The story of the Washington Spirit this winter has entirely been about the departures. It’s fair to say that, since coming one clearance short of winning the NWSL final, Washington has more or less been rebuilt. That is especially true up front, where the Spirit lost game-breakers Crystal Dunn and Estefania Banini to European moves and traded veteran attacker Diana Matheson to Seattle. On top of that, promising youngster Cali Farquharson is going to miss a big chunk of the season due to last year’s ACL tear.
It’s a lot to deal with.