In other National Women's Soccer League matches, the Utah Royals beat Angel City FC 1-0 on the road and the Kansas City Current edged the host North Carolina Courage 2-1. After a 90-minute weather delay, Washington wasted no time.

Goal by Trinity Rodman

Goal by Claudia Martínez

This is the second installment of our monthly series, “Soccer in ___.” Each article takes you inside the women’s game in a different part of the world. Whether through players’ stories, a standout moment or a snapshot of the history of the sport in a particular nation, the purpose of this series is to bring the world of women’s soccer closer together as we prepare for the 2027 World Cup in Brazil — the first edition of the tournament to be held in South America. We recently took you to Colombia.

Trinity Rodman, named fifth best footballer, signed a record-breaking $2M+ annual deal with the Washington Spirit.

Full Time Newsletter ⚽| This is The Athletic’s weekly women’s soccer newsletter. Sign up here to receive Full Time directly in your inbox. Welcome back to Full Time! Seventy percent of respondents to last week’s poll said USWNT-Japan is a true rivalry. We’re mentally bookmarking that. Coming up: 📈 Weekend of comebacks 🐺 Spirit’s good luck charm 🍿 Appointment viewing this week Let’s get to it: Rewind Comebacks everywhere If there is one theme that threaded through this past weekend in the NWSL, i

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On a cool Friday night at Audi Field, the Washington Spirit didn’t just win. They made a point. In front of a sellout crowd of 19,215, the Spirit dismantled the Kansas City Current 4-0, delivering one of their most complete performances of the young season. They were clinical in the final third, controlled the tempo in midfield, and looked impenetrable at the back. The breakthrough came in the 25th minute. Trinity Rodman whipped in a cross that found Leicy Santos, who guided it home. It was Rodm

Goal by Leicy Santos