The NWSL, citing league Covid-19 protocols, has cancelled tomorrow’s game between Washington Spirit and OL Reign, declaring that the Spirit must forfeit the game and awarding the result as a 3-0 win for the Reign.
The league’s full statement is as follows:
The National Women’s Soccer League announced today that the league has declared the Washington Spirit match against OL Reign, originally scheduled to be played September 12, 2021 at 5 p.m. ET at Audi Field, a forfeit due to breaches of the league’s medical protocols by the Spirit.