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USL Championship expands to Queens, Washington Spirit announce home stadium plan, and more: Freedom Kicks for November 13, 2019

Happy Wednesday folks. It’s a cold one out there today, so why don’t you warm up with this news:

Former New York City FC, Barcelona, Valencia, and Spain national team striker David Villa leads an ownership group that is bringing a USL Championship team to Queens in 2021. Queensboro FC will play matches at York College and even have a few games at Citi Field. Let’s see how this cuts into NYCFC’s stadium plans.

It’s official: the Washington Spirit will play 4 games in Maryland, 4 games in DC, and 4 in Virginia next season.