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Lela
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Big fan of thinking and occasionally writing

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Looking for a Croix and weezy start on Monday perhaps?
November 29, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Epic Weezy / Sofia embrace after the USWNT game tonight, with Croix there filming it all… #GoSpirit #WashingtonSpirit #USWNT
November 29, 2025 at 3:04 AM
YAY!!! STARTING LB 2027
Our number 6️⃣ for the first time in red, white, and blue! 🫶🥹

Congrats Kate on earning your 1st cap for the USWNT! 🥳
November 29, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I think Bethune needs time to blend with the rest of the national team tbh not playing her is a… choice
November 29, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Kat Radar You! Are! A! Washington! Spirit!
November 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Eye twitching at this national team lineup
November 28, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Rooting for Italy today
November 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
LMFAO all I do is talk about 2 players and one team on here
November 27, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Unrelated to the whole teal man terror but something irks me so bad about someone saying a team other than DC will win in PKs. Like you can predict NY will win but do you watch our shootouts??
You didn't need to do this, NWSL
November 27, 2025 at 4:49 PM
No offense but what
November 26, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Still annoyed at Tara snub omg
November 26, 2025 at 9:27 PM
LMFAOAOAO
NWSL top local viewership markets for championship game on CBS platforms:

1) Washington, DC
2) Kansas City
3) Portland, OR
4) Tulsa
T5) Baltimore
T5) Buffalo
7) Albuquerque-Santa Fe
T9) New Orleans
T9) Hartford & New Haven
T9) San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose
T9) San Diego
NWSL viewing record:

An average of 1.184 million on CBS/Paramount+ for championship match between Gotham FC and Washington Spirit.

It was a 22 percent increase over 2024.
November 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
My question for the Spirit is how will they balance international spots also while recruiting new talent?
Good piece, though I wish the question for the Spirit was about something beyond Rodman
The #NWSL season is over. Here's one burning question for all 14 teams that just concluded their seasons.

www.espn.com/soccer/story...
November 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
November 26, 2025 at 5:06 AM
This is… interesting. Unless they have someone else lined up this is just poor decision making. He took a 10 sei team to the semis
BREAKING #NWSL NEWS: The Portland Thorns have fired head coach Rob Gale.

The Thorns finished third this season and made the semifinals. Results were up and down, although they also dealt with lots of key absences.
Sources: Portland Thorns fire coach Rob Gale
The Portland Thorns have fired head coach Rob Gale, multiple sources told ESPN.
www.espn.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:05 AM
On the topic of what ifs because why the hell not, if Heather Stainbrook starts the final in 2024 I think we had a significantly higher chance of winning lol
November 24, 2025 at 11:10 PM
OH MY GODDD JAW DROPPED
November 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
HOLY SHIT TCU WHAT
November 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
ooh I love this team wow Michelle
November 24, 2025 at 8:25 PM
An underperforming and well built soccer team finishing 4 points from home playoffs is not UMBC type underdog it’s just soccer
November 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Reposted by Lela
Of course I’m salty. I’m a 5th generation Washingtonian and I’ll always be ride or die DC.
Ya’ll can miss me with all the Gotham celebrations on the TL. Peace and thank you.
November 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
This is the petty in me but I’m confused how Gotham gets an underdog narrative when I saw exactly 1 member of the media pick Spirit (ily Ali)
November 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
what the hell are they okay ?!?!
🏆⚽️✈️ After winning the NWSL championship Saturday night, Gotham FC have just departed San Jose on board the very same all-white Avelo jet (N805VL) that lost cabin pressure with shackled ICE abductees aboard two weeks ago and had to make an emergency landing in Las Vegas 😬
November 24, 2025 at 12:23 AM
i'd rather lose in the final twice in a row than ever be a fan of either of those teams
November 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Guys holy shit Chesky gave out 8 cards last night
November 23, 2025 at 8:38 PM