To follow up with this, I took a couple of minutes to email my season ticket rep to simply express my support for this and to ask that it be directed to the people who make those decisions to make something happen. STMs should consider doing something similar with their reps.

We root. We build community.

Per Spirit staff, after many double checks, next season the Spirit will have: Spirit in Bloom Shockwave New kit

Not sure how you can represent “Chocolate City” and not celebrate Blackness.

It would be nice for the Spirit to have a Black Excellence night during the season to celebrate the culture upon which this District was molded. It doesn’t have to be June 19th or February for Black excellence to be centered by any team.

We love the solidarity from our friends at @spiritsquadron.bsky.social 🫶🏾

With other teams finding a way to celebrate the Black community, nothing is not a choice, @washingtonspirit.com.

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BEST KIT IN ALL OF SPORTS

I need the Spirit to understand you can’t spend the season selling I 💛 DC shirts and then not celebrate the black community who have been the most influential group on our city’s culture

It seems I missed some things today. A theme night to celebrate Black culture, when other cultures are celebrated with theme nights, isn't a big ask of every NWSL team. We are Black every day. You don't have to limit those days to February or June. Several teams found a way, including a new one.

🚨WOSO Fam 🚨 If you are a fan from the following teams and are willing to talk to me about Your team not having a Juneteenth/ black excellence night please send me a DM. The Following teams are: Racing Louisville Portland Thorns Orlando Pride San Diego Wave Seattle Reign Gotham FC NC Courage

Green Line Soccer is where it’s at! Help support @jasondcsoccer.bsky.social and his outstanding cover of The Washington Spirit and D.C. United.

🌸NEW POD🌸 The Spirit recently dropped a first-of-its-kind collab with a supporters’ group, so we had to talk with Aaron Bland, @roseroomco.bsky.social co-founder and artist, about how it all came to be. 🟢 open.spotify.com/episode/5DlQ... 🍎 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h... #woso #washingtonspirit

We did a thing! And as always part of the proceeds will go to support our community here in DC with a portion of the funds being directed to the @washingtoninformer.com in a time when local journalism is being attacked.

The signing of Claudia Martínez, the first Paraguayan player in NWSL history, highlights the Washington Spirit's increasingly global roster. @kgier.bsky.social spoke to Gift Monday, Rosemonde Kouassi, Gabby Carle, and more about their team's embrace of international talent:

A+ work from @rachaelt.bsky.social and a must read for all #WoSo fans!

Gonna bump this again for anyone who missed it.

you really don’t need artificial rules to achieve parity, all you actually need is owners who give a shit btvc.beehiiv.com/p/nwsl-owner... #nwsl #woso

i think this MLK day the thing to focus on is the strategic focus and tactical brilliance of the civil rights movement and the way it was laser focused on a set of achievable goals

🌸NEW POD🌸 Annie & André chatted with Meghann Burke, executive director of @nwslplayers.bsky.social! We got updates and details on the union’s two grievances, and discuss HIP, parity, the salary cap, and more. 🟢 open.spotify.com/episode/65Xd... 🍎 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h... #nwsl #woso

#NWSL fans, Jessica Berman thinks she knows what fans want, let’s talk back

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INBOX 📥 The Washington Spirit signs defender Lucia Di Guglielmo to a 3 year contract with a team option for 2029. With this move the spirit will pay a transfer fee to Di Guglielmo’s former club AS Roma of Italy’s top flight Serie A

Supporters and players move this game forward—together. ✊⚽️

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An expert panel without a single Black voice on it? I knew y'all thought we weren't smart. I didn't think you'd be so blatant. I didn't even see CAF representation despite having CAF players listed. Before you get mad at me for pointing it out, look within.

The lack of engagement from this skeet from traditional WoSo media is telling. Not surprising, but telling.

This, my friends, is backdoor union-busting by the NWSL. HIP basically strips agency and gains because players will feel pressure to perform through injury/health/personal matters so they don’t lose a spot on an arbitrary list. #nwsl

Email PARTAAAAYYY!

Sucks to suck. 🙅🏾‍♂️🙅🏾‍♀️🙅🏾

Great question! The bat signal is out for a Google doc!

We stand with the NWSLPA.

We and our fellow independent supporters groups stand with the players. #BAONPDX bsky.app/profile/nwsl...

We and our fellow independent supporters groups stand with the players. #NWSL #KCCurrent #NWSLPA

We, and our fellow independent supporters groups, stand with the players.

We stand with the NWSLPA in its opposition to the High Impact Player (HIP) rule and urge the NWSL to negotiate with the Players Union as required by the collective bargaining agreement.

We and our fellow independent supporters groups stand with the players.

We stand with the @nwslplayers.bsky.social ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾

This IMO gets at a big problem: there isn't a lot of proven, elite coaching talent in woso due to the lack of resources. The pool is shallow, and it's going to take a long time & focused effort to expand. Until then, inexperienced folks or questionable CVs from broso are going to get gigs.

We stand with the @nwslplayers.bsky.social in their fight against this anti labor rule imposed by @nwslsoccer.com, Jessica Berman, and all the cheap owners unwilling to pay the players what they’re worth.

There's a powerful illustration here regarding "influencers" vs. "experts".

🗣️ Once again for Jessica in the back!

The Spirit Squadron’s statement on the ongoing negotiations regarding Trinity Rodman’s contract and the salary cap.

We won’t let this go quietly.

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michele is better than me, ain't gonna be no smilin, teeheehee'in or armrest sharin

WEEZY F AND THE F IS FOR F*@CK YEAH!

Gotham, please stop diving.