With the Washington Spirit and Sky Blue FC kicking off the NWSL Fall Series for a national audience on CBS, league commissioner Lisa Baird spoke with media present to cover the game at Segra Field yesterday afternoon. Following a brief chat with the Spirit Squadron just outside of the stadium, Baird took questions about getting the Fall Series off the ground, planning for next year, and the league’s interactions with both the NWSL Players Association and the Black Players of the NWSL.
Baird, who officially started in her role just as Covid-19 began to change American society in so many ways, described her first six months on the job as “a whirlwind.