A home playoff match is in sight for Washington Spirit, but to guarantee it tonight, they’ll need to get through the highly-motivated North Carolina Courage who are four points away from the …

The USMNT are back in action tonight taking on Ecuador, who have qualified from the intense and gritty CONMEBOL qualifying process, an effort which was completed with a 1-0 win over Argentina in the last international window. Ecuador succeeded in this process by being shrewd and stalwart out of possession and counterattacking with efficiency. We've seen the US men struggle mightily with such tactical setups before, so it will be up to Pochettino and his players to improve on past experiences.

After two high-scoring matches against teams from El Salvador and Canada in the Concacaf W Champions Cup, the Washington Spirit were finally held scoreless by NWSL opponent NJ/NY Gotham FC last Wednesday. With the battle to make the knockout stage still raging, Annie Elliott and André Carlisle took a look at the biggest lessons from that game. Tara McKeown leaps to block a Gotham FC player.

Happy Friday! We are smack dab in the middle of a FIFA men's window, so there's more international news than league news today. 2025 USMNT October Friendlies - Previewing USA vs. Ecuador (SSFC)How are people feeling about today's game? I hope the US can figure some things out and start looking better, but I'm not too confident. Pulisic named Serie A Player of the Month after dominant September (Pro Soccer Wire)

Happy Thursday everyone! For the first time in a bit, I am looking forward to a low key weekend of taking it easy watching the USMNT friendlies and the Spirit game. Washington Spirit Stars Earn Three NWSL Weekly Awards (Washington Spirit) After their great performances over the weekend, Rosemonde Kouassi and Deborah Abiodun, brought home three of NWSL's four weekly performance awards.

In lieu of a blurb hoping everyone greets the day properly (which, I still do), would like to remind people that The Women's UEFA Champions League is on paramount+, which is a much more convenient platform for watching than the one they had before. It's pretty fun, and opens up a whole new soccer fandom potentially. On to the news!

We're heading into the final round of the MLS Fantasy season. We may not have any drama at the top of the league, but I still have to call attention to the fact that YOUR BOY Seoul Train led the league once again this round with 132 points. That may have taken a big chunk out of Nouhou Big Summer Blowout…

I don't know about you guys, but I loathe international breaks. Especially early in the nascent season; it just kills any momentum teams have. My only consolation is that it is getting to crunch time for many international sides so there's much on the line for teams. How do you all feel about international breaks? Love them or loathe them? Sound off in the comments!

We here at The District Press are delighted to have started working with Jason Taylor, who has been providing us with matchday photography of Spirit games. You may have seen his work from such hits as a recent Instagram story from Trinity Rodman in which she shared his photo of a challenge she suffered in the box (along with select and quite frankly correct commentary).

Happy Monday, everyone. What a fun game yesterday at Audi Field, so let's start there! The Washington Spirit won 2-1 over San Diego Wave yesterday on a literal walkoff goal by Rose Kouassi. What a great moment for Rose, who had a brace in the match! As someone said as we were leaving yesterday, "KOUASSI YOU LATER!!" DC United’s last gasp at home comes up red in loss to Charlotte FC (DP)

The Washington Spirit did it again. In fact, Rose Kouassi did it again. A frustrating second half, which included a 95th equalizer from San Diego Wave, was turned around with yet another moment of late game heroism from the Spirit. They probably shouldn't have been in the situation, but were spared a week of thinking about the points that got away when a Rose Kouassi cross (shross/crot) found the back of the net in the 98th minute.

1759683780  days  hours  minutes  secondsuntilWashington Spirit Vs. San Diego Wave The Washington Spirit return to Audi Field on Sunday, October 5th, with everything to play for…

DC United's home finale fell short of a win as 2 red cards contributed to a 1-0 loss to Charlotte FC. Wilfried Zaha got the goal for the 3rd place team in the Eastern Conference table as the Black-and-Red once again wasn't able to gain any points before the home fans. DC United once again started out fairly well, as they had a quirky chance in the second minute that bounced off the post but didn't go across the line.

DC Power FC is back after a 16-day layoff as they resume league play this evening on the road against Carolina Ascent. They have some ground to make up in the standings, as they're currently 6th in the league table. However, they have several games in hand on the teams above them and carry a 1W-0L-3D record into Charlotte tonight. Head coach Omid Namazi said the team had been working on finishing out games so that some of those draws can turn into 3 full points.

D.C. United’s match against Charlotte marks the end of the Black and Red’s 2025 home campaign. Statistically, DCU’s home form this season has been its worst since the opening of Audi Field in 2018. Regardless of the outcome of the match, D.C. United will finish this season with the fewest home wins and fewest (or tied for the fewest) home points in the Audi Field era.

Happy Friday! I am going to my first Maryland Renaissance Festival this weekend, so if anyone has any tips on where to get the biggest turkey leg or which jouster to root for, let me know. Before then, there's plenty of soccer news to talk about, including two Spirit player awards that have me excited to see the rest of September's awards today.

Yesterday was a busy day. The Spirit took a step forward in the Concacaf W Champions Cup and made a major deal. Champions were crowned in the US Open Cup, the Canadian Championship, and the Campeones Cup. World Cup ticket prices were revealed. The Spirit and Gotham played to a scoreless draw before a sparse crowd in Chester in the Concacaf W Champions Cup.

Well, it's not a great morning for employment in the DMV. But, The Spirit are attempting support. So, there's that. Washington Spirit's Gift Monday dedicates NWSL record hat-trick to Nigeria ahead of Independence Day-ESPN Cool. The links that talk about this never work, but Week 30 of the USL saw two Loudoun players make TOTW. Abdellatif Aboukoura – Aboukoura tallied one goal and one assist in the club’s 2-2 draw against the Tampa Bay Rowdies this past weekend.

Washington Spirit face their toughest match yet of the Concacaf W Champions Cup tonight when they face returning champions. NJ/NY Gotham FC. Both teams are undefeated in the competition so far, so …