According to a report by the Washington City Paper’s Kelyn Soong, the Orlando Pride are in the process of trading USWNT defender Emily Sonnett to the Washington Spirit for the No. 9 pick in January’s 2021 NWSL Draft, the Spirit’s 2023 first-round pick, midfielder Meggie Dougherty Howard, and allocation money. Soong’s story cites an unnamed source with knowledge of the trade. Neither the Pride, nor the Spirit, have officially announced the trade as of this writing.
Sonnett, who was acquired from the Portland Thorns on Jan. 8 in exchange for the No.