Angel City is known for its stars, but bruiser Savannah McCaskill defines the club
1 year, 2 months ago

Angel City is known for its stars, but bruiser Savannah McCaskill defines the club

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Savannah McCaskill winds up to kick the ball during Angel City’s match against the Houston Dash during the 2023 regular season. Angel City’s Savannah McCaskill takes a selfie with fans after a game during the 2023 season. “I wasn’t ready for it,” McCaskill, 27, said of her first national team call-ups. There may be even more on the line for McCaskill since she becomes a free agent at the end of the season, meaning Sunday’s game could be her last in an Angel City uniform.

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Angel City fires coach Becki Tweed amid reboot of franchise
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Angel City fires coach Becki Tweed amid reboot of franchise

LA Times  

Angel City has parted with coach Becki Tweed after the club failed to reach the NWSL playoffs. Angel City sacked coach Becki Tweed on Monday, the second major casualty in the team’s command structure in four days following the worst season in the young franchise’s short history. Tweed was named Angel City’s interim coach midway through the 2023 season and …

Angel City parts ways with GM Angela Hucles Mangano amid playoff slump
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Angel City parts ways with GM Angela Hucles Mangano amid playoff slump

LA Times  

Angel City has parted ways with general manager Angela Hucles Mangano after the team missed the playoffs for a second time in three seasons. Bay and Iger invested at least $50 million in Angel City last summer, according to the club, bringing the value of the franchise to $250 million, a record for a women’s sports team. Hucles Mangano, a …

Angel City can’t hold on to early lead in loss to Racing Louisville
3 months, 1 week ago

Angel City can’t hold on to early lead in loss to Racing Louisville

LA Times  

Janine Beckie scored the go-ahead goal in the 68th minute and Racing Louisville stayed in the hunt for a playoff berth with a 2-1 victory over Angel City on Saturday. Louisville stopped a two-game losing streak with the victory, which put the club in ninth place in the National Women’s Soccer League standings, just below the playoff line and three …

Angel City's Ali Riley fighting notion she might have to retire
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Angel City's Ali Riley fighting notion she might have to retire

LA Times  

There’s a line every athlete approaches late in their career. “In those dark, dark moments when I couldn’t walk, I couldn’t run, I know if I’ll ever be able to play soccer again,” she said later. Ali Riley celebrates as a member of New Zealand as it beat Norway for its only Women’s World Cup win ever, last year in …

Looking to shore up midfield, Angel City signs Katie Zelem to multiyear deal
4 months, 1 week ago

Looking to shore up midfield, Angel City signs Katie Zelem to multiyear deal

LA Times  

Katie Zelem, lifting the trophy after Manchester United won the Women’s FA Cup in May, signed a contract with Angel City that will keep her through 2026. “But Claire couldn’t go because Angel City had a game.” So the two World Cup veterans decided to reunite in Los Angeles instead, with Zelem signing a free-agent contract with Angel City that …

Former Manchester United captain Katie Zelem joins Angel City
4 months, 1 week ago

Former Manchester United captain Katie Zelem joins Angel City

New York Times  

Angel City have confirmed the signing of former Manchester United captain Katie Zelem on a deal through to 2026. Named as captain ahead of United’s debut season in the Women’s Super League, Zelem played a pivotal role in the team’s rise, leading them to promotion in 2019 and their first-ever Champions League qualification in the 2022-23 campaign. Zelem, former team …

Angel City launches project to help youth gain easier access to soccer
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Angel City launches project to help youth gain easier access to soccer

LA Times  

Angel City, which has made community work part of the soccer club’s core mission, has launched a project designed to make the sport available at little or no cost to approximately 14,000 kids between the ages of 5 and 17 at more than 100 Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks sites. The Angel City Impact Fund’s goal, the team …

How Angel City became ‘the most valuable women’s sports team in the world’ with new owners
5 months, 1 week ago

How Angel City became ‘the most valuable women’s sports team in the world’ with new owners

New York Times  

On Wednesday, Angel City FC became “the most valuable women’s sports team in the world” after the club entered into a definitive agreement for Willow Bay and Bob Iger to become the new controlling owners. According to Angel City’s official press release, the $250million enterprise valuation makes it “the most valuable women’s sports team in the world”. “We’re committed to …

Angel City’s struggles follow them into Olympic break with loss to Gotham FC
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Angel City’s struggles follow them into Olympic break with loss to Gotham FC

LA Times  

The seven-week Olympic break couldn’t come at a better time for Angel City FC. It has to be ‘what do we want from the season?’ Like, ‘how are we going to show up?’ We’ve got to move on from it really quickly.” Quickly might be a relative term because Angel City doesn’t play another NWSL game until Aug. 24. I …

Christen Press on potential Angel City sale: ‘It allows the club to continue to professionalize’
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Christen Press on potential Angel City sale: ‘It allows the club to continue to professionalize’

New York Times  

Willow Bay and her husband, Disney CEO Bob Iger, are close to purchasing a controlling stake of Angel City FC. GO DEEPER Iger and Bay close to purchasing control of ACFC Angel City forward Christen Press, who was also the team’s first signing, spoke to The Athletic on her way to training on Wednesday morning. That is the story.” Of …

Amid board squabbles, Angel City seeking new owner for controlling stake of franchise
9 months, 1 week ago

Amid board squabbles, Angel City seeking new owner for controlling stake of franchise

LA Times  

Angel City, the most valuable franchise in the history of U.S. women’s sports, might soon have a new controlling owner after its board hired a New York investment bank to manage a sale of the NWSL club. The team’s four primary owners voted to have Moelis & Co. seek an investor that would assume control of Angel City’s board, which …

Diversity at the center of Angel City’s revamped roster ahead of new season
9 months, 1 week ago

Diversity at the center of Angel City’s revamped roster ahead of new season

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Angel City FC coach Becki Tweed, center, speaks to players during a training session at Cal Lutheran on Wednesday. “I walked out of my office the other day and the whole team is on the field and they’re doing Scottish traditional dancing,” said Tweed, the Angel City coach. “There’s not many jobs or places in the world where you can …

‘This league is strong.’ Once struggling NWSL celebrates growth ahead of title match
1 year, 1 month ago

‘This league is strong.’ Once struggling NWSL celebrates growth ahead of title match

LA Times  

OL Reign’s Megan Rapinoe trains with her teammates Friday ahead of the NWSL championship at Snapdragon Stadium. With Saturday’s NWSL championship game at San Diego’s Snapdragon Stadium — the final game in the storied careers of OL Reign winger Megan Rapinoe and NJ/NY Gotham defender Ali Krieger, who have combined for four World Cup titles and one Olympic gold medal …

Angel City looks to take next step after narrow playoff loss
1 year, 2 months ago

Angel City looks to take next step after narrow playoff loss

LA Times  

For Angel City, Friday’s playoff loss wasn’t so much an end to a journey as it was a pause in the trek. “We’ve proven that we can compete and be one of the top teams and we have top players,” interim coach Becki Tweed said after the 1-0 loss to the OL Reign in the NWSL quarterfinals. Although Hucles Mangano …

Angel City’s playoff debut ends in heartbreak on late OL Reign goal
1 year, 2 months ago

Angel City’s playoff debut ends in heartbreak on late OL Reign goal

LA Times  

Angel City Sydney Leroux, center, passes in front of OL Reign defenders Emily Sonnett, left, and Alana Cook during the first half of Angel City’s 1-0 loss in the NWSL quarterfinals on Friday. That’s what happened.” Angel City forward Claire Emslie moves the ball against OL Reign midfielder Jess Fishlock, left, and defender Emily Sonnett during the first half Friday. …

Angel City's NWSL revival driven by interim coach Becki Tweed
1 year, 3 months ago

Angel City's NWSL revival driven by interim coach Becki Tweed

LA Times  

Angel City didn’t lose a game last week, mostly because the team didn’t play last week. “That’s what wins start doing to you.” Tweed replaced Freya Coombe, the only manager Angel City had known, in mid-June after the team lost its fourth game in a row in all competition, leaving it winless in six straight. Angel City beat the league-leading …

Pink capes, wigs and no slurs: L.A.’s Angel City and its fans are building an inclusive space
1 year, 5 months ago

Pink capes, wigs and no slurs: L.A.’s Angel City and its fans are building an inclusive space

LA Times  

Gaby Alcala of Boyle Heights, back right, cheers with other fans for Angel City FC as the team plays the Chicago Red Stars at BMO Stadium. Recently named “ La Fortaleza,” or the fortress, it houses Angel City’s six official supporter groups, who devotedly follow the team at home and away games. After Uhrman’s majority women ownership group announced in …

Angel City fires Freya Coombe, the franchise’s first coach who struggled to win
1 year, 6 months ago

Angel City fires Freya Coombe, the franchise’s first coach who struggled to win

LA Times  

Angel City FC, whose star-studded roster has underperformed during its first 1½ seasons in the NWSL, fired coach Freya Coombe on Thursday with the team stuck at the bottom of the league standings. Your passion has truly set a new bar for women’s football.” Coombe was not Angel City’s first choice as manager heading into its inaugural season in 2022. …

For America Ferrera, Angel City fandom and ownership go beyond the pitch
1 year, 8 months ago

For America Ferrera, Angel City fandom and ownership go beyond the pitch

LA Times  

Angel City FC investor America Ferrera waves to fans before a match against the Portland Thorns at BMO Stadium in July. What she missed out on, she said, was Angel City’s inaugural season in the NWSL — which wouldn’t have been so bad, except she is a founding member of the ownership group. “Last year we were having to establish …

Alyssa Thompson shines in Angel City FC debut: ‘I feel like I’m ready’
1 year, 9 months ago

Alyssa Thompson shines in Angel City FC debut: ‘I feel like I’m ready’

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Angel City FC’s forward Alyssa Thompson passes the ball during the first half against Club América at BMO Stadium on Wednesday. “It was funny that I was doing schoolwork we’re all having practice.” On the field, however, Thompson was giving the lessons in her Angel City debut Wednesday, starting and scoring a breathtaking goal in a 3-0 win over Mexico’s …

Angel City to kick off second season with international exhibition vs. Club América
1 year, 10 months ago

Angel City to kick off second season with international exhibition vs. Club América

LA Times  

Angel City’s Savannah McCaskill celebrates with teammates after scoring during a 2002 match against the Chicago Red Stars. Angel City FC will kick off its second season with an international exhibition against Mexico’s Club América on March 8 at BMO Stadium. “It may be considered a friendly, but they’re an exceptional team with great talent,” said Julie Uhrman, Angel City’s …

Angel City loses at San Diego’s new stadium, a venue that’s a sign of hope for NWSL
2 years, 3 months ago

Angel City loses at San Diego’s new stadium, a venue that’s a sign of hope for NWSL

LA Times  

Members of a girls’ soccer club watch the San Diego Wave’s 1-0 win over Angel City on Saturday night at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego. It’s really a fun time to be a soccer player.” Morgan and her teammates took care of the housewarming gift themselves, with a first-half goal from teenager Jaedyn Shaw and a spectacular second-half save from …

New Angel City forward Sydney Leroux says Kobe Bryant taught her to ‘never soften’
2 years, 5 months ago

New Angel City forward Sydney Leroux says Kobe Bryant taught her to ‘never soften’

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Orlando Pride forward Sydney Leroux passes in front of Washington Spirit midfielder Dorian Bailey, left, and midfielder Taylor Aylmer during an NWSL Challenge Cup match March 19 in Orlando. For teaching me about the darkness and the light and the villains becoming the heroes.” Sydney Leroux celebrates with Alex Morgan following the U.S. team’s semifinal win over Canada at the …

Angel City rolls out the red carpet and a win in franchise’s memorable debut
2 years, 7 months ago

Angel City rolls out the red carpet and a win in franchise’s memorable debut

LA Times  

Angel City’s Vanessa Gilles celebrates with teammates after scoring the first regular-season goal in franchise history during a 2-1 win over the North Carolina Courage on Friday at Banc of California Stadium. And if the pregame ceremony was all Hollywood, things didn’t change much after the curtain went up, with Angel City riding a first-half goal and assist from Jun …

Angel City FC ready to celebrate its debut regular-season match after bumpy ride
2 years, 7 months ago

Angel City FC ready to celebrate its debut regular-season match after bumpy ride

LA Times  

Ali Riley, center, and Angel City teammates run to embrace Christen Press after she scored a goal against the Portland Thorns on April 24, 2022. Her mother, Ellen Morehead, is out of danger now, so Urhman will make the short drive from the Keck Medical Center in East Los Angeles to Banc of California Stadium on Friday, where she’ll join …

Soccer newsletter: Eva Longoria, Uzo Aduba and more fired up about Angel City opener
2 years, 7 months ago

Soccer newsletter: Eva Longoria, Uzo Aduba and more fired up about Angel City opener

LA Times  

Hello and welcome to the weekly L.A. Times soccer newsletter. “I think it made us more thoughtful and strategic about how we connected with people,” said Mia Hamm, a two-time World Cup and Olympic champion and one of Angel City’s initial investors. “It’s really important to say thank you to the players that were the foundation of the game here …

Angel City will pair World Cup winners Julie Ertz and Christen Press on debut roster
3 years ago

Angel City will pair World Cup winners Julie Ertz and Christen Press on debut roster

LA Times  

Angel City FC has acquired the rights to two-time World Cup winner Julie Ertz from the Chicago Red Stars. Angel City FC obtained the rights to a second two-time World Cup champion Thursday, acquiring midfielder Julie Ertz in a trade with the Chicago Red Stars. “Julie Ertz and Sarah Gorden are two players that are so important for the defensive …

Exclusive: An inside look at why Angel City hired Eniola Aluko to build its team
3 years, 7 months ago

Exclusive: An inside look at why Angel City hired Eniola Aluko to build its team

LA Times  

Angel City FC is still a year away from its first game, but the fledgling NWSL club has found someone to guide that journey, hiring former English international player Eniola Aluko as its sporting director. With her experience on the pitch and behind, she’s going to bring something really special, including that winning spirit.” For Aluko, Angel City offered a …

The Angel City Effect: Hollywood stars and the USWNT unite to shape the NWSL
3 years, 9 months ago

The Angel City Effect: Hollywood stars and the USWNT unite to shape the NWSL

New York Times  

As spam emails continue to evolve in their attempts to lure us in with fantastical claims, you might not be shocked to one day open up your inbox and find a message claiming to be from U.S. soccer legends Mia Hamm and Julie Foudy, offering the investment opportunity of a lifetime. “Even if it’s smaller investments, with all of us …

Angel City FC’s ownership wants to bring a new philosophy to sports
3 years, 11 months ago

Angel City FC’s ownership wants to bring a new philosophy to sports

LA Times  

Former U.S. Soccer women’s national team member Abby Wambach wants to use her position as a part owner in Angel City FC to level the playing field for women athletes by pushing for higher salaries, better working conditions. Mine were just beginning.” Part of that hustle landed Wambach among the ownership group of Angel City FC, Southern California’s newest professional …

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