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Just gut-wrenching news
this week
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of Christen Press
having a torn ACL.
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Yeah, it's so sad,
and she was just having
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an outstanding year.
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{\an8}- Christen leaves a very big
goal-scoring gap.
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{\an8}Do we have just one forward
that comes in,
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{\an8}or do we replace Christen's
attributes with two?
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{\an8}- Yeah, I think we definitely
need someone
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{\an8}that is able to come in straightaway,
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{\an8}someone at a high level
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that will continue
to play for us
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and isn't just a Band-Aid
for the season.
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So are you still keen
on Sydney Leroux?
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Yeah, I think Sydney's--
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is a proven goal scorer
in this league at this level,
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and I think there's
less doubt around her,
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the ability to do the job.
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If we are going to go out
and get another player,
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we should always start
from the viewpoint of,
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is what we're getting
better than what we've got?
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You know, we have players
like Stefany Van Ginkel.
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She's part of our team
and can play as a forward.
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But, like, you've gotta
give players a chance
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to actually prove, yes or no,
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whether they can play
in that position.
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Otherwise, it's just a waste
of a player.
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No, I disagree
a little bit.
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I so think she's
at their level in training,
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let alone going into the game.
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But I also think it's worth--
if you don't agree with me,
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speak to the coaches.
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{\an8}Oh, I've spoken to them.
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{\an8}I've spoken to them,
and I don't know,
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maybe people change
what they say to me,
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but that's okay.
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Like, we don't have to agree.
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Do we have the same
conversations every time?
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{\an8}- But everybody
doesn't have to agree.
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{\an8}Everybody doesn't have
to agree with what you say.
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Yeah, but they do agree, Eni.
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- This is the whole point--
- I'm asking the question,
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- because I just needed to--
- Oh, my God.
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'Cause I'm seeing
something different.
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{\an8}All right, off we go!
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{\an8}Angel City, spread your wings!
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{\an8}♪ ♪
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{\an8}- U.S. soccer
on the women's side
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{\an8}has been fighting
for respect.
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{\an8}♪ ♪
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{\an8}- The mantra always was,
"You should be thankful,"
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{\an8}and, "You can't screw it up."
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{\an8}- The National Women's
Soccer League
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{\an8}just kicked off
its tenth season.
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{\an8}- Two new clubs
coming out in California.
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{\an8}- Angel City Football Club
in Los Angeles
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{\an8}is backed by the largest
female ownership group
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{\an8}in professional sports.
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{\an8}- 14 former U.S. Women's
National Team players
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{\an8}are investors.
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{\an8}- These are the best players
in the world.
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{\an8}We're gonna elevate the sport
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{\an8}and show how valuable
it truly is.
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{\an8}- When you watch
these athletes play,
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{\an8}you're changing something
that was formed in your brain
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{\an8}about what it means
for a woman to be a woman.
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{\an8}[vocalizing]
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{\an8}♪ ♪
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{\an8}[indistinct chatter]
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{\an8}One, two, three.
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{\an8}Oh! Nice.
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First of all, how lucky
are we to have Sydney Leroux?
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Leroux can take this herself.
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Dribbles around the keeper--
scores.
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Leroux is in the clear.
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And the keeper--she goals!
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Sydney is a nightmare
to defend against.
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At any second, she can go off
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and score three goals
if she wanted to.
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She's a world champion
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with the U.S. Women's
National team.
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{\an8}She's won the Olympics,
won the World Cup.
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{\an8}Yeah! Of course.
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{\an8}- She has an incredibly
large following.
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{\an8}I think it's something
over 3 million followers
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{\an8}across Insta and Twitter.
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{\an8}Thank you.
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{\an8}- Thank you.
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{\an8}I almost got, like, emotional.
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Like, just a weight
has been lifted,
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and I just am so happy,
so I'm very excited to be here.
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Good.
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Well, it's a work
in progress.
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We wanna optimize this
from a press perspective,
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a media perspective,
concept perspective,
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and then obviously
merch perspective
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and get, like,
Sydney merch up, content up.
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Sydney gives us that,
you know, strong forward
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that can push the team.
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She's an attacker.
She presses.
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Getting it here for this.
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- Yep.
- And then that ball.
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We're also bringing in
Claire Emslie.
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She's a player
that we selected her
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in the expansion draft
at the end of last year
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whose visa's finally coming
through in a couple weeks.
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So the idea's that we'll have
two players now
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and to see how they can
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sort of work
to replace Christen.
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I sound like I know what
I'm talking about now, don't I?
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- You do.
- It's fascinating. I know!
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♪ ♪
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{\an8}This is my first year
in the NWSL
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{\an8}and first year playing professional.
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You know, I'm a rookie,
but I'm ambitious.
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This is my board.
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Here I just write things
that are in my head
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and my goals this season.
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"Make smart decisions."
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"Good relationship with coach"
is one of my goals too.
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Sometimes when you don't play,
you're like,
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oh, I don't play
because I'm not good enough.
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I wanna be so good
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that it's gonna be obvious
that I have to play.
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[engine humming]
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So we talked about,
at the start of the season,
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around how playoffs was a goal
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that we wanted to achieve.
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6 out of 12 teams
go and make playoffs.
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With everything
that we've had
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in terms of a little bit
of an up and down
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and everything
with the start of this season,
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we are still on track
to be able to meet our goal,
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which would be
a fantastic achievement
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for an expansion team.
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Let's make sure now
we continue to keep our focus
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and we take advantage
over the next few weeks
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for us to be able
to really grab some points.
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{\an8}[indistinct chatter]
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{\an8}[roars]
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[laughs]
How are ya?
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Welcome, everyone, to
the Angel City Fan Festival!
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[cheers and applause]
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Talk about wanting
to be a spectacle.
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[cheers and applause]
Like, it is an experience.
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It is a fun,
engaging experience
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where you also watch football.
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Oh, wow.
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You know, I would
always joke internally
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that our first game was
the greatest show on Earth.
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But the next game has to be
the greatest show on Earth,
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and the game after that has to
be the greatest show on Earth.
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Like, we actually have
to keep raising the bar,
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because we have to remember
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that it's always
somebody's first game.
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And if they don't have
an exceptional experience,
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they may not come back.
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They may not tell
their friends to come back.
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They may not buy season
tickets for the next year.
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{\an8}[cheers and applause]
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{\an8}- What you just saw was
an all-female skydiving team,
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{\an8}four of the best skydivers
in the world.
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Winning and losing
does play a factor,
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but if you still
love the club,
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then you wanna come, no matter
the ups and the downs,
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the wins and the losses,
the highs and the lows.
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Whoo!
Right?
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It has to be
that important to you.
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[cheers and applause]
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{\an8}All right, so we're
gonna welcome our players
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{\an8}by doing our three clap.
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{\an8}Y'all know the three clap?
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[all clap three times]
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all: Unh!
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[cheers and applause]
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{\an8}Wait, just stop here. Hi!
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This is my 12th
professional year,
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and I've never experienced
an injury.
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And then to get
a major injury in this way
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is, like, really shocking.
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Thank you.
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What day did you get here?
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Two days ago.
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So are you available?
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{\an8}- Okay.
- Yeah.
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I mean, I think
that I could do more,
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but I'm, like,
not fit right now.
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- Yeah.
- I haven't played.
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- Yeah.
- But, like, if I was
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out there, I'm like,
sure, I could figure it out...
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- Yeah.
- But...
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Oh, I don't have
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You know me; like, I need
a full month of training
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before I even think about
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Just put me out there.
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Sydney had an ankle injury
when she was in Orlando
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and rehabbed it
while she was there.
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We talked to the medical
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and felt like it was something
that was manageable.
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The contribution
she can have on the team
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is credibly significant,
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and we're gonna be better
because of it.
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Sydney Leroux!
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[cheers and applause]
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Nice to meet you.
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Nice to meet you!
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- How are you?
- I'm good.
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{\an8}- You've been better, right?
- Yes. [laughs]
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{\an8}Oh, my goodness.
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{\an8}I also just want you
to know, like,
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{\an8}I'm such a big fan.
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{\an8}- Thank you.
- Like, I literally--
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{\an8}I--like, watching you play,
like, inspired me so much...
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{\an8}- Aw, thank you.
- Just, like, as a Black woman.
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I tell you, I've seen
people we've inspired
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go on to do it themselves,
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and then now
you're gonna inspire
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the next round of young girls
to do it.
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It doesn't get better
than that, really.
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And we are underway.
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Quick passing here,
McCaskill trying to come in.
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[whistle blows]
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Is this an early penalty?
It is!
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Not even a minute gone.
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McCaskill--oh, it's saved!
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And McCaskill puts it in!
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[cheers and applause]
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Angel City strikes
90 seconds in.
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{\an8}- And this is exactly
what they need.
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{\an8}- Yeah, we're up 1-0.
- [laughs]
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Feeling great.
Can the game end?
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Let's go!
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[indistinct chatter]
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{\an8}Yeah, if we can get her
just to--
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{\an8}And then sit in a minute 30,
if you're happy with that.
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{\an8}Yeah, I would get her.
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[cheers and applause]
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Now entering the match,
number 2,
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- Sydney Leroux!
- Yay!
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This is the moment
everybody's been waiting for.
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It is Sydney Leroux time
for Angel City!
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Could she be the one tasked
250
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with really getting this
Angel City attack on track?
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Here's Leroux.
252
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Sydney Leroux dispossessed.
253
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Hubly was there.
254
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Dani, let's keep
everyone going!
255
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It's good! It's good!
256
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{\an8}The City trying to hold on.
257
00:10:12,946 --> 00:10:14,531
{\an8}- Angel City right now,
you're all about
258
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{\an8}keeping possession.
259
00:10:16,867 --> 00:10:19,161
{\an8}I've learned this new phrase
which is "park the bus."
260
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{\an8}Opportunity for Portland.
261
00:10:20,996 --> 00:10:22,039
{\an8}- So we've been having
a hard time
262
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{\an8}holding it at the end.
263
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We haven't been able
to park the bus.
264
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Then we can put Stef in.
265
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You're gonna go in and play
on the right-hand side.
266
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- Okay.
- Okay?
267
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I will press in the same way
we've been?
268
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{\an8}Yeah.
269
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I prefer playing
in the midfield,
270
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but Freya thought I would
be better on the wing.
271
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[whistle blows]
272
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Brazilian
Stefany Ferrer Van Ginkel
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checking on.
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Ten minutes to go.
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Don't dive.
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[tense music]
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♪ ♪
278
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{\an8}- There is space
on the far side.
279
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{\an8}Pogarch is there.
280
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♪ ♪
281
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Cross comes in.
282
00:11:25,477 --> 00:11:28,647
The header is in!
283
00:11:28,647 --> 00:11:30,566
Fuck me.
284
00:11:31,942 --> 00:11:35,988
Pogarch, what a ball in.
285
00:11:35,988 --> 00:11:37,614
[whistle blowing]
286
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And that will be
the end of proceedings.
287
00:11:41,452 --> 00:11:45,622
Wow, what a finish.
288
00:11:45,622 --> 00:11:48,500
I mean, it's like,
there's 30 seconds.
289
00:11:48,500 --> 00:11:49,710
I know.
290
00:11:58,135 --> 00:12:00,220
It's been a question mark
that's been hanging around
291
00:12:00,220 --> 00:12:03,015
for a little bit
about the depth of our team.
292
00:12:03,015 --> 00:12:04,516
And when people
talk about depth,
293
00:12:04,516 --> 00:12:06,185
they talk about
roster construction.
294
00:12:06,185 --> 00:12:10,063
So do we have enough people
to come off the bench
295
00:12:10,063 --> 00:12:11,690
to help us win?
296
00:12:11,690 --> 00:12:13,692
Which is, you know,
fundamental to my job.
297
00:12:13,692 --> 00:12:15,694
[moody music]
298
00:12:17,905 --> 00:12:19,823
{\an8}- Look, I think the tension
is more just,
299
00:12:19,823 --> 00:12:22,201
like, trying to build the plane
while it's being flown.
300
00:12:22,201 --> 00:12:25,496
And there is the, yeah,
I recruited these players
301
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to play this way,
and the reality is,
302
00:12:28,499 --> 00:12:30,417
once you get, you know,
these players together,
303
00:12:30,417 --> 00:12:32,211
the chemistry doesn't
necessarily support
304
00:12:32,211 --> 00:12:33,962
what the objective was.
305
00:12:33,962 --> 00:12:35,714
And I think they're still
coming to terms of
306
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what's possible and what is.
307
00:12:40,844 --> 00:12:42,429
Got a mint cucumber lemonade
over here.
308
00:12:42,429 --> 00:12:44,556
- Thank you.
- Yeah, you guys enjoy.
309
00:12:44,556 --> 00:12:47,726
We didn't have a good
last game at home.
310
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It's a challenge to be
on the wing on the sides.
311
00:12:51,396 --> 00:12:53,941
{\an8}- Ooh! [gasps]
- Got a French toast.
312
00:12:53,941 --> 00:12:55,609
Do you eat this in Japan?
313
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French toast? Yes.
314
00:13:01,156 --> 00:13:02,866
Our team is good.
315
00:13:02,866 --> 00:13:06,203
But it's tough sometimes.
316
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I'm excited to work
on the things
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that I saw that I need
to improve,
318
00:13:10,541 --> 00:13:12,709
and I always improve.
319
00:13:12,709 --> 00:13:13,877
I never stay the same.
320
00:13:13,877 --> 00:13:16,421
That's something about me:
I grow.
321
00:13:16,421 --> 00:13:17,965
There always has to be pain
322
00:13:17,965 --> 00:13:20,133
- for then to be good.
- Yeah.
323
00:13:20,133 --> 00:13:22,219
Have you cried
since you've been here?
324
00:13:22,219 --> 00:13:24,429
- Here?
- Yeah. Have you cried?
325
00:13:24,429 --> 00:13:26,306
- No.
- No? You haven't cried?
326
00:13:26,306 --> 00:13:27,391
- Japan...
- Yeah.
327
00:13:27,391 --> 00:13:28,809
- So many.
- In Japan?
328
00:13:28,809 --> 00:13:30,060
[laughing] So many.
329
00:13:30,060 --> 00:13:32,771
- I cry, like, every week.
- Yeah, I know.
330
00:13:32,771 --> 00:13:34,815
[laughter]
I know. I know.
331
00:13:34,815 --> 00:13:37,776
{\an8}[light music]
332
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{\an8}♪ ♪
333
00:13:43,490 --> 00:13:46,910
{\an8}- Up until now, we've been
at the mercy of the Rams.
334
00:13:46,910 --> 00:13:50,455
And it's just not
the way forward.
335
00:13:50,455 --> 00:13:52,708
We will be moving here
next week,
336
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the modular buildings
where the team will eventually
337
00:13:55,877 --> 00:13:57,546
move over to
with the locker rooms
338
00:13:57,546 --> 00:14:00,674
and offices and eating space.
339
00:14:00,674 --> 00:14:02,676
And more importantly,
we're on our own schedule.
340
00:14:02,676 --> 00:14:05,262
Angel City gets to set
the schedule, not the Rams.
341
00:14:08,390 --> 00:14:10,309
{\an8}No. Almost.
342
00:14:10,309 --> 00:14:12,811
{\an8}We all joke that we're like
ACFC Moving Company.
343
00:14:12,811 --> 00:14:15,022
{\an8}- [chuckles]
- You missed a spot.
344
00:14:15,022 --> 00:14:16,648
I missed a lot of spots.
345
00:14:16,648 --> 00:14:19,401
That's lovely.
[laughs]
346
00:14:20,736 --> 00:14:21,945
Definitely not sealed.
347
00:14:21,945 --> 00:14:23,780
Definitely hot as hell.
348
00:14:23,780 --> 00:14:26,199
{\an8}It's gonna be
a little sweatbox.
349
00:14:27,659 --> 00:14:30,120
{\an8}We set things up
in a limited amount of time,
350
00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:33,749
{\an8}and, you know, finding
real estate is slim pickings.
351
00:14:33,749 --> 00:14:35,792
But we're pushing
to get things
352
00:14:35,792 --> 00:14:38,670
to a certain standard.
353
00:14:39,379 --> 00:14:42,549
Part of what we had to do
was enter a partnership
354
00:14:42,549 --> 00:14:45,510
that shares the soccer pitch.
355
00:14:45,510 --> 00:14:48,847
The pitch is not--I mean,
it's not, like, perfect,
356
00:14:48,847 --> 00:14:52,017
but it's not horrendous,
and it's got a lot of space.
357
00:14:52,017 --> 00:14:53,685
- [laughter]
- This is normal!
358
00:14:53,685 --> 00:14:55,020
I want that!
359
00:14:55,020 --> 00:14:56,396
Angel City as a club
360
00:14:56,396 --> 00:14:58,190
{\an8}made a brave and bold statement
361
00:14:58,190 --> 00:15:00,776
{\an8}in that we were going
to set new standards
362
00:15:00,776 --> 00:15:02,486
in terms of women's football
363
00:15:02,486 --> 00:15:04,655
and try to be the best club
in every aspect.
364
00:15:04,655 --> 00:15:07,157
Those boxes were checked
in terms of
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having the most attendance,
having the best fans.
366
00:15:10,369 --> 00:15:12,162
Sponsorship-wise,
all of these things
367
00:15:12,162 --> 00:15:13,330
have been incredible,
368
00:15:13,330 --> 00:15:15,666
but from a sporting perspective,
369
00:15:15,666 --> 00:15:17,000
there were definitely challenges
370
00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:18,794
that were not really
accounted for
371
00:15:18,794 --> 00:15:21,755
in terms of facilities
and space.
372
00:15:21,755 --> 00:15:25,384
These players have given us
a lot of breaks.
373
00:15:25,384 --> 00:15:28,679
I mean, we sold a vision
that we will get to,
374
00:15:28,679 --> 00:15:30,597
but we are absolutely
not there today.
375
00:15:34,851 --> 00:15:36,687
Elle, do you want any
of those bracelets?
376
00:15:36,687 --> 00:15:39,231
- No.
- I have tattoos we can put on
377
00:15:39,231 --> 00:15:41,149
when we get down there.
378
00:15:41,149 --> 00:15:43,985
'Cause, you know, it's not
a game day without a tattoo.
379
00:15:45,237 --> 00:15:46,363
Okay.
380
00:15:48,573 --> 00:15:51,034
How big is this
San Diego game today?
381
00:15:51,034 --> 00:15:52,661
It's very big.
382
00:15:52,661 --> 00:15:54,538
'Cause San Diego's
winning right now
383
00:15:54,538 --> 00:15:56,373
in the terms of, like,
the standings,
384
00:15:56,373 --> 00:15:57,874
but Angel City is doing
so much better
385
00:15:57,874 --> 00:15:59,376
on revenue, resources,
386
00:15:59,376 --> 00:16:01,378
and, like, being able
to broaden it.
387
00:16:01,378 --> 00:16:02,421
Like, we have a good team,
388
00:16:02,421 --> 00:16:05,132
but they, like, focus
solely on that,
389
00:16:05,132 --> 00:16:07,050
which--it's different.
390
00:16:09,177 --> 00:16:11,763
I mean, when you have
neighbors that have
391
00:16:11,763 --> 00:16:14,182
global stars like
392
00:16:14,182 --> 00:16:16,643
Alex Morgan
and Abby Dahlkemper
393
00:16:16,643 --> 00:16:19,187
and Casey Stoney
and Jill Ellis,
394
00:16:19,187 --> 00:16:20,856
of course I wanna beat them
and be the best
395
00:16:20,856 --> 00:16:22,274
in Southern California
396
00:16:22,274 --> 00:16:24,943
and will fan that flame
every chance I get.
397
00:16:26,445 --> 00:16:28,572
{\an8}Angel City and San Diego
398
00:16:28,572 --> 00:16:30,741
{\an8}both, I think, had
very different approaches
399
00:16:30,741 --> 00:16:32,743
{\an8}to introducing themselves
400
00:16:32,743 --> 00:16:34,870
as a team, as a brand.
401
00:16:34,870 --> 00:16:37,956
Teams are prioritizing
different things.
402
00:16:39,332 --> 00:16:41,001
You have San Diego Wave,
403
00:16:41,001 --> 00:16:42,961
who have really focused on
404
00:16:42,961 --> 00:16:45,922
running the team
at a high level.
405
00:16:45,922 --> 00:16:49,009
And then you also have
Angel City,
406
00:16:49,009 --> 00:16:51,136
who have just been like,
"Hello, we're here,
407
00:16:51,136 --> 00:16:53,972
and you're not going
to ignore us, period."
408
00:16:53,972 --> 00:16:56,641
[percussive music playing]
409
00:16:56,641 --> 00:17:00,604
[indistinct chanting]
410
00:17:00,604 --> 00:17:03,106
San Diego Wave is crushing it
right at the moment,
411
00:17:03,106 --> 00:17:06,234
but Angel City is firmly
in the playoff chase.
412
00:17:07,527 --> 00:17:10,322
The top six teams
go to the playoffs.
413
00:17:10,322 --> 00:17:13,283
You get three points
for a win, one for a tie,
414
00:17:13,283 --> 00:17:14,951
and zero for a loss,
415
00:17:14,951 --> 00:17:17,204
so there's a lot of opportunity
for movement.
416
00:17:18,663 --> 00:17:21,124
Angel City had a much more
difficult journey
417
00:17:21,124 --> 00:17:24,544
to this moment just in terms
of players having injuries.
418
00:17:24,544 --> 00:17:26,338
You know,
Christen Press is a player
419
00:17:26,338 --> 00:17:28,131
that you build a team around.
420
00:17:29,382 --> 00:17:31,343
[indistinct chanting]
421
00:17:31,343 --> 00:17:33,637
I'm here with Angel City's
Official--
422
00:17:33,637 --> 00:17:35,180
look at it--
The Soccer Moms,
423
00:17:35,180 --> 00:17:36,932
Glennon Doyle
and Jennifer Garner.
424
00:17:38,433 --> 00:17:42,395
[all exclaiming]
425
00:17:42,395 --> 00:17:44,689
Glennon Doyle
and Jen Garner
426
00:17:44,689 --> 00:17:46,817
declared themselves
Angel City Moms.
427
00:17:46,817 --> 00:17:48,360
[indistinct chatter]
428
00:17:48,360 --> 00:17:50,695
Yeah, you got enough sleep
last night?
429
00:17:50,695 --> 00:17:52,072
Did you have
a nice chill day,
430
00:17:52,072 --> 00:17:53,657
- a good meal?
- I did.
431
00:17:53,657 --> 00:17:55,200
- You're warmed up?
- [laughs]
432
00:17:55,200 --> 00:17:57,702
AC...
all: FC!
433
00:17:57,702 --> 00:17:59,329
[all exclaiming]
434
00:17:59,329 --> 00:18:01,414
They really believe
in what we're building here,
435
00:18:01,414 --> 00:18:03,792
and they believe in this team,
and they wanna be a part of it,
436
00:18:03,792 --> 00:18:06,920
so it's incredible
when you see two women
437
00:18:06,920 --> 00:18:09,214
that aren't soccer women
at all
438
00:18:09,214 --> 00:18:10,757
embrace this club,
embrace this team,
439
00:18:10,757 --> 00:18:12,759
embrace the mission
the way they have.
440
00:18:12,759 --> 00:18:15,303
- It's an honor.
- Hi, how are you?
441
00:18:15,303 --> 00:18:18,056
{\an8}You need someone
who doesn't care what you do.
442
00:18:18,056 --> 00:18:19,850
{\an8}No, just loves you
no matter what.
443
00:18:19,850 --> 00:18:20,851
{\an8}Aw, I love that.
444
00:18:20,851 --> 00:18:22,394
{\an8}And we love them
no matter what.
445
00:18:22,394 --> 00:18:23,937
I think that's
the top strategy.
446
00:18:23,937 --> 00:18:24,938
- Yes.
- Yeah.
447
00:18:24,938 --> 00:18:26,064
Love no matter what.
448
00:18:26,064 --> 00:18:28,692
Here we go.
One, two, three.
449
00:18:28,692 --> 00:18:30,026
[all clap three times]
450
00:18:30,026 --> 00:18:32,195
all: Unh!
451
00:18:32,195 --> 00:18:34,322
Tonight
there's more tickets out,
452
00:18:34,322 --> 00:18:35,699
and attendance
is due to be bigger
453
00:18:35,699 --> 00:18:37,868
- than our home opener.
- Whoo!
454
00:18:37,868 --> 00:18:40,704
That is because the city's
turning out with pride.
455
00:18:40,704 --> 00:18:43,373
It's a massive thing for us,
and as a group,
456
00:18:43,373 --> 00:18:45,208
we have to be proud
of our performances,
457
00:18:45,208 --> 00:18:47,043
we have to be proud
of getting points on the board,
458
00:18:47,043 --> 00:18:48,378
and we have to proud
of getting
459
00:18:48,378 --> 00:18:50,422
into that playoff spot
on the table.
460
00:18:50,422 --> 00:18:52,507
The league's hotting up.
We're getting competitive.
461
00:18:52,507 --> 00:18:53,717
So now we can go in
and put in
462
00:18:53,717 --> 00:18:55,135
that performance
that we're proud of.
463
00:18:55,135 --> 00:18:56,678
- Let's go.
- Let's go.
464
00:18:56,678 --> 00:18:58,305
[applause]
465
00:18:58,305 --> 00:19:00,056
AC...
all: FC!
466
00:19:00,056 --> 00:19:01,433
[cheers and applause]
[whistle blows]
467
00:19:01,433 --> 00:19:02,893
And here we go.
468
00:19:05,353 --> 00:19:08,398
Leroux takes off...
469
00:19:08,398 --> 00:19:10,066
after Endo.
470
00:19:10,066 --> 00:19:12,527
Endo searching.
471
00:19:12,527 --> 00:19:13,904
Goes wide.
472
00:19:13,904 --> 00:19:16,156
Riley comes in!
473
00:19:16,156 --> 00:19:19,034
{\an8}Angel City on the board!
474
00:19:19,034 --> 00:19:22,120
{\an8}[stirring music]
475
00:19:22,120 --> 00:19:23,830
Yes!
476
00:19:23,830 --> 00:19:26,082
That's a huge statement
from Angel City
477
00:19:26,082 --> 00:19:29,961
to start this match against
their California rival.
478
00:19:29,961 --> 00:19:32,339
What a moment for Ali Riley.
479
00:19:33,423 --> 00:19:35,884
{\an8}Keep it up!
That's right!
480
00:19:35,884 --> 00:19:37,218
{\an8}In the midfield.
481
00:19:38,553 --> 00:19:40,847
Doniak rips a shot.
482
00:19:40,847 --> 00:19:44,309
San Diego's got a bit
of a fire lit under them.
483
00:19:44,309 --> 00:19:45,477
We look fucked.
484
00:19:46,811 --> 00:19:49,189
{\an8}[shouting indistinctly]
485
00:19:50,357 --> 00:19:53,944
Up!
486
00:19:53,944 --> 00:19:57,405
Angel City's back line
has truly been tested,
487
00:19:57,405 --> 00:19:59,616
put under a lot of pressure
by San Diego.
488
00:19:59,616 --> 00:20:01,409
Oh, fuck. Fuck.
489
00:20:05,205 --> 00:20:09,459
McNabb floats it in,
tucks it in the corner!
490
00:20:09,459 --> 00:20:11,920
{\an8}The equalizer
for San Diego.
491
00:20:13,713 --> 00:20:15,882
Hey, we're working
so fucking hard
492
00:20:15,882 --> 00:20:19,511
to get the ball back,
and we fucking pissed it away!
493
00:20:19,511 --> 00:20:21,179
For Angel City,
494
00:20:21,179 --> 00:20:25,016
number 10, Claire Emslie!
495
00:20:25,016 --> 00:20:26,518
[upbeat music]
496
00:20:26,518 --> 00:20:28,019
{\an8}I'm Claire Emslie.
I'm a forward,
497
00:20:28,019 --> 00:20:29,729
{\an8}and I'm from Scotland.
498
00:20:29,729 --> 00:20:31,189
♪ ♪
499
00:20:31,189 --> 00:20:34,442
Claire Emslie,
who arrived three days before,
500
00:20:34,442 --> 00:20:37,362
she was always intended
to be additional depth
501
00:20:37,362 --> 00:20:38,613
for our forward line.
502
00:20:39,990 --> 00:20:42,784
We'd planned on maybe
play the last 30 minutes.
503
00:20:42,784 --> 00:20:44,619
Then at halftime,
the coach was like,
504
00:20:44,619 --> 00:20:46,204
oh, can you go on now?
505
00:20:46,204 --> 00:20:47,664
And I was like
oh, right, okay.
506
00:20:47,664 --> 00:20:48,832
And it was so strange,
507
00:20:48,832 --> 00:20:50,625
'cause I didn't even know
the girls' names.
508
00:20:50,625 --> 00:20:52,168
Like, I didn't know
who everyone was.
509
00:20:52,168 --> 00:20:53,712
So I'm, like, shouting,
like, hey, hey,
510
00:20:53,712 --> 00:20:56,631
like, trying to see what
the name on their back was.
511
00:20:56,631 --> 00:20:58,800
Like, so excited
but so nervous,
512
00:20:58,800 --> 00:21:00,510
'cause obviously the game
was a tie.
513
00:21:00,510 --> 00:21:06,725
♪ ♪
514
00:21:08,268 --> 00:21:10,061
To be honest, more pressure,
more exciting.
515
00:21:11,646 --> 00:21:15,191
That's fucking well class.
It's absolutely well class.
516
00:21:15,191 --> 00:21:17,861
Yeah, I love the pressure.
[laughs]
517
00:21:17,861 --> 00:21:20,905
[exciting music]
518
00:21:20,905 --> 00:21:23,116
♪ ♪
519
00:21:23,116 --> 00:21:24,743
{\an8}You can see
the most confident players
520
00:21:24,743 --> 00:21:25,994
{\an8}in our league.
521
00:21:25,994 --> 00:21:27,912
They take control of games.
They want the ball.
522
00:21:27,912 --> 00:21:29,372
They touch the ball.
523
00:21:29,372 --> 00:21:31,499
They make amazing things happen.
524
00:21:32,876 --> 00:21:34,419
{\an8}At the end of the day,
it's a battle.
525
00:21:34,419 --> 00:21:36,880
{\an8}It's who's first to the ball,
who can win the second ball,
526
00:21:36,880 --> 00:21:38,923
{\an8}and winning those 50/50s.
527
00:21:38,923 --> 00:21:41,593
{\an8}It's brutal at times.
528
00:21:41,593 --> 00:21:44,137
{\an8}A defender is--
I think they're gritty.
529
00:21:44,137 --> 00:21:47,557
{\an8}They have to enjoy
the physical battles.
530
00:21:47,557 --> 00:21:49,476
And for me, anytime
I get beat one-on-one,
531
00:21:49,476 --> 00:21:51,269
I take it personally.
532
00:21:51,269 --> 00:21:53,897
Like, you're not getting
past me even if you want to.
533
00:21:55,482 --> 00:21:57,609
Center official is letting
both of these sides
534
00:21:57,609 --> 00:21:59,736
duke it out on the field.
535
00:21:59,736 --> 00:22:02,864
Yeah, you said it.
It's been pretty physical.
536
00:22:02,864 --> 00:22:05,575
Takeaway, Ali.
537
00:22:05,575 --> 00:22:08,244
Pushed by Lussi.
538
00:22:08,244 --> 00:22:10,455
And we got a card for Lussi!
[whistle blows]
539
00:22:10,455 --> 00:22:13,374
- [yelling indistinctly]
- That's her second.
540
00:22:13,374 --> 00:22:16,669
So now Angel City
541
00:22:16,669 --> 00:22:18,963
is playing a woman down.
542
00:22:18,963 --> 00:22:22,300
That's a huge, huge loss.
543
00:22:22,300 --> 00:22:24,594
Here comes a free kick
for San Diego.
544
00:22:26,387 --> 00:22:29,307
And it bounces,
intended for Riehl,
545
00:22:29,307 --> 00:22:30,600
ends up going out.
546
00:22:30,600 --> 00:22:33,520
[cheers and applause]
547
00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:35,814
Go! Go, go, go, go!
548
00:22:35,814 --> 00:22:37,023
Charley...
549
00:22:37,023 --> 00:22:39,400
- [grunts]
- Takes Telford.
550
00:22:39,400 --> 00:22:41,402
Simone Charley goes for it!
551
00:22:41,402 --> 00:22:42,987
Here's a chance.
552
00:22:42,987 --> 00:22:45,657
Dahlkemper denies.
553
00:22:45,657 --> 00:22:47,408
Chaos!
554
00:22:47,408 --> 00:22:48,827
[cheers and applause]
555
00:22:48,827 --> 00:22:50,578
Roccaro.
556
00:22:50,578 --> 00:22:52,455
Leroux.
557
00:22:52,455 --> 00:22:55,083
Here's a chance.
558
00:22:55,083 --> 00:22:56,668
Got it!
559
00:22:56,668 --> 00:23:01,005
{\an8}Emslie! Her first game
with Angel City!
560
00:23:01,005 --> 00:23:02,799
{\an8}Down a woman!
561
00:23:02,799 --> 00:23:05,093
Oh, my gosh.
562
00:23:05,093 --> 00:23:06,678
And when she scored,
563
00:23:06,678 --> 00:23:10,473
the crowd got so loud, like,
my vision was, like, shaky.
564
00:23:10,473 --> 00:23:12,851
[cheers and applause]
565
00:23:12,851 --> 00:23:14,769
It all happened so fast.
566
00:23:14,769 --> 00:23:16,479
[whistling blowing]
567
00:23:16,479 --> 00:23:20,483
Yeah!
568
00:23:20,483 --> 00:23:23,069
- Yes!
- Yes! Fuck yeah!
569
00:23:23,069 --> 00:23:26,030
[uplifting music]
570
00:23:26,030 --> 00:23:33,121
♪ ♪
571
00:23:35,081 --> 00:23:37,167
Being able to react from
572
00:23:37,167 --> 00:23:40,044
quite a disappointing result
against Portland
573
00:23:40,044 --> 00:23:42,380
to then beat the best team
in the league right now--
574
00:23:42,380 --> 00:23:43,923
huge momentum shift.
575
00:23:43,923 --> 00:23:46,134
A huge win for us.
576
00:23:46,134 --> 00:23:47,260
- Congrats!
- Thank you.
577
00:23:47,260 --> 00:23:48,887
Say what?
578
00:23:48,887 --> 00:23:51,264
This club is incredible.
579
00:23:51,264 --> 00:23:52,724
[exclaiming]
580
00:23:52,724 --> 00:23:54,475
[speaking indistinctly]
581
00:23:54,475 --> 00:23:55,602
We had Jennifer Garner--
582
00:23:55,602 --> 00:23:57,228
like, she's
handing out oranges,
583
00:23:57,228 --> 00:23:59,230
and, like, Abby Wambach's
giving me hugs.
584
00:23:59,230 --> 00:24:01,024
And I was just like,
what is happening?
585
00:24:01,024 --> 00:24:03,234
You really did it!
586
00:24:03,234 --> 00:24:04,319
Like, this is mad.
587
00:24:04,319 --> 00:24:05,904
AC...
588
00:24:05,904 --> 00:24:07,071
all: FC!
589
00:24:07,071 --> 00:24:08,573
Whoo!
590
00:24:08,573 --> 00:24:15,663
♪ ♪
591
00:24:17,415 --> 00:24:20,877
[moody music]
592
00:24:20,877 --> 00:24:23,087
Obviously, you know,
you're taking a risk
593
00:24:23,087 --> 00:24:24,881
whenever you bring someone on
that has an injury
594
00:24:24,881 --> 00:24:26,257
or had an injury.
595
00:24:26,257 --> 00:24:29,135
Sydney came into Angel City,
started playing,
596
00:24:29,135 --> 00:24:32,138
felt great, and then slowly
wasn't feeling so hot,
597
00:24:32,138 --> 00:24:33,932
so we did an MRI of her ankle.
598
00:24:33,932 --> 00:24:36,935
And the injury got worse.
599
00:24:52,951 --> 00:24:54,118
{\an8}Yeah.
600
00:24:59,040 --> 00:25:00,208
{\an8}Mm.
601
00:25:01,376 --> 00:25:03,711
[somber music]
602
00:25:03,711 --> 00:25:06,631
[indistinct chatter]
603
00:25:06,631 --> 00:25:09,259
From day one,
I was really big on
604
00:25:09,259 --> 00:25:11,469
a no-trade culture.
605
00:25:11,469 --> 00:25:12,804
Halfway through the season,
606
00:25:12,804 --> 00:25:15,807
we've had so many injuries that...
607
00:25:15,807 --> 00:25:19,727
that principle of not trading
got questioned.
608
00:25:27,568 --> 00:25:30,947
♪ ♪
609
00:25:30,947 --> 00:25:33,116
In difficult moments,
you kind of have to stick
610
00:25:33,116 --> 00:25:34,659
to those values, right?
611
00:25:34,659 --> 00:25:36,953
So the question should be,
612
00:25:36,953 --> 00:25:40,373
how are we gonna win
with these players?
613
00:25:40,373 --> 00:25:42,166
How are you gonna
coach these players
614
00:25:42,166 --> 00:25:44,127
to go from five out of ten,
615
00:25:44,127 --> 00:25:45,670
if that is what
the determination is,
616
00:25:45,670 --> 00:25:48,214
to ten out of ten?
617
00:25:48,214 --> 00:25:50,341
I feel proud
of our no-trade policy
618
00:25:50,341 --> 00:25:52,302
because I think
619
00:25:52,302 --> 00:25:55,847
it is a big part
of player well-being.
620
00:25:55,847 --> 00:25:59,726
But it's certainly
an ideology difference.
621
00:26:01,019 --> 00:26:02,186
It's stressful,
because we're supposed
622
00:26:02,186 --> 00:26:03,646
to have this mindset of,
623
00:26:03,646 --> 00:26:04,731
you know,
we're building this year,
624
00:26:04,731 --> 00:26:06,024
we're competing next year,
625
00:26:06,024 --> 00:26:08,318
and we're winning
the third year.
626
00:26:08,318 --> 00:26:09,944
Well, this team's been winning,
627
00:26:09,944 --> 00:26:12,196
and the team wants to win.
628
00:26:12,196 --> 00:26:14,782
We keep going sixth,
seventh, sixth, seventh,
629
00:26:14,782 --> 00:26:16,492
sixth, seventh in the league,
630
00:26:16,492 --> 00:26:18,703
and only the top six
go to playoffs.
631
00:26:18,703 --> 00:26:23,291
♪ ♪
632
00:26:23,291 --> 00:26:24,834
It's been a month
since that game
633
00:26:24,834 --> 00:26:26,836
where we beat San Diego,
634
00:26:26,836 --> 00:26:30,298
and we have three games
in a really short window,
635
00:26:30,298 --> 00:26:31,924
which gives us
a greater opportunity
636
00:26:31,924 --> 00:26:33,384
to make up ground.
637
00:26:33,384 --> 00:26:34,510
For Orlando.
638
00:26:34,510 --> 00:26:35,553
Ball went to cross.
639
00:26:35,553 --> 00:26:37,347
It touched it, over the line!
640
00:26:37,347 --> 00:26:39,724
On the precipice
of stoppage time.
641
00:26:39,724 --> 00:26:42,185
It was a really tough period
where we were on the road,
642
00:26:42,185 --> 00:26:44,103
our schedule
is really condensed,
643
00:26:44,103 --> 00:26:45,355
and we had to get results.
644
00:26:45,355 --> 00:26:47,357
{\an8}Angel City below the line,
645
00:26:47,357 --> 00:26:49,359
{\an8}trying to pull level
for sixth.
646
00:26:50,276 --> 00:26:52,362
{\an8}Angel City, driven in.
647
00:26:52,362 --> 00:26:55,365
{\an8}Charley's there,
and so was McCaskill!
648
00:26:55,365 --> 00:26:57,241
1-0, Angel City.
649
00:26:57,241 --> 00:26:59,243
[whistle blowing]
650
00:26:59,243 --> 00:27:00,828
Game over, 3 points
651
00:27:00,828 --> 00:27:02,830
for the home side, Angel City,
652
00:27:02,830 --> 00:27:04,540
and they wanna just make it
653
00:27:04,540 --> 00:27:06,501
to at least
that sixth position.
654
00:27:08,503 --> 00:27:10,797
Angel City should have been
eliminated a long time ago,
655
00:27:10,797 --> 00:27:13,299
{\an8}given all the turmoil
and injury that they've had.
656
00:27:13,299 --> 00:27:15,301
{\an8}Instead Freya Coombe,
the coach,
657
00:27:15,301 --> 00:27:17,136
{\an8}hold this team together
with baling wire
658
00:27:17,136 --> 00:27:18,763
{\an8}and paper clips.
659
00:27:18,763 --> 00:27:20,598
{\an8}Riley in.
660
00:27:20,598 --> 00:27:22,100
{\an8}Press came off the line,
661
00:27:22,100 --> 00:27:23,810
and there's the goal
from Angel City!
662
00:27:23,810 --> 00:27:25,937
Oh, cross needed
to be better.
663
00:27:25,937 --> 00:27:28,564
- And then--
- It is a penalty kick.
664
00:27:29,357 --> 00:27:31,692
LaBonta steps up and scores.
665
00:27:31,692 --> 00:27:33,069
1-1.
666
00:27:33,069 --> 00:27:35,738
So it ends as a 1-1 final.
667
00:27:35,738 --> 00:27:37,782
Important points
to play for right now.
668
00:27:37,782 --> 00:27:39,742
Remember, it's the top six
to get in.
669
00:27:39,742 --> 00:27:41,911
And you always say, if you
don't put 'em away early,
670
00:27:41,911 --> 00:27:43,579
it can come back to haunt you,
671
00:27:43,579 --> 00:27:45,415
and they will certainly
feel that way.
672
00:27:45,415 --> 00:27:48,084
I know,
I'm, like, praying we'll
673
00:27:48,084 --> 00:27:49,794
have a miracle
and make it to playoffs.
674
00:27:49,794 --> 00:27:50,962
We've been playing
the best soccer
675
00:27:50,962 --> 00:27:51,963
we've been playing all year.
676
00:27:51,963 --> 00:27:54,215
So now it just has
to convert into points
677
00:27:54,215 --> 00:27:55,591
and to wins and...
678
00:27:55,591 --> 00:27:57,301
Are we doing anything
about, like,
679
00:27:57,301 --> 00:27:59,929
building internal culture
680
00:27:59,929 --> 00:28:02,473
- for the...
- Yeah.
681
00:28:02,473 --> 00:28:04,142
Administrative and--
682
00:28:04,142 --> 00:28:05,852
The groups
within the soccer house
683
00:28:05,852 --> 00:28:08,646
weren't working well together,
and so we moved Angela
684
00:28:08,646 --> 00:28:11,941
into a role to oversee
all of coaching, recruiting,
685
00:28:11,941 --> 00:28:14,652
performance, medical,
and operations
686
00:28:14,652 --> 00:28:17,822
and allowed Eni to focus
purely in record recruiting,
687
00:28:17,822 --> 00:28:19,782
which felt like
her sweet spot.
688
00:28:19,782 --> 00:28:22,368
But the reality
of that shift in role
689
00:28:22,368 --> 00:28:26,164
is reduction
in responsibilities.
690
00:28:26,164 --> 00:28:27,832
It's just the reality
of that role.
691
00:28:33,212 --> 00:28:35,381
When we first
started hearing
692
00:28:35,381 --> 00:28:37,717
that there was friction between
693
00:28:37,717 --> 00:28:40,178
Eni and Freya's approaches,
694
00:28:40,178 --> 00:28:42,722
I was very concerned.
695
00:28:42,722 --> 00:28:45,057
But then people on the board
were saying, no,
696
00:28:45,057 --> 00:28:46,726
that's good; that's normal.
697
00:28:46,726 --> 00:28:51,022
And that's how people
challenge each other
698
00:28:51,022 --> 00:28:52,315
and move things forward.
699
00:28:52,315 --> 00:28:54,192
So it doesn't always
feel the same.
700
00:28:54,192 --> 00:28:56,277
But at a certain point
in the season,
701
00:28:56,277 --> 00:29:00,781
we start hearing that it's not
that productive friction.
702
00:29:00,781 --> 00:29:05,036
It's becoming
much, much more negative.
703
00:29:05,036 --> 00:29:07,997
[cheers and applause]
704
00:29:07,997 --> 00:29:10,291
[dramatic music]
705
00:29:10,291 --> 00:29:11,709
At this point in my career,
706
00:29:11,709 --> 00:29:14,378
leadership is what
I wanna be doing,
707
00:29:14,378 --> 00:29:17,340
and I don't think this new role
is gonna allow me to do that.
708
00:29:17,340 --> 00:29:21,219
So I think I'm not the person
to take this forward.
709
00:29:21,219 --> 00:29:24,597
Angel City will go on
to do great things, I'm sure,
710
00:29:24,597 --> 00:29:27,099
and I will too.
711
00:29:27,099 --> 00:29:31,062
But sometimes the timing
of those two coming together
712
00:29:31,062 --> 00:29:32,939
doesn't work.
713
00:29:32,939 --> 00:29:34,815
I will always root
for these players.
714
00:29:34,815 --> 00:29:39,195
I mean, an incredible group
of women, and yeah,
715
00:29:39,195 --> 00:29:42,198
I'm very proud of the legacy
that I think
716
00:29:42,198 --> 00:29:44,575
I started as kind of the first
board and director.
717
00:29:44,575 --> 00:29:51,165
♪ ♪
718
00:29:52,166 --> 00:29:54,252
Okay, this week,
focus has to be
719
00:29:54,252 --> 00:29:56,003
three points against Gotham.
720
00:29:56,003 --> 00:29:58,089
We are in the chance
to make history
721
00:29:58,089 --> 00:29:59,924
as a team
that's an expansion team
722
00:29:59,924 --> 00:30:01,676
that comes in
and makes playoffs.
723
00:30:01,676 --> 00:30:03,719
And as a staff,
we're gonna step up
724
00:30:03,719 --> 00:30:06,347
in terms of making sure
that this is delivered for you,
725
00:30:06,347 --> 00:30:07,598
and we want your feedback.
726
00:30:07,598 --> 00:30:09,267
So if there's something
that you guys need
727
00:30:09,267 --> 00:30:12,103
that we're not delivering,
come and talk to me about it.
728
00:30:12,103 --> 00:30:14,105
We wanna make sure
that we go into playoffs
729
00:30:14,105 --> 00:30:16,107
knowing that we've done
absolutely everything.
730
00:30:16,107 --> 00:30:17,400
This is really important.
731
00:30:17,400 --> 00:30:19,110
Coach Freya
is very different
732
00:30:19,110 --> 00:30:20,611
from any coach
I've ever had.
733
00:30:20,611 --> 00:30:23,656
She does a good job
of demanding a high standard,
734
00:30:23,656 --> 00:30:26,200
but she also takes a step back
and kind of listens
735
00:30:26,200 --> 00:30:28,869
and tries to navigate things
behind the scenes.
736
00:30:31,831 --> 00:30:33,624
[overlapping shouting]
737
00:30:33,624 --> 00:30:35,793
I was the goalkeeper coach
at Gotham,
738
00:30:35,793 --> 00:30:38,629
and I worked with Freya
for one season.
739
00:30:38,629 --> 00:30:40,298
{\an8}So same thing, or I can pass.
740
00:30:40,298 --> 00:30:42,174
{\an8}So there's a decision here
now, yeah.
741
00:30:42,174 --> 00:30:44,635
{\an8}I'm really excited
to see the women from Gotham,
742
00:30:44,635 --> 00:30:45,803
because it's not lost to me
743
00:30:45,803 --> 00:30:47,805
that I now have
the privilege of working
744
00:30:47,805 --> 00:30:50,099
at one of the best clubs
in the world,
745
00:30:50,099 --> 00:30:51,517
but I wouldn't
have had that privilege
746
00:30:51,517 --> 00:30:53,060
if I hadn't have had
the privilege of working with
747
00:30:53,060 --> 00:30:55,479
lots of the women that we're
competing against tomorrow.
748
00:30:55,479 --> 00:31:02,403
{\an8}♪ ♪
749
00:31:02,403 --> 00:31:04,614
You're so cute.
Thank you.
750
00:31:04,614 --> 00:31:06,282
It's been a year and a day,
751
00:31:06,282 --> 00:31:08,784
which is my return
to Red Bull Arena
752
00:31:08,784 --> 00:31:10,995
to, yeah, play Gotham.
753
00:31:10,995 --> 00:31:12,622
- To Freya.
- Freya.
754
00:31:12,622 --> 00:31:14,624
- So nice to see you.
- It's good to see you guys.
755
00:31:14,624 --> 00:31:16,250
Really, it's so nice
to see you.
756
00:31:16,250 --> 00:31:17,793
Cheers, guys.
757
00:31:17,793 --> 00:31:19,545
How are you feeling
about tomorrow's game?
758
00:31:19,545 --> 00:31:21,839
It's all about the
performance goals for the team.
759
00:31:21,839 --> 00:31:24,675
But inside,
I wanna win so much.
760
00:31:24,675 --> 00:31:26,344
[laughter]
761
00:31:26,344 --> 00:31:28,387
But I'm trying not
to project that onto the team
762
00:31:28,387 --> 00:31:30,097
and just--
it's just another game
763
00:31:30,097 --> 00:31:32,183
that we have to get
three points from.
764
00:31:32,183 --> 00:31:34,060
Seven left.
765
00:31:34,060 --> 00:31:36,312
Gotta get four wins
out of those.
766
00:31:37,647 --> 00:31:40,191
{\an8}- Angel City
come across the country
767
00:31:40,191 --> 00:31:43,611
{\an8}to Red Bull Arena
in Harrison, New Jersey.
768
00:31:43,611 --> 00:31:46,656
{\an8}Freya Coombe, who is back
at her old stomping grounds.
769
00:31:46,656 --> 00:31:49,659
{\an8}[percussive music]
770
00:31:49,659 --> 00:31:54,538
{\an8}♪ ♪
771
00:31:54,538 --> 00:31:55,665
One, two, three.
772
00:31:55,665 --> 00:31:57,625
Quite the crew
in Harrison, New Jersey.
773
00:31:57,625 --> 00:31:59,669
Thank you.
774
00:31:59,669 --> 00:32:01,379
Has it been
what you expected?
775
00:32:01,379 --> 00:32:03,047
{\an8}It has, except, actually,
776
00:32:03,047 --> 00:32:06,550
{\an8}with a higher potential
than I imagined, honestly.
777
00:32:06,550 --> 00:32:07,885
The broadcasting, I'm, like,
778
00:32:07,885 --> 00:32:10,221
super looking forward
to that improving,
779
00:32:10,221 --> 00:32:13,724
'cause trying to watch games
has been so hard.
780
00:32:13,724 --> 00:32:15,226
- I know.
- It's not sustainable.
781
00:32:15,226 --> 00:32:17,895
Like, it has to be better.
782
00:32:17,895 --> 00:32:20,731
And I think you want people
to dedicate
783
00:32:20,731 --> 00:32:22,566
advertising dollars to it.
784
00:32:22,566 --> 00:32:23,567
Yeah.
785
00:32:23,567 --> 00:32:24,860
Like, if people
know about it,
786
00:32:24,860 --> 00:32:26,237
they will watch it, you know?
787
00:32:26,237 --> 00:32:27,947
I mean, we saw that
with the NCAA, right?
788
00:32:27,947 --> 00:32:30,199
Like, when they put
women's sports on
789
00:32:30,199 --> 00:32:32,827
a time that people watch
on a channel that people watch,
790
00:32:32,827 --> 00:32:33,994
it did well.
791
00:32:33,994 --> 00:32:36,288
[indistinct chatter]
792
00:32:36,288 --> 00:32:38,541
There's a concern I have
that, oh, we're grateful
793
00:32:38,541 --> 00:32:40,042
{\an8}to be here;
we'll take what you give us,
794
00:32:40,042 --> 00:32:42,086
{\an8}as opposed to showing up
with the confidence
795
00:32:42,086 --> 00:32:43,921
and conviction that this
is the biggest growth sport
796
00:32:43,921 --> 00:32:46,132
in the world,
and we're on the ground floor,
797
00:32:46,132 --> 00:32:48,467
and whoever gets on with us
is gonna ride.
798
00:32:48,467 --> 00:32:49,635
AC...
799
00:32:49,635 --> 00:32:50,928
all: FC!
800
00:32:50,928 --> 00:32:51,971
One minute.
801
00:32:51,971 --> 00:32:54,265
Right now,
the league is not profitable.
802
00:32:54,265 --> 00:32:55,975
But it can be quickly
803
00:32:55,975 --> 00:32:58,436
if they negotiate
fair contracts
804
00:32:58,436 --> 00:33:01,939
for broadcasting,
for sponsorship deals.
805
00:33:01,939 --> 00:33:05,109
The fans are there.
We see it every day.
806
00:33:05,109 --> 00:33:07,945
So the revenue's important
to make sure that our players
807
00:33:07,945 --> 00:33:09,739
are treated as best
as they can be
808
00:33:09,739 --> 00:33:12,575
and are valued
as highly as they should be.
809
00:33:12,575 --> 00:33:13,617
They're really the ones
810
00:33:13,617 --> 00:33:16,036
that are gonna see
the benefit of that.
811
00:33:16,036 --> 00:33:17,079
[whistle blows]
812
00:33:17,079 --> 00:33:18,456
And off we go.
813
00:33:20,332 --> 00:33:21,751
Go, Angel City!
814
00:33:21,751 --> 00:33:23,627
Let's go, Angel City!
815
00:33:25,379 --> 00:33:27,631
McCaskill, a nifty nutmeg.
816
00:33:27,631 --> 00:33:29,258
McCaskill!
817
00:33:29,258 --> 00:33:30,968
- Oh!
- Yeah!
818
00:33:30,968 --> 00:33:33,637
{\an8}- Yes!
- Yeah!
819
00:33:33,637 --> 00:33:35,973
{\an8}Wow!
820
00:33:35,973 --> 00:33:37,600
Olympia!
821
00:33:37,600 --> 00:33:40,311
She put that ball
right between her legs
822
00:33:40,311 --> 00:33:43,856
and then ran around her
and scored.
823
00:33:43,856 --> 00:33:45,649
- Let's go!
- All right, all right.
824
00:33:45,649 --> 00:33:46,984
Long ball.
Simone's got it.
825
00:33:46,984 --> 00:33:49,445
- Simone is very fast.
- She's so fast.
826
00:33:49,445 --> 00:33:51,155
Come on, Simone.
Look, look.
827
00:33:51,155 --> 00:33:52,907
Good move, good move,
good move!
828
00:33:52,907 --> 00:33:55,326
Finish.
One more, one more!
829
00:33:55,326 --> 00:33:56,452
Yes!
830
00:33:56,452 --> 00:33:58,496
{\an8}Nice! Nice job!
831
00:33:58,496 --> 00:34:00,289
{\an8}[cheers and applause]
832
00:34:00,289 --> 00:34:01,874
Whoo!
833
00:34:03,876 --> 00:34:05,669
Yeah, Emslie!
834
00:34:05,669 --> 00:34:07,671
Emslie looking for options.
835
00:34:07,671 --> 00:34:09,256
Cuts back with a left!
836
00:34:10,549 --> 00:34:11,717
[cheers and applause]
837
00:34:11,717 --> 00:34:14,887
All right! Yeah!
Yeah! Yeah!
838
00:34:14,887 --> 00:34:17,681
{\an8}- A world-class finish.
839
00:34:17,681 --> 00:34:19,350
I have chills.
That was crazy.
840
00:34:19,350 --> 00:34:21,060
Where did she kick that from?
841
00:34:21,060 --> 00:34:22,895
That was beautiful.
842
00:34:22,895 --> 00:34:25,731
An emphatic first 45
for the visitors.
843
00:34:25,731 --> 00:34:28,859
They drop a three-spot
in the first half.
844
00:34:28,859 --> 00:34:31,987
If you're Angel City,
you want to keep the pressure.
845
00:34:31,987 --> 00:34:35,032
♪ ♪
846
00:34:35,032 --> 00:34:37,201
Gotham looking
to build something.
847
00:34:38,452 --> 00:34:40,538
Come on! Keep pushing!
848
00:34:40,538 --> 00:34:44,708
♪ ♪
849
00:34:44,708 --> 00:34:46,043
Compete! Come on!
850
00:34:46,043 --> 00:34:47,711
This Angel City back line
has come through
851
00:34:47,711 --> 00:34:49,380
when they need it to most.
852
00:34:50,798 --> 00:34:52,758
Gotham just knocking
on the door.
853
00:34:53,968 --> 00:34:55,511
Four minutes for Gotham.
854
00:34:55,511 --> 00:34:57,221
It's gotta be time, Ref.
Come on.
855
00:34:57,221 --> 00:34:58,722
- That's time, Ref.
- [laughs]
856
00:34:58,722 --> 00:35:00,099
Wrap it up!
857
00:35:00,099 --> 00:35:02,434
Over... over... over!
858
00:35:02,434 --> 00:35:04,103
Haracic.
859
00:35:04,103 --> 00:35:05,855
[whistle blowing]
860
00:35:05,855 --> 00:35:07,690
[cheers and applause]
861
00:35:07,690 --> 00:35:14,029
♪ ♪
862
00:35:14,029 --> 00:35:15,823
Bring yourselves in.
Let's go, let's go.
863
00:35:16,949 --> 00:35:18,659
Hey... fuck yeah.
864
00:35:18,659 --> 00:35:21,120
- Whoo!
- Whoo!
865
00:35:21,954 --> 00:35:23,581
AC...
all: FC!
866
00:35:23,581 --> 00:35:26,041
Whoo!
867
00:35:26,041 --> 00:35:29,253
♪ Olé, olé, olé, olé ♪
868
00:35:29,253 --> 00:35:32,256
♪ Freya, Freya ♪
869
00:35:33,632 --> 00:35:36,719
DiDi, you are...
870
00:35:36,719 --> 00:35:38,095
- [laughs]
- Hi. Thank you.
871
00:35:38,095 --> 00:35:39,555
- Magic.
- Are you okay? Is the hand--
872
00:35:39,555 --> 00:35:40,764
Can I introduce you
to my mother?
873
00:35:40,764 --> 00:35:41,765
- Of course.
- [gasps]
874
00:35:41,765 --> 00:35:42,975
She's, like,
your biggest fan.
875
00:35:42,975 --> 00:35:44,560
- Are you kidding me?
- So I don't wanna fangirl
876
00:35:44,560 --> 00:35:46,103
- for her.
- Should I go out there?
877
00:35:46,103 --> 00:35:48,147
- Do you mind?
- No problem.
878
00:35:49,106 --> 00:35:51,775
{\an8}I'm just so proud
where she's now.
879
00:35:51,775 --> 00:35:53,944
{\an8}I'm really happy for her.
880
00:35:53,944 --> 00:35:56,447
She does this thing.
She sits like this.
881
00:35:56,447 --> 00:35:59,658
And she holds on tight,
and anytime we clear it away,
882
00:35:59,658 --> 00:36:01,285
it's the quick clap.
883
00:36:01,285 --> 00:36:03,787
Always. So I can hear it.
I know who it is.
884
00:36:03,787 --> 00:36:06,206
- [chuckles]
- I love DiDi Haracic.
885
00:36:06,206 --> 00:36:08,250
I love DiDi Haracic.
886
00:36:08,250 --> 00:36:09,752
Thanks. I love Dan Ball.
887
00:36:09,752 --> 00:36:11,045
{\an8}[laughter]
888
00:36:12,338 --> 00:36:13,672
{\an8}- [laughs]
- I know.
889
00:36:13,672 --> 00:36:15,966
To be fair, Angel City
is actually the first club
890
00:36:15,966 --> 00:36:18,802
that used the little things...
891
00:36:18,802 --> 00:36:20,304
- Apostrophe?
- On my la--
892
00:36:20,304 --> 00:36:22,348
Yeah, whatever you call
them--on my last name.
893
00:36:22,348 --> 00:36:24,975
My tenth year, Angel City's
the first one who did it.
894
00:36:24,975 --> 00:36:26,685
♪ ♪
895
00:36:26,685 --> 00:36:29,688
[helicopter rotors whirring]
896
00:36:29,688 --> 00:36:31,774
♪ ♪
897
00:36:31,774 --> 00:36:34,109
Drive.
898
00:36:34,109 --> 00:36:35,945
{\an8}There we go. One more.
899
00:36:35,945 --> 00:36:37,571
{\an8}Come on. Got it.
900
00:36:38,614 --> 00:36:40,324
{\an8}Awesome. Very good.
901
00:36:40,324 --> 00:36:41,700
There we go.
902
00:36:41,700 --> 00:36:44,578
It's a nine-month recovery
from surgery,
903
00:36:44,578 --> 00:36:47,456
minimum, so it's definitely
a long process,
904
00:36:47,456 --> 00:36:50,125
and I think that's
give or take many weeks,
905
00:36:50,125 --> 00:36:53,295
depending on what my
individual journey looks like.
906
00:36:53,295 --> 00:36:55,255
I have a season
to get back to.
907
00:36:55,255 --> 00:36:56,882
We have a World Cup
this summer.
908
00:36:56,882 --> 00:36:59,009
And so those things
keep me motivated
909
00:36:59,009 --> 00:37:01,971
to come in here
and work really hard.
910
00:37:01,971 --> 00:37:03,389
- There you go, six more.
- Halfway.
911
00:37:03,389 --> 00:37:05,307
Come on, come on, you got it.
Don't wait too long.
912
00:37:07,267 --> 00:37:09,353
It will not get easier.
913
00:37:09,353 --> 00:37:10,729
Eight.
914
00:37:10,729 --> 00:37:13,649
♪ ♪
915
00:37:13,649 --> 00:37:15,734
[indistinct chatter]
916
00:37:20,406 --> 00:37:22,324
Just realized summat.
917
00:37:22,324 --> 00:37:23,617
We haven't got a blade.
918
00:37:23,617 --> 00:37:25,119
Oh, that was just the tubs.
919
00:37:25,119 --> 00:37:26,870
No, no,
it's meant to be in there.
920
00:37:26,870 --> 00:37:28,497
{\an8}"High-grade
stainless steel blades."
921
00:37:28,497 --> 00:37:30,291
{\an8}Yeah. It's not in here.
922
00:37:30,291 --> 00:37:31,333
- Is it in--
- It's in here.
923
00:37:31,333 --> 00:37:32,668
- Oh.
- Calm down.
924
00:37:32,668 --> 00:37:34,211
You didn't even look in the--
925
00:37:34,211 --> 00:37:36,463
didn't even look
in the cupboard.
926
00:37:36,463 --> 00:37:38,382
Oh, that's shockin'.
927
00:37:38,382 --> 00:37:40,092
Oh, my God.
928
00:37:40,092 --> 00:37:41,593
We can edit that out.
929
00:37:41,593 --> 00:37:42,553
That's embarrassin', eh?
930
00:37:42,553 --> 00:37:43,762
- [doorbell rings]
- Oh, my God.
931
00:37:43,762 --> 00:37:45,055
Oh, my gosh.
932
00:37:45,055 --> 00:37:46,140
I'm taking my shoes off.
933
00:37:46,140 --> 00:37:47,933
Have a little
housewarming gift for you.
934
00:37:47,933 --> 00:37:49,810
- Ooh! Thank you.
- My shoe is on your shoe.
935
00:37:49,810 --> 00:37:52,563
- It's so good when we win.
- Oh, my God.
936
00:37:52,563 --> 00:37:54,273
Everyone is so happy.
937
00:37:54,273 --> 00:37:57,651
{\an8}In Challenge Cup, I was like,
I hope we win the game.
938
00:37:57,651 --> 00:37:59,862
{\an8}- A game.
- So if we win the next two,
939
00:37:59,862 --> 00:38:01,864
{\an8}- we are in.
- Yes, correct.
940
00:38:01,864 --> 00:38:03,365
They can't drop points.
941
00:38:03,365 --> 00:38:05,117
We just gotta win,
and that's it.
942
00:38:06,452 --> 00:38:07,578
You ready?
943
00:38:07,578 --> 00:38:09,413
- Yes.
- We're ready!
944
00:38:09,413 --> 00:38:12,416
[light music]
945
00:38:12,416 --> 00:38:15,085
{\an8}♪ ♪
946
00:38:15,085 --> 00:38:17,504
{\an8}- Hi, guys!
- Hello, hello.
947
00:38:17,504 --> 00:38:19,757
Here, walk around
this way, mama.
948
00:38:19,757 --> 00:38:21,759
It's not just a regular game.
949
00:38:21,759 --> 00:38:23,635
We're playing San Diego.
950
00:38:23,635 --> 00:38:25,596
Yeah, I mean, it'd be great
to give the rah-rah,
951
00:38:25,596 --> 00:38:28,265
like, hey, we're two
expansion teams, but no,
952
00:38:28,265 --> 00:38:29,600
we're going down to San Diego
953
00:38:29,600 --> 00:38:31,101
and coming home
with three points.
954
00:38:31,101 --> 00:38:33,896
If we win, even if we
don't go to playoffs--
955
00:38:33,896 --> 00:38:35,355
That would be a win
for the season.
956
00:38:35,355 --> 00:38:36,857
I'm fine with that, okay?
957
00:38:36,857 --> 00:38:39,234
- Yeah.
- Well done, everybody.
958
00:38:39,234 --> 00:38:40,652
Yay!
959
00:38:41,695 --> 00:38:44,031
- Snapdragon this.
- I got it.
960
00:38:46,033 --> 00:38:49,036
Angel City is fighting
for a spot in the playoffs,
961
00:38:49,036 --> 00:38:51,747
will do so this weekend
in front of the largest crowd
962
00:38:51,747 --> 00:38:53,457
in NWSL history.
963
00:38:53,457 --> 00:38:56,168
[phone ringing]
964
00:38:56,168 --> 00:38:58,712
{\an8}Game day! What's up?
965
00:38:58,712 --> 00:39:00,464
{\an8}Hey, buddy, how are you?
966
00:39:00,464 --> 00:39:01,965
{\an8}Are you ready?
967
00:39:01,965 --> 00:39:04,176
{\an8}How you feeling?
Feeling a little nervous?
968
00:39:04,176 --> 00:39:06,136
- Little anxious?
- I'm excited.
969
00:39:06,136 --> 00:39:08,639
[laughing]
I'm hoping people show up,
970
00:39:08,639 --> 00:39:10,140
you know what I mean?
971
00:39:10,140 --> 00:39:12,976
I think you've got 32,000
fans that are showing up.
972
00:39:12,976 --> 00:39:15,354
I think you knocked that
out of the park, Jill.
973
00:39:15,354 --> 00:39:16,647
You crushed it.
974
00:39:16,647 --> 00:39:18,273
Yeah, I never had to think
about these things before,
975
00:39:18,273 --> 00:39:19,441
just get the team ready.
976
00:39:19,441 --> 00:39:21,110
Now it's like, oh, my God,
I hope the fans come.
977
00:39:21,110 --> 00:39:22,486
That's right, Pres.
978
00:39:22,486 --> 00:39:24,321
Whenever we travel
to an away game,
979
00:39:24,321 --> 00:39:25,948
their attendance goes up.
980
00:39:25,948 --> 00:39:28,450
Now we're headed to San Diego
for their first game
981
00:39:28,450 --> 00:39:30,119
in their new stadium, Snapdragon,
982
00:39:30,119 --> 00:39:32,579
which seats 32,000 fans.
983
00:39:32,579 --> 00:39:34,289
And it is sold out.
984
00:39:34,289 --> 00:39:37,042
That's a new NWSL record.
985
00:39:37,042 --> 00:39:41,338
[drumming]
986
00:39:41,338 --> 00:39:43,340
all: Angel City!
987
00:39:43,340 --> 00:39:47,302
We've got 400-plus supporters
988
00:39:47,302 --> 00:39:48,846
showing up in force.
989
00:39:48,846 --> 00:39:51,056
We're gonna bring in drums.
We're gonna bring in flags.
990
00:39:51,056 --> 00:39:54,393
So on social media,
on highlights, back and forth,
991
00:39:54,393 --> 00:39:56,895
they're gonna show,
holy shit,
992
00:39:56,895 --> 00:40:00,107
Angel City brought it
all the way down to San Diego.
993
00:40:00,107 --> 00:40:01,859
Yay!
994
00:40:01,859 --> 00:40:04,194
all: AC...FC!
995
00:40:04,194 --> 00:40:12,327
We are Angel City!
996
00:40:12,327 --> 00:40:15,706
We are Angel City
Football Club!
997
00:40:15,706 --> 00:40:16,832
Hey!
998
00:40:16,832 --> 00:40:18,542
So tonight
it's fucking special.
999
00:40:18,542 --> 00:40:20,002
This is a really
special time
1000
00:40:20,002 --> 00:40:21,712
that we don't get back again,
1001
00:40:21,712 --> 00:40:23,922
so let's make sure that we do
everything we can.
1002
00:40:23,922 --> 00:40:26,300
Be dedicated and driven.
1003
00:40:26,300 --> 00:40:27,426
Let's fucking go.
Let's get out there.
1004
00:40:27,426 --> 00:40:29,219
- [rapid clapping]
- Let's fucking go.
1005
00:40:29,219 --> 00:40:30,721
Embrace it.
1006
00:40:30,721 --> 00:40:32,222
AC...
all: FC!
1007
00:40:33,599 --> 00:40:36,101
[vocalizing]
1008
00:40:36,101 --> 00:40:37,436
Good luck!
1009
00:40:37,436 --> 00:40:39,563
♪ ♪
1010
00:40:39,563 --> 00:40:41,398
all: Dale, oh! Dale, oh!
1011
00:40:41,398 --> 00:40:43,192
Dale, dale, dale, dale!
1012
00:40:43,192 --> 00:40:45,694
We are Angel City
Football Club!
1013
00:40:45,694 --> 00:40:46,862
Here we go!
1014
00:40:46,862 --> 00:40:48,614
A sellout crowd of 32,000,
1015
00:40:48,614 --> 00:40:51,325
an NWSL single-game record.
1016
00:40:51,325 --> 00:40:53,410
Two expansion teams
who are absolutely
1017
00:40:53,410 --> 00:40:56,747
just rewriting the script
for how it is done.
1018
00:40:56,747 --> 00:40:58,123
[indistinct chanting]
1019
00:40:59,041 --> 00:41:00,542
Shaw will put it
back in the box.
1020
00:41:00,542 --> 00:41:03,545
Flipped toward the goal
but saved by DiDi Haracic.
1021
00:41:03,545 --> 00:41:07,466
♪ ♪
1022
00:41:07,466 --> 00:41:10,135
Open up! She's there!
1023
00:41:11,929 --> 00:41:14,264
Gyau cuts in! A header!
1024
00:41:14,264 --> 00:41:17,476
San Diego gets a goal!
It's Shaw!
1025
00:41:17,476 --> 00:41:19,269
{\an8}[cheers and applause]
1026
00:41:19,269 --> 00:41:22,314
{\an8}[suspenseful music]
1027
00:41:22,314 --> 00:41:24,733
{\an8}♪ ♪
1028
00:41:24,733 --> 00:41:27,611
We have to tie it up.
We have to tie it up.
1029
00:41:27,611 --> 00:41:34,159
♪ ♪
1030
00:41:38,747 --> 00:41:40,624
This Angel City team
did not fade
1031
00:41:40,624 --> 00:41:42,042
come 60-minute mark.
1032
00:41:44,169 --> 00:41:46,296
Come on.
We can go. We can press it.
1033
00:41:46,296 --> 00:41:53,303
♪ ♪
1034
00:41:53,303 --> 00:41:54,513
[whistle blows]
1035
00:41:54,513 --> 00:41:56,974
Emslie was fouled!
It's a penalty.
1036
00:41:56,974 --> 00:41:58,684
Right at the edge
of the area,
1037
00:41:58,684 --> 00:42:00,644
a little bump,
1038
00:42:00,644 --> 00:42:04,481
and that sets up a chance
for LA to tie it.
1039
00:42:04,481 --> 00:42:07,943
McCaskill, the leading scorer
for Angel City,
1040
00:42:07,943 --> 00:42:09,945
and one of the best ever
1041
00:42:09,945 --> 00:42:12,489
at facing penalty kicks
in the history of this league,
1042
00:42:12,489 --> 00:42:14,032
Kailen Sheridan.
1043
00:42:15,534 --> 00:42:18,203
McCaskill--oh, it's saved!
Sheridan!
1044
00:42:19,329 --> 00:42:20,956
Are you kidding me?
1045
00:42:20,956 --> 00:42:23,750
[vocalizing]
1046
00:42:23,750 --> 00:42:27,671
Tonight--tonight belongs
to San Diego.
1047
00:42:27,671 --> 00:42:30,716
[dramatic music]
1048
00:42:30,716 --> 00:42:37,764
♪ ♪
1049
00:42:41,935 --> 00:42:46,231
San Diego Wave FC, 1!
1050
00:42:46,231 --> 00:42:48,817
[cheers and applause]
1051
00:42:48,817 --> 00:42:51,194
That was the best
that we played all season
1052
00:42:51,194 --> 00:42:53,697
by a country mile.
1053
00:42:53,697 --> 00:42:55,198
We've had our chance again
1054
00:42:55,198 --> 00:42:57,993
to create more chances
than we have in other games.
1055
00:42:57,993 --> 00:43:00,829
It sucks.
It really fuckin' sucks.
1056
00:43:00,829 --> 00:43:03,165
But we have three games now
that we need to win.
1057
00:43:03,165 --> 00:43:05,751
They're three games that we
identify that we have to go.
1058
00:43:05,751 --> 00:43:08,045
We have to go and win
those games now.
1059
00:43:08,045 --> 00:43:10,839
But if we play like that,
we're gonna do it.
1060
00:43:13,925 --> 00:43:16,386
AC...
all: FC!
1061
00:43:16,386 --> 00:43:22,559
♪ ♪
1062
00:43:22,559 --> 00:43:25,771
It's been a battle of
expansion teams, Herc, so far.
1063
00:43:25,771 --> 00:43:27,731
{\an8}Who do you think has had
a better first year?
1064
00:43:27,731 --> 00:43:29,691
{\an8}On the field,
it's obviously San Diego.
1065
00:43:29,691 --> 00:43:31,193
{\an8}- They're leading the league.
- Okay.
1066
00:43:31,193 --> 00:43:34,696
{\an8}But Angel City is changing
the game right now.
1067
00:43:34,696 --> 00:43:36,573
Before they came into NWSL,
1068
00:43:36,573 --> 00:43:38,992
they were giving out franchises
1069
00:43:38,992 --> 00:43:41,703
for $2 million, $3 million,
okay?
1070
00:43:41,703 --> 00:43:44,164
They just did an evaluation
on Angel City FC
1071
00:43:44,164 --> 00:43:47,876
that's $100 million.
1072
00:43:47,876 --> 00:43:49,753
From a growth perspective,
1073
00:43:49,753 --> 00:43:52,672
the demand from investors
right now
1074
00:43:52,672 --> 00:43:55,092
{\an8}is really unlike
anything I've ever seen
1075
00:43:55,092 --> 00:43:59,429
{\an8}in my 20-plus-year career
in professional sports.
1076
00:43:59,429 --> 00:44:01,765
We have, literally,
1077
00:44:01,765 --> 00:44:04,101
dozens of investors
1078
00:44:04,101 --> 00:44:08,188
wanting to invest
in the next round of expansion.
1079
00:44:08,188 --> 00:44:11,233
Angel City, I think,
is at the heart of it
1080
00:44:11,233 --> 00:44:13,777
and this kind of energy of,
1081
00:44:13,777 --> 00:44:16,238
why aren't we being
ambitious right now?
1082
00:44:16,238 --> 00:44:19,950
Why aren't we pushing
as hard as we possibly can
1083
00:44:19,950 --> 00:44:22,619
to not just grow our team
but grow the league?
1084
00:44:22,619 --> 00:44:24,496
And that's something
that the NWSL has needed
1085
00:44:24,496 --> 00:44:27,290
for a very, very long time.
1086
00:44:32,087 --> 00:44:34,506
We've had a lot of changes
in our training facility,
1087
00:44:34,506 --> 00:44:37,676
from, you know, the start
of the season until now.
1088
00:44:37,676 --> 00:44:41,096
And I think what's been really
great is that we've improved,
1089
00:44:41,096 --> 00:44:43,181
you know,
each step along the way.
1090
00:44:43,181 --> 00:44:45,308
And then getting to a point
where we are now,
1091
00:44:45,308 --> 00:44:47,561
{\an8}where we have a dedicated space
1092
00:44:47,561 --> 00:44:50,897
{\an8}for our players
that's just for Angel City.
1093
00:44:51,356 --> 00:44:53,108
- Hey, Angela.
- [speaking indistinctly]
1094
00:44:53,108 --> 00:44:55,777
Not where we wanted to be
in terms of the timing,
1095
00:44:55,777 --> 00:44:57,654
but that's what this is about
right now.
1096
00:44:57,654 --> 00:45:00,323
It's finding a great foundation
1097
00:45:00,323 --> 00:45:02,993
and how we can continually
make improvements
1098
00:45:02,993 --> 00:45:05,495
to elevate our club,
to elevate these players,
1099
00:45:05,495 --> 00:45:07,706
and to ultimately elevate
the entire sport.
1100
00:45:07,706 --> 00:45:11,042
Ice tubs, little...
1101
00:45:11,042 --> 00:45:14,504
rehab, rejuvenation, recovery.
1102
00:45:14,504 --> 00:45:19,009
I'm just taking a look at this
line--is way too small, though.
1103
00:45:19,009 --> 00:45:22,179
You get water flow out
a lot faster, so...
1104
00:45:22,179 --> 00:45:23,680
just fixed.
1105
00:45:23,680 --> 00:45:25,557
All else looks good here.
1106
00:45:28,143 --> 00:45:30,187
It's not easy
trying to evaluate,
1107
00:45:30,187 --> 00:45:32,731
you know, what's in the best
interest of the club,
1108
00:45:32,731 --> 00:45:35,317
what's in the best interest
of the player.
1109
00:45:35,317 --> 00:45:39,154
Lyon contacted us about
loaning Vanessa to their club.
1110
00:45:39,154 --> 00:45:40,780
- Lyon!
- Lyon!
1111
00:45:40,780 --> 00:45:42,657
Lyon is a world-class club
1112
00:45:42,657 --> 00:45:44,493
in the Champions League.
1113
00:45:44,493 --> 00:45:47,078
Vanessa scored our first goal
in Angel City history.
1114
00:45:47,078 --> 00:45:48,997
Move to get free,
left foot and--
1115
00:45:48,997 --> 00:45:50,540
[shouting indistinctly]
1116
00:45:50,540 --> 00:45:52,501
But when you look
at the opportunities
1117
00:45:52,501 --> 00:45:54,586
for her career growth
and her advancement,
1118
00:45:54,586 --> 00:45:59,299
to experience playing
in a different league,
1119
00:45:59,299 --> 00:46:00,926
a different culture,
1120
00:46:00,926 --> 00:46:03,220
and then, you know, come back
and bring that value
1121
00:46:03,220 --> 00:46:05,847
I think is gonna be really
huge when she does return.
1122
00:46:11,686 --> 00:46:14,606
[soft music]
1123
00:46:14,606 --> 00:46:19,236
♪ ♪
1124
00:46:19,236 --> 00:46:21,238
The decision
was pretty easy for me
1125
00:46:21,238 --> 00:46:23,240
in that I had a World Cup
to prepare,
1126
00:46:23,240 --> 00:46:25,867
and obviously Lyon has won
eight Champions Leagues
1127
00:46:25,867 --> 00:46:27,077
in the past ten years,
1128
00:46:27,077 --> 00:46:30,580
so they know what it takes
to win, and...
1129
00:46:30,580 --> 00:46:32,040
I wanna win.
1130
00:46:32,040 --> 00:46:36,670
♪ ♪
1131
00:46:36,670 --> 00:46:39,005
I had always stated
very clearly
1132
00:46:39,005 --> 00:46:40,924
that Angel City
would probably be
1133
00:46:40,924 --> 00:46:45,762
the only club that I would
wanna play for in the States,
1134
00:46:45,762 --> 00:46:49,266
not, like,
from a sports standpoint
1135
00:46:49,266 --> 00:46:51,101
but from the values
that they are portraying.
1136
00:46:51,101 --> 00:46:52,852
[speaking French]
1137
00:46:52,852 --> 00:46:54,604
Women's rights,
fighting for women's soccer,
1138
00:46:54,604 --> 00:46:57,315
wanting to elevate the sport.
1139
00:46:57,315 --> 00:46:58,942
The standards
that we have right now
1140
00:46:58,942 --> 00:47:01,236
are much better
than they were ten years ago,
1141
00:47:01,236 --> 00:47:03,863
but I hope that they're
nowhere close to
1142
00:47:03,863 --> 00:47:06,032
as good as they will be
ten years from now.
1143
00:47:06,032 --> 00:47:09,536
♪ ♪
1144
00:47:09,536 --> 00:47:10,954
Ah.
1145
00:47:10,954 --> 00:47:18,044
♪ ♪
1146
00:47:19,546 --> 00:47:21,381
Oh, no!
1147
00:47:22,966 --> 00:47:25,343
{\an8}I think it's cold enough.
1148
00:47:25,343 --> 00:47:27,345
{\an8}I'll sprinkle some
around Simone.
1149
00:47:27,345 --> 00:47:29,139
[laughs] Thanks.
1150
00:47:30,390 --> 00:47:32,767
[laughter]
1151
00:47:32,767 --> 00:47:34,144
Don't bring that energy
over here.
1152
00:47:34,144 --> 00:47:36,062
Don't bring that energy--
[laughs]
1153
00:47:36,062 --> 00:47:37,981
- See? It's not overflowing.
- More?
1154
00:47:37,981 --> 00:47:39,649
- Yeah, a little more.
- Okay.
1155
00:47:41,318 --> 00:47:42,819
It's do or die, you know?
1156
00:47:42,819 --> 00:47:44,154
Like, we have to win
for playoffs.
1157
00:47:44,154 --> 00:47:45,447
Yeah, like,
back against the wall.
1158
00:47:45,447 --> 00:47:46,948
It's the best, though,
you know?
1159
00:47:46,948 --> 00:47:49,618
'Cause then it's like,
to make playoffs, like...
1160
00:47:49,618 --> 00:47:52,662
- that would be... freaking epic!
- It would be fun.
1161
00:47:52,662 --> 00:47:54,456
- And at home?
- I know.
1162
00:47:54,456 --> 00:47:57,000
Under the lights at the Banc?
[alarm rings]
1163
00:47:57,000 --> 00:47:58,460
- Bro.
- We done.
1164
00:47:59,753 --> 00:48:01,338
Wait.
You wanna see something crazy?
1165
00:48:01,338 --> 00:48:04,049
There are three games
happening in LA right now:
1166
00:48:04,049 --> 00:48:05,842
the Chargers, Dodgers,
and Angel City.
1167
00:48:05,842 --> 00:48:08,178
So the cheapest ticket
for the Chargers is 19 bucks.
1168
00:48:08,178 --> 00:48:10,555
Dodgers is 26.
Angel City is 33.
1169
00:48:10,555 --> 00:48:12,474
And we're the hardest ticket
to get today.
1170
00:48:12,474 --> 00:48:15,602
♪ ♪
1171
00:48:15,602 --> 00:48:18,438
Tonight
we're playing Louisville.
1172
00:48:18,438 --> 00:48:21,066
Our playoff run
is hanging in the balance.
1173
00:48:22,609 --> 00:48:23,985
Last game
of the inaugural season.
1174
00:48:23,985 --> 00:48:24,986
- How are you feeling?
- I know.
1175
00:48:24,986 --> 00:48:27,155
I feel good.
Look, cautiously optimistic.
1176
00:48:27,155 --> 00:48:28,948
We're gonna go to the
playoffs, aren't we, Mariel?
1177
00:48:28,948 --> 00:48:30,700
- Yes. Yes.
- We're going to the playoffs.
1178
00:48:30,700 --> 00:48:33,286
Can you hear me?
1179
00:48:33,286 --> 00:48:34,537
[cheers and applause]
1180
00:48:34,537 --> 00:48:36,956
One, two,
1181
00:48:36,956 --> 00:48:38,458
three!
1182
00:48:38,458 --> 00:48:40,543
[all clap three times]
1183
00:48:40,543 --> 00:48:42,253
all: Unh!
1184
00:48:42,253 --> 00:48:45,090
[cheers and applause]
1185
00:48:45,090 --> 00:48:49,386
♪ ♪
1186
00:48:49,386 --> 00:48:50,762
[whistle blows]
1187
00:48:50,762 --> 00:48:54,516
[cheers and applause]
1188
00:48:54,516 --> 00:49:01,564
♪ ♪
1189
00:49:11,783 --> 00:49:13,159
Claire Emslie--
haven't called her name
1190
00:49:13,159 --> 00:49:15,662
too much here in this
opening half so far.
1191
00:49:15,662 --> 00:49:17,539
She can be dangerous
on the ball.
1192
00:49:17,539 --> 00:49:20,417
Cutting inside--big long pass
across for Endo,
1193
00:49:20,417 --> 00:49:22,210
who gets matched up
one-v-one.
1194
00:49:22,210 --> 00:49:24,087
Onto her right foot,
looking for the corner.
1195
00:49:24,087 --> 00:49:25,588
Deflected on the way in!
1196
00:49:25,588 --> 00:49:28,425
{\an8}And it [indistinct]
for Angel City!
1197
00:49:28,425 --> 00:49:31,094
{\an8}Off McCaskill into the goal.
1198
00:49:31,094 --> 00:49:33,304
Total team goal right there.
1199
00:49:33,304 --> 00:49:37,600
♪ ♪
1200
00:49:37,600 --> 00:49:40,061
[vocalizing]
1201
00:49:40,061 --> 00:49:43,440
♪ ♪
1202
00:49:43,440 --> 00:49:47,402
Hey! We have to take care
of the ball!
1203
00:49:47,402 --> 00:49:49,904
Come on!
We got to be better!
1204
00:49:49,904 --> 00:49:53,908
♪ ♪
1205
00:49:53,908 --> 00:49:55,827
Oh, can you believe this?
1206
00:49:55,827 --> 00:49:58,538
{\an8}Louisville's come back
to level it.
1207
00:49:58,538 --> 00:50:05,628
{\an8}♪ ♪
1208
00:50:09,924 --> 00:50:12,302
Oh, and a point to the spot.
1209
00:50:12,302 --> 00:50:19,350
♪ ♪
1210
00:50:26,524 --> 00:50:28,276
{\an8}This is tough for Haracic.
1211
00:50:28,276 --> 00:50:31,738
{\an8}- Yeah, you can see
that DiDi's upset.
1212
00:50:31,738 --> 00:50:33,823
Not over.
1213
00:50:33,823 --> 00:50:36,159
Still possible.
1214
00:50:37,202 --> 00:50:39,788
I'm like,
we're gonna win this game.
1215
00:50:39,788 --> 00:50:42,040
If we're losing,
I don't care.
1216
00:50:42,040 --> 00:50:43,792
We can still win.
1217
00:50:43,792 --> 00:50:46,169
There's time on this clock,
then, like,
1218
00:50:46,169 --> 00:50:49,589
we're gonna go until
there's no time left.
1219
00:50:50,965 --> 00:50:53,510
Angel City FC
still pushing.
1220
00:50:53,510 --> 00:51:00,558
♪ ♪
1221
00:51:15,406 --> 00:51:17,534
[crowd exclaims]
1222
00:51:17,534 --> 00:51:24,249
{\an8}♪ ♪
1223
00:51:29,087 --> 00:51:32,048
[whistle blowing]
1224
00:51:32,048 --> 00:51:38,429
♪ ♪
1225
00:51:38,429 --> 00:51:41,224
[cheers and applause]
1226
00:51:41,224 --> 00:51:45,562
Let's hear it for
Angel City Football Club!
1227
00:51:45,562 --> 00:51:49,357
[cheers and applause]
1228
00:51:49,357 --> 00:51:51,109
And at this time, yes,
1229
00:51:51,109 --> 00:51:55,029
we have sold out
another home match.
1230
00:51:55,029 --> 00:51:59,492
[continues indistinctly]
1231
00:52:11,045 --> 00:52:13,131
♪ ♪
1232
00:52:13,131 --> 00:52:17,260
But what an amazing start
to professional soccer in LA
1233
00:52:17,260 --> 00:52:18,553
that we have created.
1234
00:52:18,553 --> 00:52:21,139
And no one can ever take that
away in this moment.
1235
00:52:21,139 --> 00:52:23,933
'Cause I believe that we
have got so much as a group--
1236
00:52:23,933 --> 00:52:25,894
passion, the personality,
1237
00:52:25,894 --> 00:52:28,771
the willingness, the talent.
1238
00:52:28,771 --> 00:52:30,231
Be pissed off,
'cause that's who we are,
1239
00:52:30,231 --> 00:52:31,941
but don't be pissed off
for too long,
1240
00:52:31,941 --> 00:52:33,985
because we have got a lot to
be proud of and look back on.
1241
00:52:33,985 --> 00:52:35,278
Come on.
1242
00:52:35,278 --> 00:52:37,572
AC...
all: FC!
1243
00:52:37,572 --> 00:52:42,410
♪ ♪
1244
00:52:42,410 --> 00:52:44,954
At the end of the season,
it's always bittersweet.
1245
00:52:44,954 --> 00:52:47,415
Of course we cared
about the outcome, but...
1246
00:52:47,415 --> 00:52:50,585
in that stadium,
every single game day
1247
00:52:50,585 --> 00:52:54,464
felt like we made it
as strong female athletes,
1248
00:52:54,464 --> 00:52:57,175
and we're giving young girls
the opportunity
1249
00:52:57,175 --> 00:53:00,136
to dream to be
a professional athlete too.
1250
00:53:00,136 --> 00:53:02,096
[vocalizing]
1251
00:53:02,096 --> 00:53:03,932
I was really upset
we still lost, though.
1252
00:53:03,932 --> 00:53:05,266
[laughs]
1253
00:53:05,266 --> 00:53:09,646
♪ ♪
1254
00:53:09,646 --> 00:53:11,397
For a group of girls
that met
1255
00:53:11,397 --> 00:53:12,982
at the very beginning
of the season
1256
00:53:12,982 --> 00:53:15,652
and for us to, like,
come together
1257
00:53:15,652 --> 00:53:18,988
and navigate the storms
of not just a season
1258
00:53:18,988 --> 00:53:22,283
but being on a start-up,
1259
00:53:22,283 --> 00:53:25,662
I'm just really proud
to be a part of that group.
1260
00:53:25,662 --> 00:53:31,459
♪ ♪
1261
00:53:31,459 --> 00:53:33,836
Failing at the last minute
to make playoffs,
1262
00:53:33,836 --> 00:53:35,505
that really hurt.
1263
00:53:35,505 --> 00:53:37,048
I think that's something
that the players
1264
00:53:37,048 --> 00:53:39,008
are gonna take with us
into next season
1265
00:53:39,008 --> 00:53:41,511
so that we don't feel
that pain and disappointment
1266
00:53:41,511 --> 00:53:43,012
again next year.
1267
00:53:43,012 --> 00:53:44,555
[cheers and applause]
1268
00:53:44,555 --> 00:53:46,641
- Sorry.
- Don't be sorry.
1269
00:53:46,641 --> 00:53:47,934
We still got this.
1270
00:53:47,934 --> 00:53:49,519
I'm so proud of how
1271
00:53:49,519 --> 00:53:52,438
our team came together
and the culture that they built
1272
00:53:52,438 --> 00:53:54,649
and the chemistry
that they built.
1273
00:53:54,649 --> 00:53:58,653
♪ ♪
1274
00:53:58,653 --> 00:54:01,614
I prefer that
than making the playoffs.
1275
00:54:01,614 --> 00:54:07,829
♪ ♪
1276
00:54:09,247 --> 00:54:11,249
"Heartbreaking
and deeply troubling,"
1277
00:54:11,249 --> 00:54:12,667
{\an8}that is what
the U.S. soccer president
1278
00:54:12,667 --> 00:54:15,837
{\an8}is calling the findings
of an independent investigation
1279
00:54:15,837 --> 00:54:18,840
{\an8}that reveals systemic abuse
and misconduct by coaches
1280
00:54:18,840 --> 00:54:21,551
{\an8}in the top tier of women's
professional soccer.
1281
00:54:21,551 --> 00:54:23,219
{\an8}The investigation was led
1282
00:54:23,219 --> 00:54:26,222
{\an8}by former deputy attorney
general Sally Yates.
1283
00:54:26,222 --> 00:54:28,766
{\an8}- The report finding
rampant verbal, emotional,
1284
00:54:28,766 --> 00:54:30,393
{\an8}and sexual misconduct
1285
00:54:30,393 --> 00:54:32,061
{\an8}in the National Women's
Soccer League.
1286
00:54:32,061 --> 00:54:33,896
{\an8}- And lays out
in disturbing detail
1287
00:54:33,896 --> 00:54:36,607
{\an8}the misconduct
of three past coaches.
1288
00:54:37,775 --> 00:54:41,320
{\an8}- You're reading over and over
the failure.
1289
00:54:41,320 --> 00:54:43,698
I mean, every layer
that could have stopped it
1290
00:54:43,698 --> 00:54:44,866
never did.
1291
00:54:44,866 --> 00:54:46,993
I think I felt it
along with them,
1292
00:54:46,993 --> 00:54:50,705
because I've experienced
similar things,
1293
00:54:50,705 --> 00:54:53,958
but then saddened to know
that it's still happening.
1294
00:54:53,958 --> 00:54:57,837
but then empowered to know
that I could affect the future,
1295
00:54:57,837 --> 00:54:59,714
and it starts with my team
1296
00:54:59,714 --> 00:55:01,257
and then to have a voice
1297
00:55:01,257 --> 00:55:02,925
within the National
Women's Soccer League
1298
00:55:02,925 --> 00:55:04,719
so it doesn't happen
to anyone else.
1299
00:55:04,719 --> 00:55:10,975
We are being birthed
out of "time's up."
1300
00:55:10,975 --> 00:55:15,146
No other club has had that
as their origin story.
1301
00:55:15,146 --> 00:55:17,231
It was one of the eye-opening
things in this report
1302
00:55:17,231 --> 00:55:20,109
is, if you don't have the
resources to make this better,
1303
00:55:20,109 --> 00:55:21,778
then get the hell out.
1304
00:55:21,778 --> 00:55:25,239
Following the Yates report,
there are two teams
1305
00:55:25,239 --> 00:55:27,575
selling their majority ownership.
1306
00:55:27,575 --> 00:55:29,535
Building a new
kind of culture
1307
00:55:29,535 --> 00:55:31,537
and a new kind of way
of doing things
1308
00:55:31,537 --> 00:55:33,247
around women's sports,
1309
00:55:33,247 --> 00:55:35,249
that's really
what brought us all here.
1310
00:55:35,249 --> 00:55:38,795
Like, it sounds corny,
but it's, like, genuinely
1311
00:55:38,795 --> 00:55:41,380
where we are
and why we're here.
1312
00:55:41,380 --> 00:55:44,133
One of the things
that I believe deeply is,
1313
00:55:44,133 --> 00:55:48,137
when you find something
that breaks your heart,
1314
00:55:48,137 --> 00:55:49,430
turn towards it.
1315
00:55:49,430 --> 00:55:53,810
That, to me, is what Julie
and Kara and Natalie did.
1316
00:55:53,810 --> 00:55:56,604
They're like, I'm not gonna
just hear the sad story.
1317
00:55:56,604 --> 00:55:58,940
I'm gonna actually
try to figure out
1318
00:55:58,940 --> 00:56:01,317
what I can do,
1319
00:56:01,317 --> 00:56:02,777
what I can create,
1320
00:56:02,777 --> 00:56:05,822
what I can reimagine
1321
00:56:05,822 --> 00:56:09,117
to solve for this heartbreak
and to fix it.
1322
00:56:16,165 --> 00:56:19,127
{\an8}[indistinct chatter]
1323
00:56:22,255 --> 00:56:25,216
{\an8}[rain pattering]
1324
00:56:26,968 --> 00:56:31,180
So good. How are you?
Oh, I'm so glad you're here.
1325
00:56:31,180 --> 00:56:34,350
The last time I was at
a Women's National Team game
1326
00:56:34,350 --> 00:56:36,227
was when I first
started thinking
1327
00:56:36,227 --> 00:56:37,645
about having our own team.
1328
00:56:37,645 --> 00:56:41,065
I got my shirt too,
so I will put this on over.
1329
00:56:41,607 --> 00:56:44,652
And now we're here,
and things are changing.
1330
00:56:45,862 --> 00:56:47,488
- Oh, hi!
- Welcome.
1331
00:56:47,488 --> 00:56:49,991
I think this is
a hundred-year journey.
1332
00:56:49,991 --> 00:56:51,993
And we really do see this
as a brand
1333
00:56:51,993 --> 00:56:54,370
that we believe will be worth
as much as, you know,
1334
00:56:54,370 --> 00:56:56,330
a Manchester United someday.
1335
00:56:56,330 --> 00:56:57,748
Oh, Trinity. Oh, come on!
1336
00:56:59,250 --> 00:57:01,002
This is Michele Kang
from Washington Spirit.
1337
00:57:01,002 --> 00:57:02,753
{\an8}- So nice to see you.
- Natalie Portman.
1338
00:57:02,753 --> 00:57:04,714
{\an8}So she's the unbelievable woman
1339
00:57:04,714 --> 00:57:06,757
{\an8}that came in
and took over Washington.
1340
00:57:06,757 --> 00:57:08,176
{\an8}I know. We're so excited.
1341
00:57:08,176 --> 00:57:09,510
{\an8}Pulled off
an incredible coup.
1342
00:57:09,510 --> 00:57:11,470
{\an8}We're so excited
to be colleagues.
1343
00:57:13,514 --> 00:57:14,807
{\an8}Oh, my gosh.
1344
00:57:16,601 --> 00:57:18,144
{\an8}You too, you too.
1345
00:57:18,936 --> 00:57:20,354
{\an8}I mean, we're all--
1346
00:57:20,354 --> 00:57:23,191
{\an8}we're all, like,
rising together, I feel like,
1347
00:57:23,191 --> 00:57:24,650
{\an8}and we've gotta--
1348
00:57:29,530 --> 00:57:31,532
We're a group
of female owners
1349
00:57:31,532 --> 00:57:34,243
trying to make
the best conditions
1350
00:57:34,243 --> 00:57:36,162
for our players,
1351
00:57:36,162 --> 00:57:37,246
and there's no playbook.
1352
00:57:37,246 --> 00:57:39,874
We have to write our own.
1353
00:57:40,625 --> 00:57:43,461
How big is Wembley, you guys?
Michael, how big's Wembley?
1354
00:57:43,461 --> 00:57:45,755
- It's 80,000 or 90,000.
- 80,000 or 90,000, right?
1355
00:57:47,173 --> 00:57:49,300
I mean, we can pack this.
1356
00:57:50,426 --> 00:57:53,012
I told Freya,
after we win the championship,
1357
00:57:53,012 --> 00:57:56,098
we'll come here and play
a match and sell it out.
1358
00:57:56,098 --> 00:57:57,934
So soon as we win
a championship,
1359
00:57:57,934 --> 00:57:59,435
we're coming to Wembley.
1360
00:57:59,435 --> 00:58:00,770
[upbeat music]
1361
00:58:00,770 --> 00:58:03,648
♪ Shout when
you wanna get off the ride ♪
1362
00:58:03,648 --> 00:58:06,442
♪ Shout when you
wanna get off the ride ♪
1363
00:58:06,442 --> 00:58:08,903
♪ Shout when you wanna
get off the ride ♪
1364
00:58:08,903 --> 00:58:12,573
♪ 'Cause it crossed my mind,
it crossed my mind ♪
1365
00:58:12,573 --> 00:58:15,576
♪ Made my blood thump
seven, eight, nine ♪
1366
00:58:15,576 --> 00:58:17,745
♪ Made my heart beat
double time ♪
1367
00:58:17,745 --> 00:58:20,748
♪ Now I'm the only sour cherry
on your fruit stand, right ♪
1368
00:58:20,748 --> 00:58:22,458
{\an8}And the first pick
1369
00:58:22,458 --> 00:58:26,837
{\an8}in the first round
of the 2023 NWSL Draft,
1370
00:58:26,837 --> 00:58:30,174
{\an8}Angel City FC select
Alyssa Thompson.
1371
00:58:30,174 --> 00:58:32,468
{\an8}[cheers and applause]
1372
00:58:32,468 --> 00:58:36,722
{\an8}♪ ♪
1373
00:58:36,722 --> 00:58:38,975
{\an8}- There is Thompson,
so, so positive.
1374
00:58:38,975 --> 00:58:41,644
{\an8}So positive, and she scored!
1375
00:58:43,104 --> 00:58:45,648
What a talent!
1376
00:58:45,648 --> 00:58:47,942
♪ Shout when you wanna
get off the ride ♪
1377
00:58:47,942 --> 00:58:51,570
♪ 'Cause it crossed my mind,
it crossed my mind ♪
1378
00:58:51,570 --> 00:58:54,407
♪ I'm a penny
in a diamond mine ♪
1379
00:58:54,407 --> 00:58:56,742
♪ Oh, we could be movers ♪
1380
00:58:56,742 --> 00:58:59,620
♪ Oh, oh,
we could be shakers ♪
1381
00:58:59,620 --> 00:59:02,623
♪ Oh, oh, if we could
just shake something ♪
1382
00:59:02,623 --> 00:59:03,916
♪ Out of the blue ♪
1383
00:59:03,916 --> 00:59:05,793
♪ And get off the ride ♪
1384
00:59:05,793 --> 00:59:08,879
♪ Now I'm the only sour cherry
on your fruit stand, right ♪
1385
00:59:08,879 --> 00:59:11,799
♪ Am I the only sour cherry
on your fruit stand ♪
1386
00:59:11,799 --> 00:59:14,844
♪ If I'm the only sour cherry
on your fruit stand, right ♪
1387
00:59:14,844 --> 00:59:18,639
♪ Am I the only sour cherry
on your fruit stand ♪
1388
00:59:18,639 --> 00:59:19,974
♪ G-g-g-go home, go home ♪
1389
00:59:19,974 --> 00:59:21,350
♪ It's over ♪
1390
00:59:21,350 --> 00:59:24,478
♪ G-g-g-go home, it's over ♪
1391
00:59:24,478 --> 00:59:26,063
♪ G-g-g-go home, go home ♪
1392
00:59:26,063 --> 00:59:27,356
♪ It's over ♪
1393
00:59:27,356 --> 00:59:30,318
♪ Go, go home, it's over ♪
1394
00:59:30,318 --> 00:59:32,111
♪ G-g-g-go home, go home ♪
1395
00:59:32,111 --> 00:59:33,612
♪ It's over ♪
1396
00:59:33,612 --> 00:59:36,657
{\an8}♪ Go, go home, it's over ♪
1397
00:59:36,657 --> 00:59:39,201
[bright tone]