Washington Spirit, Metro Conform to Partnership that Promotes Taking Transit to Video games

Washington, D.C. (10/14/2025) –  The Washington Spirit and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority introduced as we speak that they’ve agreed to a partnership, designed to advertise the usage of the Metro to and from Spirit video games.

Through the partnership, the Spirit will spotlight Metro ridership via a number of verticals, together with in-stadium activations, signage, social media, and e-mail promotion, whereas Metro will present promoting for the Spirit on their trains and of their stations.

“The Metro is a pivotal part of our city and we couldn’t be happier to partner with WMATA,” stated Doug Vinci, Vice President of Corporate Partnerships. “We love seeing the excitement of Spirit fans coming up the escalator at the Navy Yard Metro Station right before a big home match and we look forward to working with WMATA to promote ridership.”

Nearly 40-percent of followers coming to Spirit matches take public transportation to and from, making each the Metro bus and rail a major type of transportation for the fanbase. So far in 2025, an estimated 56,000 followers have taken transit to Spirit video games at Audi discipline. The Spirit and Metro hope the partnership helps generates much more ridership to matches.

“Metro is proud to team up with the Washington Spirit to make game day travel seamless for fans across the region,” stated Metro Chief Customer Officer Sarah Meyer. “This partnership reflects our shared commitment to community and the vibrant energy that makes D.C. sports so special. Whether you’re riding from Maryland, Virginia, the District, Metro is the best way to travel to see the best women’s soccer team in the nation.”

About The Washington Spirit

The Washington Spirit is the premier skilled ladies’s soccer crew based mostly in Washington, D.C. and performs at Audi Field in Buzzard Point. The Spirit was based on November 21, 2012 and is an inaugural member of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), the quickest rising sports activities league within the US. The membership is house to a number of the finest gamers on the earth who’ve gained championships for each membership and nation. For extra details about the Spirit, go to WashingtonSpirit.com and observe the membership on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

About Metro

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), referred to as Metro, is the area’s main public transportation supplier, serving a inhabitants of roughly 4 million folks throughout Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia inside a 2,054-square-mile jurisdiction. With a community of six rail traces, 98 stations, 125 bus routes, and a door-to-door paratransit service, Metro is the second busiest transit system within the United States with a $5 billion working and capital finances. Since 2022, Metro has accomplished a number of transit-oriented growth initiatives which have introduced $15 million in tax income to the area from housing, workplace, and retail area in our neighborhood.  Safety and safety are a precedence at Metro. Over 30,000 cameras monitor the system, and Metro is presently at an 8-year crime low with fare evasion down 82%. In 2025, the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) named Metro the Transit Agency of the Year in recognition of industry-leading ridership progress, document excessive buyer satisfaction, a newly redesigned Bus community, expanded rail service, and improved buyer expertise.