The Washington Spirit have once again had a busy last couple of days. Heading into tomorrow’s game against Sky Blue FC (which is an odd one, as the rest of the NWSL is off this weekend), there are a few things to catch up on to stay in the know. Let’s get right to it:
Injuries!
The Spirit have had a handful of players on the injury report all season, but most of them have been long-term issues that existed before the season began. That changed this week, as the Spirit’s list of absences is by far the longest it’s been in 2018:
Nine players are unavailable due to injuries or national team duty (we’ll cover that in a moment), while three more are questionable.