Angel City FC owner Willow Bay made her first major personnel move, hiring NWSL veteran Mark Parsons to be the club's new sporting director.

Mark Parsons, who won the NWSL championship with the Portland Thorns, is the new Sporting Director at Angel City FC.

Angel City Football Club has appointed Mark Parsons as the team's new sporting director ahead of the 2025 NWSL season to oversee all matters related to soccer operations.

There is the immediate pressing matter of naming Angel City’s next head coach, after the club parted ways with Becki Tweed in December. Eleri Earnshaw was named interim head coach as part of that announcement, and Parsons said he expects to wrap up the technical staff by the end of the week — and not put a timeline on hiring a new head coach.

Monarch Collective, a $150m fund launched by Kara Nortman, is among the suitors interested in buying a minority interest in Chelsea Women, Sky News learns.

The founder of Angel City FC Kara Nortman is reportedly interested in buying a stake in Women’s Super League club Chelsea FC Women. Monarch Collective, a £123m fund launched by Nortman, is interested in a minority stake in the WSL champions Chelsea, according to Sky News’ Mark Kleinman. National Women’s Soccer League club Angel City [...]

Two-time Women’s World Cup winner Christen Press has re-signed with Angel City. Press, who was the National Women’s Soccer League club’s first-ever signing, signed a one-year deal as a free agent following her return from a serious knee injury last year.

The founder of Angel City FC Kara Nortman is reportedly interested in buying a stake in Women's Super League club Chelsea FC Women.