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D.C. United and Washington Spirit news, CONCACAF unveils changes to women’s qualifying, and more: Freedom Kicks for 8/20/2021

Good morning! It’s Friday, we’ve got all of our teams playing at home in the next three days, and that means I’m gonna be busy. Let’s get to it:

Talking Soccer With Zach Thorton | Baltimore Sports and Life
We start with an interview with D.C. United‘s goalkeeper coach Zach Thornton, who talked about his playing years and the transition to being part of a new coaching staff after this past winter’s changes.

Washington Spirit Announce IntelliBridge as Front of Jersey Sponsor for Remainder of 2021 | WashingtonSpirit.com
I’ve gotten plenty of questions about the front-of-jersey sponsorship situation with the Washington Spirit, and all I knew was that the team was probably willing to risk going sponsorless rather than lowering the price tag, so it’s likely that this brought in a good deal of money.