NWSL

Casey Stoney, who has led Manchester United in the Women’s Super League for three seasons, has been hired as the new head coach of the National Women’s Soccer League’s expansion team in San Diego. The former standout for England’s national team led Manchester United to a 52-19-6 record during her tenure as coach. The team won the FA Women’s...

Jill Ellis is excited to start the next chapter of her career in San Diego. There are plenty of people who would like to give the former United States Women’s National Team head coach some company. “People have reached out left and right,” Ellis told NBC 7. “I’ve been hit up a lot from people I haven’t heard from...

Jill Ellis, president of San Diego’s brand-new NWSL franchise, told NBC 7’s Darnay Tripp about everything that excites her about the upcoming season, and the birth of a franchise in a vibrant soccer community.

The team will begin play in 2022 with the two-time World Cup winning coach serving as team president, reports NBC 7’s Darnay Tripp.

The NWSL is coming to town, with a major figure in the game leading the charge. News of San Diego’s addition for the 2022 season became official Tuesday morning, with former United State Women’s National Team head coach Jill Ellis serving as Team President. Ellis guided the U.S. to World Cup wins in 2015 and 2019. San Diego will enter…

Players for the Portland Thorns and the North Carolina Courage knelt during the national anthem Saturday when the National Women’s Soccer League opened the Challenge Cup tournament in Utah.