Steve Baldwin resigns from Washington Spirit CEO/Managing Partner position

Kelley Piper / Black and Red UnitedAfter weeks of calls from fans around NWSL to sell his stake in the Washington Spirit, Steve Baldwin has released a statement via the club’s social media saying that he has resigned as the Spirit’s CEO and Managing Partner.

The statement reads as follows:

Dear Spirit Family,

In recent days, I have spent a lot thinking about the future of the Washington Spirit and the vision I laid out just three years ago. I have also listened—to team leadership and staff, investors, fans and players—to concerns about the Spirit’s workplace culture and our prior coach’s conduct. While there is a range of opinions on how we got here, and how to move forward, everyone—none more…