NWSL Season Preview Week: Washington Spirit, with Riss Willett of Shea Butter FC

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Riss Willett discusses the Washington Spirit's prospects for the upcoming NWSL season after a challenging previous year.

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People in this episode

Guest: Riss Willett

Topics covered

• Washington Spirit
• NWSL
• soccer
• season preview
• sports culture

Keywords

• NWSL
• Washington Spirit
• Riss Willett
• soccer preview
• Claudia Martínez

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Shea Butter FC, Washington Spirit, xOG, TikTok, Instagram

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