Boy, Easter sure was gorgeous. I didn’t realize it would be the last time we’d see the sun for a week. May these kicks be a thin ray of light piercing the dark clouds of your Wednesday.

Washington Spirit Lands Colombian National Team Star, World Cup Standout Leicy Santos (Washington Spirit): The Spirit inked a big signing here, acquiring Santos from Atlético Madrid. Santos will fly out to D.C. after the Liga F series ends.

Power Rankings: LA Galaxy gain momentum, LAFC stumble before El Tráfico (MLS): D.C. United steadily moving up these arbitrary rankings. In the real rankings, the Black and Red are hanging tight with the leaders as they sit 3 points out of 1st place.

If Inter Miami wants to be superpower, beating Monterrey is a start (Pro Soccer Wire): The CONCACAF Champions Cup is back in action this week with three MLS teams in the quarter finals. Those on Messi watch remain uncertain as to the player’s availability. One thing’s for sure though: the internet can still produce some S-tier memes:

Also continuing this week is the US Open Cup (it does still exist). At the time of writing this, I still don’t know the outcome of DMV-local Maryland Bobcats vs estranged D.C. United ex-partner, Richmond Kickers. Let me know if my local Germantown soccer team is moving on!

Things this writer definitely didn’t forget: San Diego will be joining Major League Soccer next year. As such, they continue their efforts toward… well… existing. They look to have their director picked out:

Steven Goff over on not-yet-supported-to-be-embedded Threads noted that the Manchester City-Arsenal matchup was the “most-watched Premier League match in U.S. history, with 2.12 million viewers across NBC, Peacock and NBC Sports Digital platforms and first English-language match to surpass 2 million viewers.” This Premier League race continues to impress.

Here are renderings of the soccer stadium the Revolution want to build in Everett (Boston.com): If you’re like me, you’re a sucker for stadium renderings (and possibly pointing out what’s unrealistic about them). The Revs still aim to move closer to Boston, and these renderings help reveal how that might look.

Something difficult to comprehend is just how much soccer players run on the pitch. D.C. United puts into perspective just how much Mateusz Klich has run so far this season:

Lastly, I leave you with some completely random tifo from Sweden. I love maps too much that I felt compared to share it:

I leave the rest of the grey day kicks to you, dear readers! Get kicking in the comments below!