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The Sacramento NWSL bid team, which had already paid expansion fees, requested to move its expansion rights to San Diego. On June 8, 2021, the NWSL confirmed that San Diego had been awarded an expansion team, led by Burkle and team president Jill Ellis. The team, named San Diego Wave FC, officially joined the league for the 2022 season. [78]
In May 2021, it was reported that the ownership group behind the Sacramento expansion would be seeking NWSL approval to move its expansion rights to San Diego instead. [77] On June 8, 2021, the NWSL officially announced a San Diego expansion team, ultimately named San Diego Wave FC , with former United States women's national soccer team head ...
However, Burkle never confirmed the news publicly before exiting the Sacramento Republic's ownership group. Instead, on June 8, 2021, the NWSL announced San Diego as the location for an expansion team owned by Burkle to begin play in 2022. [5] On November 9, it was announced the team would be called Wave Fútbol Club. [6]
The NWSL's 15th franchise was awarded in 2023 to Boston, which will begin play in 2026. Boston paid a $53 million expansion fee, matching the amount paid by Bay FC, which completed its inaugural ...
On Wednesday, they announced the trade of Alex Loera to the new NWSL expansion team in the Bay Area. The KC Current are reshaping their roster for next season. On Wednesday, they announced the ...
The top-flight NWSL currently has 12 teams, while the semi-pro WPSL, which the Storm plays in, has 135. Despite their status in a lower-tier league, the Storm are one of the most well-known in the ...
However, Burkle never confirmed the news publicly before exiting the Sacramento Republic's ownership group. Instead, on June 8, 2021, the NWSL announced San Diego as the location for an expansion team owned by Burkle to begin play in 2022. Burkle named co-investor Matt Alvarez as his representative in the NWSL project. [3] [4]
The NWSL will be the first major professional sports league in the U.S. to do away with college and expansion drafts and allow players to go right into unrestricted free agency.