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January 17 – Whereas Angel Metropolis FC (ACFC) haven’t gained something on the pitch, something they do off the pitch is large information, and that pattern continues with the announcement that the membership has appointed Mark Parsons because the staff’s new sporting director forward of the 2025 Nationwide Girls’s Soccer League (NWSL) season to supervise all issues associated to soccer operations.
His duties within the upcoming season can be to oversee the technical workers, scouting and analytics departments, sports activities medical, and participant care.
It was simply final September that media mogul Bob Iger bought the controlling curiosity within the membership along with his spouse Willow Bay, and so they have been swift to make structural strikes.
“It’s an honor to change into a part of Angel Metropolis Soccer Membership, a trailblazing and impressive group setting new requirements within the sport,” Parsons stated in an announcement.
“I’m grateful to Willow, Bob, and Julie for his or her belief and look ahead to working intently with possession and the distinctive management staff to construct on the strong basis they’ve established. My focus is to foster a tradition of excellence, improvement, and togetherness that elevates ACFC to new heights, with the aim of bringing championships house to town of Los Angeles.”
Parsons has had a substantial amount of success within the NWSL profitable two NWSL shields in 2016 and 2021, the 2017 NWSL championship in addition to the NWSL Problem Cup with the Portland Thorns.
ACFC co-founder and president, Julie Uhrman, stated: “Mark brings distinctive expertise within the home and world sport. As we enter 2025 with the opening of our state-of-the-art 50,000-square-foot efficiency middle, Mark will lead our sporting operations, driving our tradition and championship ambitions alongside our excellent management staff and workers.
“Collectively, we goal to set a excessive commonplace for excellence-on and off the pitch-and we’re able to deliver house the championship on this thrilling new chapter.”
Parsons, who after leaving Portland Thorns in 2021 coached the Netherlands ladies’s staff and NWSL aspect Washington Spirit final season, can have his arms full although as ACFC missed out on the play-offs final season compiling a depressing 7-13-6 file.
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