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Hey Spirits! @heyspirits.bsky.social · 1d

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Annie, Ella & André recap another magical match at Audi. It wasn’t straightforward though, after a great early goal there was frustration, then an equalizer – and we talk about it all!

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episode graphic with photo of players chasing kouassi after her game winner

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Ella Brockway @ellabrockway.bsky.social · 1d

Pledging allegiance to the vibes of Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars

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Ella Brockway @ellabrockway.bsky.social · 1d

RS reviews can be hard to take seriously but I’ve usually found this list to be pretty fair. Until now?

1) Why are we updating when these songs are FOUR days old

2) Father Figure is the most interesting song on TLOAS. 154???

3) Eldest Daughter is not even the 21st-best Track 5. What are we doing

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Ella Brockway @ellabrockway.bsky.social · 1d

I had been attempting to refrain from overly involving myself in New Album Discourse and doing a half-decent job but I have met my breaking point. Has everyone gone completely mad

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Ella Brockway @ellabrockway.bsky.social · 2d

Trinity Rodman speaks out on the refereeing in yesterday’s Spirit-Wave game. (You probably know this, but poor officiating has been a theme across the league this NWSL season.)

“This is one of many examples…. Refs need to be better at managing these games. No words”

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Post Sports @postsports.bsky.social · 2d

The Spirit has made something of a habit out of late-game heroics.

Rosemonde Kouassi provided the game-winner Sunday afternoon, with a “lucky” cross that found the back of the net in stoppage time for a 2-1 win over San Diego.

Rosemonde Kouassi’s happy accident lifts Spirit over Wave

The forward’s cross late in stoppage time winds up in the net for the game-winner in a 2-1 victory at Audi Field.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Ella Brockway @ellabrockway.bsky.social · 2d

Never a dull moment. Never.

Hey Spirits! @heyspirits.bsky.social · 2d

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andré @838carlisle.bsky.social · 3d

hey man, deb abiodun is ridiculous

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Ella Brockway @ellabrockway.bsky.social · 3d

Portland 8/3 and Gotham 8/9 remain the Spirit's only games this season with the same exact starting XI.

(If you were to, say, put every XI in a Google sheet, and then alphabetize them, and then turn those columns into single cells, and then search for duplicates, this is what it would look like!)

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Ella Brockway @ellabrockway.bsky.social · 3d

We are now at 27 games (across all competitions) and 26 unique starting lineups. (!!)

That uniqueness often comes from just changing 1/2 players from the previous week's XI, but it speaks to the Spirit + its confidence in its depth that even with all those adjustments, it is unbeaten in 22 of 26.

Washington Spirit @washingtonspirit.com · 3d

YOUR STARTING XI 🖤

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Ella Brockway @ellabrockway.bsky.social · 3d

I spent my past life on the Northwestern Football Beat and more specifically the Northwestern Football Uniform Beat. I'm sure jersey materials have become more expensive leading to higher maintenance costs for multiple uniform sets, etc …

but … if this outfit repeating becomes a trend …

a woman is sitting on a couch and saying `` not in my world .

ALT: a woman is sitting on a couch and saying `` not in my world .

media.tenor.com

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Ella Brockway @ellabrockway.bsky.social · 3d

No one:

No one:

Absolutely no one:

Me: Northwestern football is repeating a uniform combo beat-for-beat (down to the helmet design) in back-to-back weeks for the first time in 11 years and that feels like a dangerous omen

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Ella Brockway @ellabrockway.bsky.social · 4d

I’m in it for the long game:

Taylor Swift spends more time in Kansas City -> she eventually connects with Katie Crutchfield (lives in KC) -> Waxahatchee feature on the indie rock/alt country album she eventually makes in 10 years

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Ella Brockway @ellabrockway.bsky.social · 5d

Finally crossing "Taylor Swift Mentions a Famous Team in Global Soccer in a Song" off the lifetime bingo board. I knew this day would come eventually

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Ella Brockway @ellabrockway.bsky.social · 6d

👏👏👏👏

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Henry Bushnell @henrybushnell.bsky.social · 6d

Ticket prices for the USMNT's World Cup opener in LA:

– Category 1: $2,735
– Category 2: $1,940
– Category 3: $1,120

Prices for the 2026 World Cup final:

– Category 1: $6,730
– Category 2: $4,210
– Category 3: $2,790

More prices and info here @theathletic.com:

World Cup ticket prices revealed as lucky few win right to buy first

Breaking down the earliest information as the first batch of fans gained the chance to buy tickets for next summer

www.nytimes.com

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Ella Brockway @ellabrockway.bsky.social · 6d

Many people, watching Sunday's game: Wow, it is wild that the Spirit can start Gift Monday and bring Sofia Cantore off the bench. What an embarrassment of attacking riches

The Spirit, ahead of today's game: We can also put Gift Monday and Sofia Cantore on the field at the same time. Hehehe

Washington Spirit @washingtonspirit.com · 6d

YOUR STARTING XI 💛

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Fritz Hahn @fritzhahn.bsky.social · 7d

During the shutdown, federal employees can take advantage of deals like:
• Free Washington Spirit tickets
• Free museum admission
• All-day happy hours
• Parties with free food and drinks

Our growing list of specials (gift link): wapo.st/3WgocR9

wapo.st

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Washington Spirit @washingtonspirit.com · 7d

Different roots. Same home. ONE SPIRIT 💛

The first 200 federal employees can claim a voucher for a free ticket on a first-come, first-served basis.

After that, a limited number of $10 tickets for federal employees will be available so you can bring your friends & family!

🎟️ bit.ly/46vSPrX

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Ella Brockway @ellabrockway.bsky.social · 7d

A [Indiana] Fever You Can't Sweat Out (2005)

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Ella Brockway @ellabrockway.bsky.social · 7d

The final 25 seconds of Fever-Aces regulation playing out with anxiety-inducing TikTok-edit-esque music blasting in the background for some reason sums up the WNBA day it has been

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Emma Baccellieri @emmabaccellieri.bsky.social · 7d

They're calling it the longest day in WNBA history

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Ella Brockway @ellabrockway.bsky.social · 7d

Some NWSL weekly awards news: Sofia Cantore got Goal of the Week and Gift Monday got Player of the Week.

• Four straight weeks with a Spirit player earning POTW honors

• Eighth different Spirit player to win POTW this season (most in the NWSL)

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Hey Spirits! @heyspirits.bsky.social · 8d

🌸NEW POD🌸

WHAT. A. GAME! Annie, Ella & André review the 4-0 win over Houston that clinched a playoff spot. We discuss goals, Monday’s hat trick, the goal of the season, Anna Heilferty, and more!

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episode graphic with match photo of Kysha Sylla celebrating with Gift Monday

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Ella Brockway @ellabrockway.bsky.social · 8d

Here’s where you can find us talking about that playoff-clinching goal fest at Audi Field:

Hey Spirits! @heyspirits.bsky.social · 8d

🌸NEW POD🌸

WHAT. A. GAME! Annie, Ella & André review the 4-0 win over Houston that clinched a playoff spot. We discuss goals, Monday’s hat trick, the goal of the season, Anna Heilferty, and more!

🟢 open.spotify.com/episode/2LXq...
🍎 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h... #nwsl #woso #washingtonspirit

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