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Spirit M Hal Hershfelt out for season with torn ACLThe Washington Spirit placed midfielder Hal Hershfelt on the season-ending injury list Thursday with a torn ACL.,Hershfelt, 25, sustained the knee injury in Sunday's 2-1 road loss against the Kansas City Current.,Currently in third place, the Spirit (16-9-4, 52 points) finish the regular season at h...

NWSL's first NYC game pits Gotham FC vs. Spirit at Citi FieldThe first NWSL game played in New York City will pit Gotham FC against the visiting Washington Spirit in a rematch of the league's 2025 championship fixture, the teams announced Tuesday.,ESPN will televise "The Queens Classic" live from Citi Field, the home ballpark of the New York Mets, on July 15 ...

NWSLPA: Trinity Rodman's record contract offer was CBA compliantThe NWSL Players' Association filed a grievance on behalf of Trinity Rodman after what would have been a record-setting four-year contract to stay with the Washington Spirit was reportedly vetoed by league commissioner Jessica Berman.,The NWSLPA claims the contract offer was within the terms of the ...

U.S. star Rose Lavelle finally wears NWSL crown as Gotham wins title

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Rose Lavelle already was a queen of international football.,Now she is finally an NWSL champion after leading Gotham FC to the title, scoring the lone goal in a 1-0 win over the Washington Spirit on Saturday.,The 30-year-old U.S. women's national team star fired home an 18-yard l...

US star Rose Lavelle scores late to give Gotham FC another NWSL title

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Rose Lavelle already was a queen of international football.,Now she is finally an NWSL champion after leading Gotham FC to the title, scoring the lone goal in a 1-0 win over the Washington Spirit on Saturday.,The 30-year-old U.S. women's national team star fired home an 18-yard l...

Trinity Rodman, Spirit size up Gotham FC in NWSL championship

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The Washington Spirit fell one win short of capturing the NWSL championship last year.,They get another chance at grabbing the trophy on Saturday when they face Gotham FC.,"Super pumped to be in the final again back-to-back years," Spirit star Trinity Rodman said. "Just focused o...

Washington Spirit offers ticket deals for furloughed workers

The NWSL's Washington Spirit have offered free and discounted tickets to furloughed federal employees for Sunday's match with the San Diego Wave on Sunday, Oct. 5.,The 200 tickets that were offered via voucher were quickly claimed on Wednesday as the federal government was shut down.,The club will a...

NWSL roundup: Spirit hang on to down Bay FC in front of record crowd

With 28 points already in pocket coming into the day, the Washington Spirit aided in their playoff push with a 3-2 win against Bay FC before a record crowd in San Francisco.,Kate Wiesner and Croix Bethune scored in the seventh and 39th minutes, respectively, as Washington (9-4-4, 31 points) took ove...