![]() There also are plans for a new stadium and training facility. The team’s branding - name, colors and mascot - will be revealed over the summer as well. Burkle designated business associate and film producer Matt Alvarez “to lead the project on his behalf.”Įllis said she hopes to hire a female head coach (something only one other team currently has) by July 1, declining to confirm reports that Casey Stoney, who recently left Manchester United women’s team, is the lead candidate. The announcement encompassed only the basics: an expansion team launching in 2022 with Ellis as the president who ideally will hire an all-female executive staff. I can’t wait to watch it all come together.” San Diego NWSL has all the hallmarks of a successful expansion club: a committed ownership group with the resources required to invest in the success of our league and our players, in a community full of soccer players and fans, in a region that has been underrepresented in our league. “We believe this is an ideal place for women’s soccer.”īaird, the NWSL commissioner, said in a statement released Tuesday morning: “We’ve always said that growth has to be done thoughtfully and deliberately. Was I doing cartwheels for San Diego? Sure, because I think it’s an amazing place. I said, ‘Let’s see what we can do.’ … We wanted to be in California, and Ron has a very strong affinity for San Diego. “He’s really excited about soccer, really intrigued by it, a fan of it. “He was looking for some advice,” Ellis said. Burkle owns a 12-bedroom, 26,674-square-foot home on the cliffs above Black’s Beach that one real estate website estimates is worth $63.9 million.Įllis’ involvement stems from a conversation with Burkle a year ago. It was only a matter of time before his NWSL expansion rights were headed elsewhere, and in recent weeks speculation focused on San Diego. It never came, and a month later Sacramento’s MLS hopes were on indefinite hiatus after Burkle, the lead investor, backed out. NWSL Commissioner Lisa Baird unveiled a Sacramento expansion franchise in January, saying a formal announcement from the ownership group would follow shortly. But being able to open doors for others, that’s just a really good space to be in - to really help them pursue their dreams and, in doing so, provide role models for the next generation.” I just felt that, gosh, I had 30 years on the sideline and it was awesome. ![]() “Now I get to go hire a female GM and hire a female head coach and provide opportunities for others, and then there’s a ripple effect from there.
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