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Christen Press is getting a proper Los Angeles homecoming.
The USWNT forward became the first player to sign with Angel City FC after the club executed a trade with Racing Louisville on Monday.
Angel City is now pulling out all the stops for Press, a Los Angeles native, welcoming her home with a massive downtown digital billboard.
You know we had to go big (literally) for @ChristenPress 😍@NikeLA | #WeAreAngelCity pic.twitter.com/z6TfIbAhj3
— Angel City FC (@weareangelcity) August 27, 2021
“My family and friends, they have followed me all over the world,” Press told the Los Angeles Times. “So to be able to come and play in front of them week in and week out … just to see them in the stands and know that I’ve come home, for me full circle.”
Angel City FC will join the NWSL in 2022 as an expansion club.
Lloyd now has 10 goals on the year.
Pugh recorded three assists in her first USWNT game since 2019.
The Spirit have been issued a $25,000 fine.
The fourth team is expected to be announced soon.