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The response to the report that Angel City FC would be hiring Sean Nahas as its head coach was swift and fierce.
It led Angel City FC to release a statement Friday that the head coaching search is “ongoing” and, ultimately, the choice “will be the right one for Angel City FC.”
— Angel City FC (@weareangelcity) July 9, 2021
Prior to Angel City’s response, the Rebellion 99, an independent supporters group unaffiliated with the team, tweeted out a photo with possible female head coaching candidates.
— Rebellion 99 (@NWSL_LA) July 8, 2021
Another supporters group, AC Pandemonium, had the following to say:
It’s (always) a beautiful day to ✨Hire Women✨
— AC Pandemonium (@ACPandemonium) July 8, 2021
Kaiya McCullough, former UCLA star and current FC Würzburger Kickers defender, also tweeted her “unpopular opinion.”
“We don’t need more men coaching women at the highest level,” she wrote.
Unpopular opinion: We don’t need more men coaching women at the highest level. Especially at a club that has branded itself as being women-led??? https://t.co/VMny5fbVDa
— Kai (@hiyakaiya) July 8, 2021
Meanwhile, Gal Pal Sports called the choice of the potential hiring “so very ordinary.”
(Just in case you want some hints) https://t.co/db0CotK0Me
— Gal Pal Sports (@GalPalSports) July 8, 2021
The Athletic’s Meg Linehan — who first reported the news — tweeted in response to Angel City’s statement, saying that she “100%” stands by her reporting, but it’s clear “the reaction was strong enough to it that we are now here.”
The NWSL season begins March 25.
Press has been rehabbing an ACL injury since June.
She could return for the team's April camp.
Vlatko Andonovski also provided updates on Christen Press and others.