{"id":2232529,"date":"2026-01-13T04:06:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T04:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2232529"},"modified":"2026-01-13T04:06:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T04:06:42","slug":"washington-spirit-trades-narumi-miura-to-utah-royals-fc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/washington-spirit-trades-narumi-miura-to-utah-royals-fc\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington Spirit Trades Narumi Miura to Utah Royals FC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW6579948 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6579948 BCX0\">Spirit\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6579948 BCX0\">acquires<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6579948 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6579948 BCX0\">$180k in allocation funds\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6579948 BCX0\">from Royals in return<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Washington, D.C. (01\/12\/2026)<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> \u2013 <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Washington Spirit has traded midfielder Narumi Miura to Utah Royals FC in exchange for $180k in allocation funds, the clubs announced today.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cNarumi stepped into an important role in her first season with the Spirit last year and was a key part of our success,\u201d said General Manager Nathan Minion. \u201cWe\u2019re grateful for her time in DC and we wish her the best in Utah.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Narumi joined the Spirit as a free agent prior to the 2025 season, signing a two-year contract with the club. In her lone season with Washington, Narumi appeared in 28 total matches and provided three assists from the midfield. Since making the move to the NWSL prior to the 2023 season, Narumi has appeared in 86 total matches and tallied two goals and seven assists across over 6,700 minutes of action.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Spirit will look to build on the side\u2019s second consecutive NWSL Championship appearance in 2026. The team will begin preseason later this month before kicking off the regular season in mid-March. Information on 2026 season ticket memberships is available <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonspirit.com\/2026-season-memberships\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">HERE<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>About The Washington Spirit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Washington Spirit is the premier professional women\u2019s soccer team based in Washington, D.C. and plays at Audi Field in Buzzard Point. The Spirit was founded on November 21, 2012 and is an inaugural member of the National Women\u2019s Soccer League (NWSL) the fastest growing sports league in the US. The club is home to some of the best players in the world who have won championships for both club and country. For more information about the Spirit, visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonspirit.com\/\">WashingtonSpirit.com<\/a> and follow the club on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/washspirit\">Twitter<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/washingtonspirit\/\">Instagram<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/washingtonspirit\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n'https:\/\/url.usb.m.mimecastprotect.com\/s\/swA2CP6qE0i9Dg6f6txSx6K5m?domain=connect.facebook.net');\nfbq('init', '1533153257373291');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source washingtonspirit.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spirit\u00a0acquires\u00a0$180k in allocation funds\u00a0from Royals in return Washington, D.C. 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