The Athletic(@TheAthletic):Despite not facing each other, Gotham and the Spirit’s journeys to the semifinals were tightly intertwined, with several phone calls, years of relationship building, negotiations, confirmed locations and last-minute changes leading to the 2026 NWSL semifinal locations. This is the entire ordeal as it happened ⤵️

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Despite not facing each other, Gotham and the Spirit’s journeys to the semifinals were tightly intertwined, with several phone calls, years of relationship building, negotiations, confirmed locations and last-minute changes leading to the 2026 NWSL semifinal locations. This is the entire ordeal as it happened ⤵️