Pugh traded, Sorga talks & more: Freedom Kicks for 1/17/20

Hey Hi. I’m Jason today while he’s at some fancy NWSL brunch this morning. Say frittata Jason.

Washington Spirit send Mal Pugh to Sky Blue FC in blockbuster NWSL Draft trade (us): Also, a whole lotta moving by the Spirit yesterday. Goff with more, and we did some more too.

Estse spits wijst Heerenveen af en hoort niets van Feyenoord: ‘Niets concreet’ (Voetbal Primeur): Sorta D.C. United, sorta Loudoun United signing Erik Sorga went into discussions on the hesitation on a move to America, but also discusses the various European interest (Holland! Sweden! Portugal!) he says he received.

Bustamante aún no decide si jugará en The Strongest (Pagina Siete): Former D.C. homegrown Antonio Bustamante is looking at clubs in the Bolivian League, but will wait until after the CONMEBOL U-23 tournament (starting this weekend) to make a choice.

Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom are among the greatest duos in D.C. sports history (WaPo): Hey, a D.C. United mention!

Michael Edwards’ confidence grows as he adjusts to playing pro soccer in Germany (Inside NoVa): And in other former D.C. homegrown haps, the Wolfsburg player talks about how he got there.

Iron Horse Tap Room’s Former General Manager Tapped as new General Manager for Atlas’ Half Street Brewery & Tap Room coming to Navy Yard (Popville): Sounds promising!

Finally, here’s that trailer on professional foosball that you were looking for: