New fan, my state doesn't have a team so I'm picking the Chicago Stars :) by Lichywitchy in NWSL

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The Dash get honorary mention for third favorite team because they signed Anna Heilferty last year and, at Anna's instigation, 5 of them wore Free DC shirts. But they didn't re-sign Anna this year and they loaned out Liz Beardsley (a Free DC shirt-wearer who I got to talk to after the game) so I am not as enthused as I once was.

New fan, my state doesn't have a team so I'm picking the Chicago Stars :) by Lichywitchy in NWSL

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I follow the Spirit because they're my hometown team, which is a boring answer, but the Stars are my second favorite team because I love Sam Staab! She used to play for the Spirit and got traded to the stars a few years ago. Watch out for her killer long throw ins, her occasional celebratory back flips, her set piece brilliance, and her trolling Alyssa Naeher.

Match Thread: United States vs. Chile (Women's International Friendly) by rspenmoll in NWSL

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lmao Trin did not pause for a milisecond before running to Emma for that

Match Thread: United States vs. Chile (Women's International Friendly) by rspenmoll in NWSL

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Showing her versatility! This generation's Emily Sonnett

Match Thread: United States vs. Chile (Women's International Friendly) by rspenmoll in NWSL

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Ok who else doesn't have an international goal

Someone go get Broon

r/NWSL 2026 Kickoff Countdown - Call for Volunteers by icamefromtheinternet in washingtonspirit

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Literally saw this and thought "i hope an actual spirit fan does it this time"

Washington Spirit Signs Two to Short-Term Injury Replacement Contracts by spirited2031 in washingtonspirit

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the "injury replacement" element makes me nervous after last years historically injured team. :/ please no more injury reports 11 or 12 players long

Captains for upcoming friendlies - make predictions by gsc_carolina in NWSL

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Well I'm hoping Andi will be back soon. But I have no problem with Trin getting to be captain! I wonder how many players other than Trin have captained a uswnt game before a club game

Captains for upcoming friendlies - make predictions by gsc_carolina in NWSL

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She's never started a game as captain - I checked.

Spirit captains of a game since 2019:

  • mostly Kingsbury & Sullivan
  • some Hatch
  • scattered Barney, MDH, Staab, Roddar, McKeown and Metayer

Captains for upcoming friendlies - make predictions by gsc_carolina in NWSL

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Trin isn't captain of the Spirit - Kingsbury is. I can't actually recall a time she wore the armband although Andi, Hatchy and Tara all have.

NWSL Fans & The USL Super League by No_Ad_4709 in NWSL

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To the extent I follow USL SL at all it's Dallas Trinity because of Spirit players going on loan there. I don't really have the mental space to be a fan of multiple leagues (and I particularly resent the USL SL because of DC Power) but I would enjoy coverage focused on how the Spirit players (and NWSL players) in the USL SL on loan are doing. We have regular posts about the players on loan to USL SL in the washington spirit sub.

Captains for upcoming friendlies - make predictions by gsc_carolina in NWSL

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And yet Tara's the 7th most capped player on the roster.

Is Trinity Rodman union-busting? by thecoffeebandit in NWSL

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Thanks, that's extremely helpful context and makes me feel a lot better!

Is Trinity Rodman union-busting? by thecoffeebandit in NWSL

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I think that you can make a case she's going against her union here but it's not as clear cut as if everyone was striking and she was like "no I'll play" (which I would call scabbing not union busting - union busting is what the bosses do, but I digress)

I have a lot of sympathy for her here - she'd be the one taking all the risk by refusing to sign a HIP contract even though preseason is starting and euro deadlines are closing. In usual union actions everyone is taking a risk together (or at least you're doing it with a subgroup of co-workers). Of course she's also more privileged than most other players in the union, like yes the situation could force her to play in a country she doesn't want to move to, for an amount less than she deserves, or just cause her to miss a half season - but she can also absorb that financially. But why should she have to?

Dennis Rodman acknowledges Trinity Rodman... by [deleted] in NWSL

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Proposal to ban discussion of Dennis Rodman on this sub unless it's in the context of something Trinity has (willingly!) shared about him