{
  "id": 19848465,
  "title": "How the Washington Spirit’s Stadium Ended Up in a Scheduling Scramble",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/how-the-washington-spirits-stadium-ended-up-in-a-scheduling-scramble",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-13T18:57:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Front Office Sports",
    "slug": "front-office-sports",
    "url": "https://frontofficesports.com/article/how-the-washington-spirits-stadium-ended-up-in-a-scheduling-scramble/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "When the Spirit advanced to the semifinal match against the Utah Royals, stadium staff at D.C. United’s Audi Field quickly prepared the venue for a Division III college football game. The Spirit originally intended to play at their home stadium, but it was booked for the Secretaries Cup between the Merchant Marine and Coast Guard Academies. After their 4-1 quarterfinal win over Portland Thorns, leadership pushed for the team to stay at Audi. While the kickoff times for both games have not been confirmed, the NWSL semifinal is set for noon ET, followed by a 4:30 p.m. college football game. The Secretaries Cup begins at 3:30 p.m., about 90 minutes after the soccer match (if it doesn’t go into overtime or a penalty shootout). Audi Field will host the NWSL Championship on November 21.",
  "summary": "Audi Field hosts an NWSL semifinal and college football game Saturday.",
  "key_points": [
    "Spirit originally planned to play at home stadium.",
    "Audi Field booked for Secretaries Cup game.",
    "NWSL semifinal set for noon ET."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}