have a woman as head or assistant coach In competitions under the football governing body's remit, each team must have at least two female staff on their bench.

Every women’s team will have to include at least two women as staff members on the bench — with one of them being either the head coach or assistant coach — as part of new regulations FIFA has agreed to introduce.

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photograph of the tifo in the supporters section at Audi field- background red and black, says spirit of the league part XIV, and has a giant ghost in a Jason mask

Squadron members lilli and Crystal painting the tifo

meredith with paint in hair

Thank you to everyone who made the Friday the 13th tifo a success! It was a labor of love and horror 👻

Check out the unseen work that goes into making a tifo, including the effort it took to raise it in 50mph+ winds and everything necessary to make it (knee pads! many many boxes of fabric!)

London City Lionesses once played in front of 400 fans. Can they build a fanbase to rival Arsenal’s? Without the support of a men's team, London City are using a different approach to attract fans

London City Lionesses once played in front of 400 fans. As the WSL’s only club independent from a men’s team, how can they build a fanbase without an existing supporter base? What does fandom mean in the WSL? Feat. dogs, running clubs and arts and crafts

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I don’t care who you are, who you work for, or who you root for. Savy King coming back is Bad B business.

Savy King returns for Angel City 10 months after collapsing on field King had heart surgery last May after doctors discovered an abnormality following her collapse

📂 Things we all love to see
↳ Savy King returning to #NWSL play

The Angel City defender made her first regular season appearance Sunday since collapsing on the field in May 2025 and requiring heart surgery.

Washington Spirit notebook: Roster news, injuries Roster compliance day is here, while the Spirit had plenty of news and notes to share from Tuesday's training session and chats with media during Sunday's Fan Fest.

Spirit fans, would you like roster news, injury updates, thoughts on WAFCON from Deb Abiodun & Gift Monday, & a deep dive from Haley Carter on a whole lot of things?

Well, here's the 1st Green Line Soccer Spirit notebook of 2026!

This one is free (and long), but the rest will be for subscribers:

IT'S MATCH WEEEEEEEK! 🤩

NWSL Kickoff is THIS weekend, March 13-15. Don't miss this!

Spiritfest 2026! ✅

Y’all showed UP and showed OUT! 👏 Can’t wait to see you ALL at Audi Field on Friday ‼️

2026 USA Basketball 3x3 Champions Cup Teams Announced - USA Basketball USA Basketball announced today the teams set to compete at the 2026 FIBA 3x3 Champions Cup March 13-15 in Bangkok.

Washington Mystics C/F Shakira Austin will play for Team USA in the FIBA 3x3 Champions Cup, which starts on Friday. She'll run it back with her teammates from the 2025 3x3 AmeriCup: Veronica Burton, Allisha Gray and Naz Hillmon.

Their game schedule is in the link below. @theixsports.bsky.social

Yael Averbuch and me sitting next to one another.

Made it to NJ for SheBelieves. USWNT won. Sat with great company. No notes. 🇺🇸

On Wednesday, the lawsuit challenging warrantless arrests in DC will come before District Court.

Join our allies at @aclu-dc.bsky.social, Amica Center, @wearecasa.bsky.social @washlaw4cr.bsky.social @nipnlg.bsky.social to pack the hearing! RSVP to attend: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

Rose Room Collective would like to officially welcome @rpn10.bsky.social to our leadership group! Rashi has been a vital member of the Rose Room family since the jump. Her spirit (😜), passion for social justice, and leadership will continue to help push Rose Room forward this season and beyond.

Meet Huntingdon Valley-bred Erica Dambach, who built Penn State’s pipeline to the USWNT Nineteen years into her tenure as Penn State’s head women’s soccer coach, Dambach has built one of the nation’s top college programs and has sent a raft of players to the sport's biggest stages.

I've wanted for a long time to write a good feature on Erica Dambach, Penn State's women's soccer coach who grew up in the Philly suburbs and runs one of the college game's top programs.

This week, I did it.

Good timing too, with the #USWNT back in the northeast:

www.inquirer.com/soccer/erica...

Desi Ellis asked it before the announcement and it’s still the only question that matters: “Would this happen in the men’s game?”
No. It wouldn’t. Full stop.

The players who need this stage the most are the ones who can least afford to be in a standoff with their clubs over a release window CAF created with 12 days notice and zero accountability.

CAF is essentially telling African women playing at the highest club levels to choose between their federation and their livelihood, again. And this tournament is a WWC qualifier with 6 spots to Brazil 2027 on the line.

And July 25–August 16 isn’t a fix. It’s a different problem. NWSL is in the thick of regular season. WSL and most European leagues are deep in preseason or opening weeks. UWCL qualifying starts in August.

Let’s be clear about who absorbs the cost: Players who left their clubs. Per diems and travel already spent by cash-strapped federations. Coaches who built camp plans now binned. Contracts that may look different by July. The players pay the price every time. Every. Single. Time.