Black And Red United

Rob Kinnan-USA TODAY Sports THAT’S BALLON D’OR FINALIST TRINITY RODMAN TO YOU The Ballon d’Or (golden ball) is an annual award presented by French outlet France Football. In a weird way in which these things happen, think Michelin stars, it’s become one of the most coveted awards in the sport, complete with an extravagant and uber fancy gala. Today, they announced … [Read more...] about Trinity Rodman announced as 2022 Women’s Ballon d’Or finalist

Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports Ouch, mine soul This cursed Washington Spirit season continues in perhaps the oddest fashion yet as a late gift of a goal by Portland Thorns goalkeeper Bella Bixby was countered by a fortunate deflection from the crossbar and a winning goal scored by Morgan Weaver in second half stoppage time. Lightning in the area delayed kickoff just over … [Read more...] about Recap: Spirit suffer tormenting 2-1 loss versus Portland Thorns

Courtesy Loudoun United FC A disallowed stoppage time goal kept Loudoun from an upset. Loudoun United’s 2-0 win over the weekend against LA Galaxy II last weekend was impressive for how well the team played, and its reward was to play a midweek game on the road against San Antonio FC, point leaders in the USL Championship at the moment. And while Saturday night saw … [Read more...] about Loudoun lose 2-1 to San Antonio

Photo by Omar Vega/Getty Images Lots of soccer on a Wednesday night. Happy Thursday, everyone. Hopefully y’all fared okay during the storms that blew through yesterday evening. There was quite a bit of soccer matches and soccer news, so let’s get into it: Twice as nice! MLS All-Stars beat Liga MX All-Stars behind Vela, Ruidiaz goals - MLS The MLS All-Star Game was last … [Read more...] about Thursday Freedom Kicks: MLS All-Stars beat Liga MX All-Stars, Washington Spirit lose heartbreaker

Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports A tough test comes to town The Washington Spirit’s final game at Segra Field this season will be against the league leading Portland Thorns. While Portland’s performances have placed them firmly at the top of the table — level on points with San Diego Wave but with a game in hand — the Spirit, for a multitude of reasons, have struggled to find … [Read more...] about Washington Spirit vs. Portland Thorns: Preview, time, team news, how to watch