Tara Rudd | Matchday -1 Press Conference | Week 1 vs Portland Thorns FC | 03.12.26

It’s Matchday -1! Tara Rudd meets with the media to discuss the Spirit’s preparation for the season opener. She opens up about her "best ever" off season, getting married, her evolution into a veteran center back, and how the team is working to eliminate the "last-minute drama" by being clinical from the opening whistle.

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The Washington Spirit is the premier professional women’s soccer team based in Washington, D.C. and plays at Audi Field in Buzzard Point. The Spirit was founded on November 21, 2012 and is an inaugural member of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) the fastest-growing sports league in the US. The club is home to some of the best players in the world who have won championships for both club and country. In 2024, the Spirit drafted an epic class of rookies who are already breaking records and wowing fans.

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