Washington Freedom

**Washington Freedom**, hƿæs nama is **Hƿæsingatūn Frēodōm** on Englisce, is Americanisc frēona clīeƿen fōtball tēam Hƿæsingatūnes, D.C., þe in Women's Professional Soccer pleȝaþ. Man onstealdon þā Freedom ǣror in 2001 in þǣm unȝeþēododum Women's United Soccer Association. Siþþan 2004, sēo Freedom pleȝodon hiera hāmmæccan æt þone Maryland SoccerPlex.

## Stǣr

Se tēam pleȝode his hāmmæccan æt Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Hƿæsingatūne, D.C., hƿǣr þā tēamscīr ēac stōdon. Þā onstellende pleȝestran þæs tēames ƿǣron Mia Hamm, Siri Mullinix, and Michelle French. Man ȝeaf þās pleȝestran þæs þēodliċan tēames tō ǣlċum WUSA tēame. Man ƿēnode þæt ƿierþ hīe ān þāra bestan tēama þæs sportcampes, ac ȝeƿunnon hīe seofoða of eahtum tēamum ofer hiera fyrstum tīman.

Þēah, þis ȝeƿinn ȝeaf him þæt sundorriht tō ċēosenne Abby Wambach sƿā hiera fyrst ċyre þæs 2002 WUSA draftes. Mā āƿendunga manna, pleȝestra betera fremminga, and Mia Hammes ȝehǣled cnēoƿ ȝeaf hīe betera ȝeƿinn, sƿā Hƿæsingatūn ƿæs unfyled on hiera læstan eahtan mæccum, and ȝeƿinnodon þridda beste þisses ȝēares, efne tƿeȝen puntas fram fyrste. In þǣm æftertīman, hīe ȝeƿunodon hiera healflæst mæcca ƿiþ þā Philadelphia Charge, 1–0, and ēodon forþ tō þǣm Founders Cup, se WUSA ċeampscipe mæcca, hƿǣr þā Carolina Courage hīe fyledon, 3–2.

In 2003, se Freedom ƿearþ bærlīċe ƿeorþful þāra rancmæccan, healdende fēorða stede and tƿeȝen mæccan þurhstandende. Þēah, hīe nōmon siȝe ofer þā ċeampmenn Boston Breakers in þǣm healflæstan mæccan, 0–0 (3–1 scriftspurn scēotend), and þonne nōmon siȝe ofer Atlanta Beat in þǣm Founders Cup, 2–1, in ofertīde.

### Ūtstellung ȝēar (2004–2005)

Æfter þæt andbind þæs WUSA, se Freedom āƿunede tō ƿesenne sƿā þæt Washington Freedom Soccer Club, hƿeorfende hiera hāmspyrd tō þǣm Maryland Soccerplex and scieppende tēam hātte Washington Freedom Reserves, þe siex WUSA menn hæfde, mid ȝeongum stōƿliċum pleȝestrum. In 2004, hīe pleȝodon missenliċe mæccan ƿiþ lārhūs and W-League tēamas, and in WUSA frēolsum fremedon.

In 2005, hīe nōmon mā ǣror WUSA pleȝestran ȝelīċ Tiffany Roberts, Kylie Bivens, and Emily Janss, and ēac sƿelċe Ali Krieger and Joanna Lohman of þǣm U-21 Þēodliċan Tēame. Se tēam ēac nōmon ǣror oferpleȝestran Sun Wen and Brandi Chastain sƿā ȝiestpleȝestran on ān mæccan ǣlċe. In tīman ūtstellungmæcca, eallmæst eall ƿiþ W-League tēamas, se Freedom hæfdon 7–2–2 spell.

### W-League (2006–2008)

Se tēam ȝeocode mid þǣm W-League in 2006 and ūtstellungtīma pleȝode ƿiþ ēastriman W-League tēamas. On 7 Ȝēolmōnaþ, 2006, Hƿæsingatūn cȳðdon þe ƿurdon hīe fulȝildan þæs W-League.

In 2007 hīe hæfdon 12–1–1 spell, nimende siȝe ofer tīmaċeampmenn Ottawa Fury on þǣm Ēasterndǣl ċeampscipemæccan, and þonne oferdrāf þā Atlanta Silverbacks, 3–1, on þǣm W-League ċeampscipemæccan.

In 2008 hīe ƿǣron 11–1–2 in þǣm rihttīman, ȝeƿinnende þone Norþēastdǣl, þonne oferdrīfende þā Atlanta Silverbacks, 2–1, ȝeƿinnende þone Ēastdǣl ċeampscipe, ac þonne fēollen hīe tō þǣm W-League ċeampmanna Pali Blues, 2–0, in þǣm W-League healflæstmæccan.

### Women's Professional Soccer (2009–)

Se Washington Freedom is ān seofona tēama þæs Women's Professional Soccer heres, þe pleȝ begann in 2009.

On 16 Hāliȝmōnaþ, 2008, man fremede þone fyrst pleȝestre ȝiefend; ȜR Frēona Þēodliċ Tēam pleȝestran Abby Wambach, Cat Whitehill and Ali Krieger ēodon tō þǣm Freedome. Se ȝiefend ȝeaf Wambach eft tō þǣm Freedome, hƿīl Krieger pleȝode mid þǣm Washington Freedom Reserves in 2004 and 2005, and for þǣm W-League tēame in 2007.

On 24 Hāliȝmōnaþ, 2008, man fremede þone 2008 WPS Ȝeondþēodliċ Mann-nimende; man ȝeaf ēac Iapanisc pleȝestre Homare Sawa, Frenċisc pleȝestran Sonia Bompastor and Louisa Necib, and Austrealisc forƿeardmann Lisa De Vanna tō þǣm Freedome.

On 6 Ƿinterfylleþ, 2008, se 2008 WPS Riht Mann-nimende fremede. Hƿæsingatūn nōm pleȝestran Sarah Huffman, Becky Sauerbrunn, Lori Lindsey, and Emily Janss. Ealla þissa pleȝestra pleȝodon mid Hƿæsingatūne in þǣm W-League in 2008.

On 16 þǣm Æfterrum Ȝēole, 2009, se WPS Beȝinnende Mann-nimende fremede. Se Freedom nōm Allie Long, Alex Singer, Jill Gilbeau, Parrissa Eyorokon, Briana Scurry, Rebecca Moros, Sarah Senty, and Kati Jo Spisak. Ēac, se Freedom onfēng þā riht Joanna Lohman in mannċīepe mid Saint Louis Athletica. Ealla þāra pleȝestra būton Long, Eyorokon, and Scurry pleȝodon mid þǣm W-League tēame Freedomes.

Freedomes undertēam pleȝeþ in þǣm W-League.

## Menn

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