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. Angel City quickly traded for former national team standout Sydney Leroux as a replacement, but she appeared in just three games and took only one shot in 2022 before an ankle injury sidelined her. Before its first season the team also acquired Sarah Gorden and two-time World Cup winner Julie Ertz from the Chicago Red Stars, but neither played during Angel City’s inaugural season, Gorden because of an injury while Ertz took time off to start a family.

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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 …

NWSL fines Angel City $200K, docks 3 points from standings for salary cap violations
2 months, 2 weeks ago

NWSL fines Angel City $200K, docks 3 points from standings for salary cap violations

Associated Press  

Angel City FC has been fined $200,000 and docked three points from the current league standings by the National Women’s Soccer League for violating terms of the salary cap. The NWSL announced the sanctions on Thursday after determining that Angel City exceeded the salary cap by $50,000 for four weeks in 2024. The league also suspended Angel City President and …

Angel City president and GM barred from player transactions for salary-cap violation
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Angel City president and GM barred from player transactions for salary-cap violation

LA Times  

The NWSL suspended Angel City president and CEO Julie Uhrman from conducting any duties related to player transactions for the remainder of the 2024 calendar year after the league determined the team violated salary-cap rules. Angel City was hit with multiple penalties Thursday after an investigation by the Women’s National Soccer League determined it violated the league’s salary cap. Angel …

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 …

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 …

Angel City shut out in season-opening loss to NWSL newcomers Bay FC
9 months, 1 week ago

Angel City shut out in season-opening loss to NWSL newcomers Bay FC

LA Times  

One play that encapsulated Angel City‘s season-opening loss came in the 90th minute when the ball finally got past Bay FC goalkeeper Lysianne Proulx and rolled slowly toward the net, only for Caprice Dedasco to clear it out just before it crossed line, preserving a 1-0 victory for the NWSL newcomers. … I don’t think you saw the real us …

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

LA Times  

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 reportedly will name Becki Tweed as its permanent coach
1 year, 1 month ago

Angel City reportedly will name Becki Tweed as its permanent coach

LA Times  

Angel City coach Becki Tweed watches warmups before a game against the Orlando Pride at BMO Stadium on Oct. 2. Tweed, who served as Angel City’s interim head coach after the team’s firing of Freya Coombe in June, reportedly is set to be named the permanent head coach. Angel City reportedly will soon name Becki Tweed its head coach, removing …

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. …

Becki Tweed has reinvigorated Angel City, but will she remain the team’s coach?
1 year, 2 months ago

Becki Tweed has reinvigorated Angel City, but will she remain the team’s coach?

LA Times  

Daniel Ball remembers the first time he knew Becki Tweed would be a great soccer manager. Coach Freya Coombe, who had already been in talks to jump to Angel City, then left and with new manager Scott Parkinson’s arrival delayed by personal issues, Tweed was asked to take over on an interim basis “She took a game and led a …

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

LA Times  

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Alexis Ohanian gets sports award, calls for reforms in NWSL
2 years, 2 months ago

Alexis Ohanian gets sports award, calls for reforms in NWSL

The Independent  

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Angel City’s Christen Press has torn ACL and will miss rest of season ... maybe more
2 years, 6 months ago

Angel City’s Christen Press has torn ACL and will miss rest of season ... maybe more

LA Times  

Angel City’s Christen Press plays during an NWSL Challenge Cup match against Wave FC on April 2 in San Diego. Christen Press has a torn ACL in her right knee and will miss the rest of Angel City’s inaugural NWSL season. The team, our staff, and the whole Angel City organization are here to fully support Christen during her recovery …

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 …

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 …

USWNT star Christen Press becomes first player to sign with Angel City FC
3 years, 4 months ago

USWNT star Christen Press becomes first player to sign with Angel City FC

LA Times  

For the first 10 years of her career, Christen Press played nothing but away games. “Every team that I’ve played for has always been like, ‘You know, when L.A. gets a team, we promise we’ll send you there.’ And it always felt everyone’s been able to say that because no one knew when it was happening.” That uncertainty ended Monday …

Angel City names Freya Coombe as coach
3 years, 4 months ago

Angel City names Freya Coombe as coach

LA Times  

Gotham FC head coach Freya Coombe looks on during warmups before an NWSL match against the Houston Dash on May 15 in Harrison, N.J. Angel City, Southern California’s NWSL expansion team, has yet to sign a player, play a game or commit to a playing style. “It certainly presents a new, authentic, exciting opportunity to start afresh with that new …

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