Andrew Wexton

The 3rd annual @espn.com #NWSL Anonymous General Manager survey is here. Unfiltered takes on the High Impact Player rule, calendar changes, travel, rule breaking, how much teams are spending on rosters, and more:

Election Day is 1 week away! Make sure you have a plan to vote early or vote in-person on Election day.

Our first off-season edition: **Rizzo interviewing in Houston **Staff updates **Lile a Gold Glove finalist **Potentially hectic November in MLB Free Agency **Recent 154 game proposal open.spotify.com/episode/00Um...

D.C. United wants the city to pitch in $300 million to help add 8,000 seats and a roof on Audi Field, saying it would expand the number of events there. Critics say it's an unnecessary public subsidy, and the Washington Spirit is an X factor in the debate: www.washingtonsun.com/metro/audi-f...

Simple math for the Spirit: • Win + Wave loss = home field thru the final • Home quarterfinal with any of a win, draw, KC non-win, or Angel City non-win • Loss + KC win + Angel City win = road quarterfinal

The Spirit put together a good defensive showing at CPKC Stadium, but were left lamenting some early troubles on the ball (and an injury for Hal Hershfelt) in what became a 2-1 loss to the Kansas City Current. Your Green Line Soccer went live a while ago but I forgot to post it here:

This has been a real C-, maybe even D+, performance from the Spirit. KC's press is some part of that, but for me it's much more that the Spirit simply haven't brought their best at a venue where it takes an A- or better to get results.

The Spirit have had some real imprecision creep into their possession since the 2nd goal/Hershfelt sub double whammy. You don't see Rudd & Santos badly misplacing passes under token pressure more than a couple times a season, & both have happened in the last 10 minutes.

Spirit fammmm i may still be slightly under the weather but here is today’s SBFC match thread! Your Washington Spirit starting 11!

Trump on data centers: "I say let them come in ... you should really be cool on data centers because you can make a fortune with the data centers" (Note the total silence of the crowd during this rant!)

Anti-trans bigots are coming to NWSL games looking to provoke violence or other incidents that could go viral. This is the back-up plan: harass and endanger anyone who stands up to them. NWSL is going to have to contend with this. Kicking the can down the road will put too many fans at risk.

Google, does Louisville have a goalkeeper?

@heyspirits.bsky.social I’d like to report a felony.

The ADL made a decision to throw in with the Trump when he was reelected. We're no longer arguing about that. The relevant question now is why any Democrats continue to treat them as anything other than an arm of the MAGA movement

New Crystal Ball ratings: 223 House seats Leans, Likely, or Safe D: centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/...

A one-year-old Black BABY was murdered and the state of Mississippi is claiming the white officer who did it was "justified". An absolutely horrifying outrage and injustice.

“The 17th goal required a brief VAR check.” I mean, did it really?

The #NWSL playoff picture with two games left to play: - Shield is now tight, ostensibly still a three-team race - North Carolina has dropped out of the Top 8 One of Portland/Seattle/North Carolina will miss out. Thorns + NC would be particularly notable drops from recent positioning

🌸NEW EP🌸 Annie, Ella & André were joined by Sarah Taylor, winner of DC Scores’ silent auction, to discuss the District’s domination of the Empire, and resurrection of Rowdy Audi! 🟢 open.spotify.com/episode/5QRy... 🍎 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... #nwsl

Early voting locations expand to include Eastern Loudoun’s Claude Moore and Dulles South Recreation Center on Sunday October 18th! Use your power and participate in your government!

Three points and a playoff ticket 🎟️ @washingtonspirit.com clinches at Audi Field! #NWSLRivalries | Ally

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Spirit vs Gotham availability report: Spirit ML: Krueger, Kingsbury SEI: Abiodun (Hip), Wiesner (Ankle) Gotham SEI: Bruninha (Knee), Dudley (Foot), Duran (Knee), Sonnett (Knee) Out: Cook (Ankle)

Early voting in Leesburg continues to be busy, busy, busy! We can't do any of this without our incredible volunteers. There are spots available at Leesburg early voting, and 4 additional satellite sites open Sunday. Find a spot to volunteer: linktr.ee/precinctops Let's bring these victories home!

"Leicy will be available for this game." González delivering the news Spirit fans have been dying to hear. Casey Krueger not there yet. No other injury updates.

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It’s been almost a year since the Nationals made Blake Butera the youngest manager since 1972. A few weeks ago, I sat down with him about his first season in the job. The blown saves came up a lot. So did his feelings. For @washingtonsun.com: www.washingtonsun.com/sports/blake...

Daylen Lile, who showed massive defensive improvement this season, is a Gold Glove Award finalist in left field with Jackson Chourio and Ian Happ. Jacob Young (center field) and Nasim Nuñez (second base) were not finalists at their respective positions.

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Answering your questions on the Nationals, the offseason, the past season, the pitching, the front office, CJ Abrams, James Wood, or literally whatever Nats-related thing is on your mind (please ask a question) www.reddit.com/r/Nationals/...

Gotta think PTJ gets a turn in goal.

Jennifer & I are taking part in a Parkinson’s Foundation fundraiser this weekend and we’d love it if her friends & supporters would consider making a small donation ($5, $10, $18). & Help spread the word. give.michaeljfox.org/fundraiser/7...

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This was a very fun chat expanding on the specific details of the Spirit's recent unimpressive results, parsing the real problems from the bad bounces. If you tolerate this account or the many thousands of words Green Line Soccer articles tend to be, this is 100% for you (as is xOG in general)

'Berman...also rejected concerns that expansion could dilute the league’s playing standards, saying the increase in the number of teams had not affected the quality of competition.' points between the last playoff spot and bottom of the table: 2023 - 7 2024 - 12 2025 - 16 2026 - 25 (and counting)

Good move for Monday, who proved in 2025 that she can be a high-end NWSL striker. Still some unanswered questions as to what happened this season, but if Boston can restore her confidence she'll thrive. Also very good business for the Spirit given how deep the front line is now.

Would it surprise you to know that Jacob Young had an .810 OPS after the All-Star break despite hitting only 2 homers? On the Nationals center fielder’s step-forward season at the plate: natsjournal.com/p/with-major...

🌸NEW EP🌸 Annie, Ella & André review the Spirit getting back to goals and winning against Houston! We discuss getting the evasive early goal, dominating in and out of possession, and allowing multiple equalizers (oops!). 🟢 open.spotify.com/episode/60Ji... 🍎 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h... #nwsl

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. We all have a role to play in addressing domestic violence. If you or someone you know needs help, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233.

An American president is encouraging an enemy to destroy American cities. This is treason, though he will claim we are not at war.

FT | 3-2 Whew. That was much harder than it seemed like it was going to be. Questionable defending kept giving Houston chances to equalize, which they took. Good subs from Adrián changed the game and trusted the attack to find a winner—Clara Luvanga and Claudinha connected to do just that.

I’d like a montage of every time Trin yelled “fuck” after a shot goes awry.

66' SUBS Bethi, Cantore and Hal coming off Kouassi, Ngock and Clara Luvanga coming on

HT | 1-1 This was a lovely half for the Spirit from an attacking sense. Looked a lot sharper, moved the ball quickly and took 17(!) shots. In this league more than most, you're always vulnerable when you only score once. Poor defending gave a narrow chance and Houston capitalized.