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Spirit fire Gabarra, Mourinho gets Man United support, and more: Freedom Kicks for August 22, 2018

Happy Wednesday folks. Yesterday was wild in the world, and there’s MLS on tonight, so let’s get cracking on what took place:

Washington Spirit announce departure of Jim Gabarra | Black & Red United
The Washington Spirit fired coach and general manager Jim Gabarra yesterday in a move that was a long time coming. The Spirit play the Portland Thorns Saturday night at Audi Field, and it will be assistant Tom Torres who will run the team for the rest of the season.

Man Utd: Jose Mourinho gets board’s backing, club not considering Zinedine Zidane | BBC
Manchester United feels set with Jose Mourinho in charge, and is not considering Zinedine Zidane to come in and replace him.