Christen Press Becomes First Soccer Player Named to Angel City Football Club Roster

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Christen Press— who just won a bronze medal with the U.S. women’s national soccer team — has a new home team.

Press, whose hometown is Palos Verdes Estates, California, is now the first player on the new soccer team’s roster. She most recently played overseas, for Manchester United in the Women’s Super League last season.

Speaking toThe Athletic, Press said, “It feels like a moment that I’ve been hoping for for a really long time. I was born and raised in Los Angeles, moved when I was 18 to go to college, and I’ve kept my heart and my roots in LA this whole time.”

Angel City is the first female majority-owned women’s soccer team and is set to begin playing at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles as part of the National Women’s Soccer League in spring 2022.

Former U.S. women’s national team players Julie Foudy, Mia Hamm, Rachel Buehler, Shannon Boxx, Amanda Cromwell, Lorrie Fair Allen, Ronnie Fair Sullins, Joy Fawcett, Angela Hucles, Shannon MacMillan, Tisha Venturini Hoch and Saskia Webber additionally are co-owners.

The light pink color of the crest, which also features black and white, is drawn from the iconic Los Angeles sunsets.

source: people.com