It's a proof of concept that this much hard work and having this most ambition with the right team can make some magic.

And the fact that they've been able to overcome these injuries to key starters, I think would mean so much to this team, which is so young.

And we're kind of back there.

You talk about finishing the circle.

We're back to this place with the Washington spirit.

It feels like they're at the beginning of something special again.

And it's nice to see a team that had the potential for that a couple of years ago and didn't quite reach it in the years that followed be there again, that kind of ultimate beginning.

And it's also nice just to see this level of investment play off. That's what you want to see in the

NWISEL. Hello, everybody, and welcome to investment playoff. That's what you want to see in the NWSL.

Hello, everybody, and welcome to today's edition of the late sub. It is the evening of Wednesday, November 20th. As you can see, my background is a little bit different. I am in Kansas

City getting ready for the NWSL championship between the Orlando

Pride and the Washington spirit. We're going to take a deep dive into that game today. We're going to do

a little bit of a wrap around at the end because the women's sports news does not stop, but it's

going to be a fabulous weekend for the NWSL. I cannot wait to talk about it. Let's dig in. So where we

got to start today is the reason we're all here, the reason why my background

is different, why I'm here in Kansas City, kind of the calm before the storm of the NWSL

championship game between the Orlando Pride and the Washington spirit.

I'm very, very excited for this game.

It's number one versus number two.

Shield winner versus the runner up. First time

NWSL championship participant versus the 2021 champion. This game is hopefully going to be incredible.

And I talked about earlier this week how the semi-final round felt like the encapsulation of a year

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