Mallory Pugh is coming to the DMV. The USWNT attacker confirmed today that she has signed with the NWSL, and via the league’s distribution ranking order will sign with the Washington Spirit. The announcement came today, just before the broadcast of the NWSL game of the week on Lifetime, on which Pugh will appear. Per the Washington Post’s Steve Goff, Pugh could join up with the Spirit as early as this coming week ahead of Saturday’s game against FC Kansas City.
The Spirit had moved mountains in the offseason to get into this position, a spot normally reserved for the team that had finished at the bottom of the previous year’s standings.