Angel City Football Club lapped its league competitors in both club valuation and revenue in its second season. Now, less than a week away from its season opener against the newly formed San Jose-based Bay Football Club, Angel City says it’s still in startup mode and continues raising capital.
Major League Soccer introduced a temporary measure last week prohibiting fans attending matches from bringing signs, banners, flags or Tifos that reference the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
A picture of a sign outside of FC Cincinnati’s stadium that was posted on social media on Saturday stated that the league changed its fan code of conduct to prohibit any “flags representing a country or nationality at MLS matches.” The Athletic contacted MLS for comment, and a league spokesperson said that there was no change to the code of conduct, but rather a temporary directive that began.
The National Women’s Soccer League announced Tuesday that Boston has been awarded expansion rights for the league’s 15th team to Boston Unity Soccer Partners (BUSC), an all-female core ownership group led by a diverse and dynamic leadership team with deep local ties.