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Alex Ovechkin joins Washington Spirit investors, D.C. United boosts capacity at Audi Field, and more: Freedom Kicks for 5/11/2021

Sometimes Monday is a slow news day, and sometimes the Washington Spirit announce Alex Ovechkin as a new member of their ownership around the same time that Mayor Muriel Bowser is changing Covid-19 regulations, meaning that D.C. United can have more fans at Audi Field as soon as this weekend.

Yesterday was the latter! So let’s get into it:

Washington Spirit announce Alex Ovechkin has joined ownership group | All for XI
We’ll have more on the Spirit’s confirmation that Washington Capitals “build a statue” level legend Alex Ovechkin is among their new set of investors, but here’s where you should start today.