In The News

  • USWNTers part of Bay Area NWSL expansion team ownership group

      |  

    ESPN

    The NWSL will expand into the San Francisco Bay Area in 2024 with an ownership group that includes former USWNT stars Brandi Chastain, Leslie Osborne, Danielle Slaton and Aly Wagner.

  • Here’s what you need to know as Bay Area gets NWSL team

      |  

    Mercury News

    The National Women’s Soccer League will be up to 14 teams once 2024 comes and give the Bay Area a professional women’s sports team again.

  • Bay Area lands NWSL 2024 expansion team with largest investment in women’s soccer

      |  

    San Francisco Chronicle

    The Bay Area ownership group led by frontwomen Aly Wagner, Brandi Chastain, Leslie Osborne and Danielle Slaton was officially awarded with the 14th NWSL franchise and the second expansion club ...

  • NWSL announces new San Francisco Bay Area team

      |  

    AP

    A group of former players, including Aly Wagner and Brandi Chastain, has joined with an investment firm to bring a National Women’s Soccer League team to the San Francisco Bay ...

  • Sheryl Sandberg backs a $125 million investment to bring a women’s soccer club to the Bay Area

      |  

    Fortune

    Goal! From a new $100 million fund to back women’s athletic leagues, teams, and companies to a record 10 million viewers for the women’s basketball NCAA championship final, people are ...

  • Women soccer stars plan on bringing NWSL to the Bay Area

      |  

    NBC Sports

    As women's sports continue to grow, women's soccer legends Brandi Chastain, Ali Wagner and more plan on bringing NWSL to the Bay Area.

  • Four Bay Area women’s soccer stalwarts leading effort for NWSL expansion

      |  

    San Francisco Chronicle

    A player-based ownership group will begin gauging local interest and potential community support for a National Women's Soccer League team in the Bay Area over the next several months.

  • Bay Area NWSL expansion group: ‘If we can change the game, we’ll change the world’

      |  

    The Athletic

    Former players are shaping the NWSL in bigger ways than ever before, from the ownership ranks to broadcasting and media roles to front office positions.

  • Four Former U.S. Soccer Stars Hoping to Be Next in NWSL Expansion

      |  

    Sports Illustrated

    As the NWSL is in the midst of its 10th season, a group of former players has emerged with a goal of taking the league to new heights. Or, at least, adding a new team into the mix.