Wednesday Freedom Kicks: Covid-19 vaccinations at Audi Field, Alex Ovechkin talks Washington Spirit, and more – Black And Red United

Good morning! Its me again, as Donald and I traded days due to the whole Thursday night D.C. United game this week thing. Weve got some DCU news, some Washington Spirit, a little NWSL, and some looks at two clubs who made mistakes. Lets get into it:

Shot for a shot: DC United hosts vaccine event | WTOPIf you havent gotten your Covid vaccination yet, you can get it done tonight at Audi Field, and the first 100 people to do so get a ticket to a future game.

Heres your pre-game thread of tweets from Uniteds pre-game press conference, with a couple of modest injury updates included:

Meet the Washington Spirits Newest Investor: Alex Ovechkin | Washington City PaperStill quite wild that this has happened.

Inside the meeting where Columbus Crew fans were shown the clubs rebrand: Im just shocked and appalled | The AthleticThe number of times Crew supporters were told things that are demonstrably not true by Crew ownership/employees feels like a sign of the times. You know the vibe: were doubling down on... a thing theyre actually moving away from. Just a colossally dumb thing to do, on top of being dishonest.

The battles for control through Atlanta Uniteds rapid ascent and sudden backslide | The AthleticA different sort of oof here, as it sounds like Atlanta Uniteds initial success is a little more about money and luck than it is about a brilliantly-run club.

NWSL minimum and maximum salaries, team caps each rise 5-10% in 2021 | Equalizer SoccerDetails on the NWSLs minimum and non-allocated maximum salaries going up, and this years overall salary cap.

Debinha named MVP of 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup presented by Secret | NWSLsoccer.comDebinha was the last player left off of my ballot (we were asked to put our top three choices forward), but you can make a case for her for sure.

I need breakfast and a good stretch, so thats it for me. However, Ill leave you with one last bit on our returning insect overlords:

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Wednesday Freedom Kicks: Covid-19 vaccinations at Audi Field, Alex Ovechkin talks Washington Spirit, and more - Black And Red United