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- Whoo!
- Whoa.
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Wait a minute.
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Yo!
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Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
I could play here.
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I had no idea how
big the screens were.
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The Challenge Cup was a
nice kick in the pants
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that we needed.
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Which, I think we're
all grateful for
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because, you know, it's
only when things get hard
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that you're forced
to learn lessons.
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Holy shit.
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- Yep.
- Yup.
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We're hoping for sell-out
which is 22,000 people.
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Yeah.
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Oh, my God, our home
opener is tomorrow, like...
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There's gonna be
nerves with people.
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I don't care who you are;
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you're gonna look around and
hear the crowd and be nervous.
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- Oh, my goodness!
- This is insane.
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You got your fit planned out?
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I do. Do you?
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You're wearing overalls or what?
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Yeah!
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- Volemos.
- Volemos.
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Yes!
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Completely customized to
you and what you want...
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If you want a chair, if
you don't want a chair.
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I'd like a chair.
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I'm good either way.
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I like chairs, I
don't like chairs.
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Yeah, that's nice.
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From Pee Wee League to this?
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Like, who would've
thought, you know?
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This is my tenth
season in the league,
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but this is like my first
opportunity on this stage.
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I told Dan I was going
to retire last year.
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I was second string with Gotham.
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To wake up every day
and tell yourself,
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"You're enough, you're good,
keep your confidence"...
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It's a grind.
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epic.
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That is epic.
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That's where my mum, dad, and
sister get to sit tomorrow.
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They got here yesterday.
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But look at this place.
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This is unreal.
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Welcome to the home
of women's soccer.
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Whoo!
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All right, off we go!
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Angel City, spread your wings!
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- U.S. soccer on the
women's side has been
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fighting for respect.
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- The mantra always was
"you should be thankful"
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and "you can't screw it up."
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- The National Women's
Soccer League just kicked off
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its tenth season.
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- Two new clubs coming
out in California.
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- Angel City Football Club
in Los Angeles is backed by
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the largest female ownership
group in professional sports.
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- 14 former U.S. Women's
National Team players
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are investors.
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- These are the best
players in the world.
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We're gonna elevate the sport
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and show how
valuable it truly is.
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- When you watch
these athletes play,
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you're changing something
that was formed in your brain
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about what it means for
a woman to be a woman.
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Goal, Angel City.
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I don't think you've ever
seen a camera person be like,
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"Hey. How ya doing?"
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Does it ever blow your mind
how big a soccer field is?
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- Yeah, soccer
fields are very big.
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- It's really big.
- Who wants to run this?
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Like, in football, you
go like short distances
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and you get to stop.
Like, they don't stop.
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It's just... it blows me away
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when you think about
how big this is.
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LAFC's let us use their stadium,
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but we want it to feel
like Angel City's stadium,
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so there's a lot
of work going on
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as far as creating signage,
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replacing a lot of
LAFC signs and pathways
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so it feels like
our branding's here,
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our logo's here,
our crest is here.
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You know, the women that are
playing here deserve this.
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Oh, that was it.
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This is where my
parents watch my games.
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If they can figure
out CBS and Paramount+.
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There's this pressure
to want to do well
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now that we have 15,000
plus season ticket holders.
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I want them to buy a season
ticket next year as well.
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If we lose every game, I
don't know if I can ask them
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to do that.
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We have to work damn hard
if we want to beat teams
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that have been
around for ten years.
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Well, this is where I
practiced my soccer.
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And then we had a
net on this hedge.
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And so then I would
just dribble around
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and then shoot
against the hedge.
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And the hedge was a lot shorter,
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and then sometimes
it would go over
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into the neighbors' pool.
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Wasn't it about that high?
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Yeah, I don't know.
How did it get so high?
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- Probably as high...
- That was 25 years ago.
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The 1999 World Cup was,
I think, really defining.
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To see 90,000 people
watching the U.S.,
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that's like something
I will never forget.
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I loved Mia Hamm. I
loved Briana Scurry.
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I wanted to be a goalie
even though I was
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like 2 feet tall.
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Briana Scurry was
my hero growing up
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and why I wanted to play soccer
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and believed I could
play at this level.
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They've laid such an
incredible foundation for us.
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All the success in 1999
was a real breakthrough
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for women's soccer,
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for women's sports
in this country.
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And it really showed
what's possible.
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Goal!
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Your team has said all
along "We don't want to win.
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We want to leave a
legacy." What's the legacy?
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All these people in these
stands, 90,000 plus,
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and the smiling faces
of these young kids
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that are sitting right here.
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I have a photo from the
final of the 1999 World Cup
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with my face painted
at the Rose Bowl.
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And so it's like I look at
those photos and I'm like,
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"I definitely was
dreaming of this."
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You know, there wasn't
always leagues to watch.
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There weren't always
games to watch.
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We kind of had to
make our own dreams.
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We're finally realizing
that '99er dream of,
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we should be
crushing this space.
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That, I think, is the
importance of Angel City
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being successful.
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Lot of big names, players,
actresses, owners.
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Can they pull it off?
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- We are gonna do our best
to get everything done
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that we need to get done
for our partners, our fans,
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our owners, our community,
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our players, our coaches,
and each one of us.
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If something doesn't get
done or doesn't make it,
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let's just prioritize
what's most important.
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Just remember that the
person sitting next to you
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and across from you and
on the Zoom is as stressed
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and as busy as you are.
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Welcome home.
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This is probably the nicest room
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I've ever been in for a team
meeting, which is great.
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But this is the standard
now that we deserve
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as a club, as players,
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and I think it's great
that we're finally home
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and we can now start
to build on the rhythm
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that we found in preseason
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and the success as a way
of making this our home.
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Come over here.
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Be discreet.
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- The slow crawl.
- You are awkward!
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Vanessa Gilles, everyone.
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Now heading into our season,
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I would like to make the
captaincy announcement.
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Ali.
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Yes!
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- Speech, speech!
- Speech!
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Moving forward to the game...
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We had a turbulent
start with preseason
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and it was a real slog,
and we had to get results,
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but the results
weren't coming our way.
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So the first home
game at the Banc,
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I want to get the win.
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I told Freya, if we do
nothing else this season,
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if we only win one game, it
has to be the home opener.
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Ooh, game day fresh pair?
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Did they get them in time?
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I ordered five new
pairs of each color.
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I spent $300 on socks.
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I got an MRI,
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and I have a strained MCL.
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We're gonna strap it
up, put on a sleeve,
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and just kinda, like, test
it out and see how it feels.
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Fingers crossed, 'cause
I really wanna be
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a part of the magic tomorrow.
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It's gonna be really
exciting, and that's, like...
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I really wanna be
a part of that.
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It's been four months going
through some injury stuff,
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and I'm going absolutely crazy.
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I wasn't cleared to play.
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The game is finally
here, and I'm not ready.
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Yellow, yellow, yellow! Good.
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You know, as much as it's
been difficult preseason
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and we've had a lot of injuries,
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there's been lots of things
that've gone wrong...
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I couldn't have asked for
a better group of women.
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Like, their hearts, you
know, are in the right place.
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Go!
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Winning is infectious, but
you gotta taste it first.
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Go, Katie!
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- The big screen!
- This is a walkout video
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- that will play...
- Whoo!
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Before you guys enter the field.
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When it hits the logo,
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that's the cue for the smoke,
the pyro, everything, when it...
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- All right, hit it.
- Hit it.
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Hit it.
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Whoo!
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- Whoo!
- Yay!
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- Yeah!
- Ahh!
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The team has been
through so much,
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and it's a really
special moment.
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So it was like happiness
but I also was really sad
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because I don't feel
like I'm a part of
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that entire special moment.
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Yeah, but it doesn't feel
like it until I'm back.
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And I think a lot of injured
players go through that,
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and that's the side a
lot of people don't see.
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It's like...
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it's tough, it's tough.
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- This is the first huge
test for Angel City.
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North Caroline has proven
that they can score.
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They're averaging
two goals a game,
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and Angel City, defensively,
they're not that sound.
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I give the win to
North Carolina.
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Today is...
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Today is what we've
been building for.
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It's the home opener.
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Angel City Football Club...
It's our inaugural game.
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"For the last 22
months, Julie Uhrman
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"has been focused on launching
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"a women's professional
soccer team
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"and little else.
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"'My life is Angel City
and my kids, ' she said.
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"'Sometimes in that
order.'
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"Taking Angel City from
concept to conclusion
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"had been a bumpy
ride for Uhrman.
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"Then last fall, the league
fined Angel City twice
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"within a six-week period.
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"First for announcing
the signing of Press
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"before the deal was completed,
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"and later for violating
NWSL tampering policy
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"in pursuit of
midfielder Allie Long,
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who had played for
Coombe with Gotham FC."
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Jesus, you would
think we are, like...
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- I know.
- You know, failing.
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I mean...
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- The pictures are awesome.
- The pictures!
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Hey, guys! On our way to
the first ever home opener.
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We're making some
over-easy eggs, pancakes,
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that's my game day go-to.
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My mom is here.
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Hey, everybody!
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She's actually about to
iron my pregame outfit,
253
00:12:34,003 --> 00:12:35,336
so bless her.
254
00:12:35,337 --> 00:12:36,881
Volemos.
255
00:12:38,466 --> 00:12:40,508
Oh, my God! Look
at all the people!
256
00:12:40,509 --> 00:12:42,010
I was shooting a series,
257
00:12:42,011 --> 00:12:45,096
and I flew out right after work.
258
00:12:45,097 --> 00:12:48,057
I land in L.A., and I
take the COVID test,
259
00:12:48,058 --> 00:12:50,018
and it's positive.
260
00:12:50,019 --> 00:12:54,564
I was just like, "No!"
261
00:12:54,565 --> 00:12:56,524
I was... it was horrible.
262
00:12:56,525 --> 00:12:58,902
It was horrible.
I was devastated.
263
00:13:05,784 --> 00:13:08,244
Look at all these people!
264
00:13:08,245 --> 00:13:10,038
I followed Julie Uhrman around
265
00:13:10,039 --> 00:13:11,956
for my story at the home opener,
266
00:13:11,957 --> 00:13:14,375
and I just remember, like,
somehow I turned into
267
00:13:14,376 --> 00:13:16,712
a person that was trying
to, like, get her places.
268
00:13:17,338 --> 00:13:19,130
It does always feel a little bit
269
00:13:19,131 --> 00:13:21,007
like stepping into a whirlwind.
270
00:13:21,008 --> 00:13:22,550
We have all this progress
271
00:13:22,551 --> 00:13:24,219
on the marketing
and commercial side,
272
00:13:24,220 --> 00:13:26,429
you have big sponsors coming in,
273
00:13:26,430 --> 00:13:28,640
we're spending a lot of money.
274
00:13:28,641 --> 00:13:31,559
I think the really important
thing for everyone involved
275
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is to not lose sight of the fans
276
00:13:33,812 --> 00:13:36,022
who have been there at the start
277
00:13:36,023 --> 00:13:37,441
and the game.
278
00:13:40,778 --> 00:13:42,362
Yeah!
279
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This is it.
280
00:13:44,365 --> 00:13:47,743
This is crazy. Hello, hello.
281
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I was seeing all
the fans. I'm like,
282
00:13:51,497 --> 00:13:52,830
"Is this for a
different event?"
283
00:13:52,831 --> 00:13:54,374
But, no it's for us.
284
00:13:56,460 --> 00:13:58,253
I have no words for you.
285
00:13:58,254 --> 00:14:00,630
I got infumed in the car
from the nail polish.
286
00:14:00,631 --> 00:14:02,507
Literally have a headache.
287
00:14:06,512 --> 00:14:08,680
This is what women's
sports deserves...
288
00:14:08,681 --> 00:14:10,974
A sold-out crowd, everyone
cheering for them,
289
00:14:10,975 --> 00:14:13,101
wearing their scarves and logos.
290
00:14:13,102 --> 00:14:15,144
I am so, so excited.
291
00:14:15,145 --> 00:14:17,272
I'm so proud of everyone
in the organization.
292
00:14:17,273 --> 00:14:18,898
I can't believe
we're really here.
293
00:14:18,899 --> 00:14:20,608
I can't believe
this is happening
294
00:14:20,609 --> 00:14:23,736
I never could imagine that
this day was possible,
295
00:14:23,737 --> 00:14:25,572
and I know there was a
lot of sleepless nights
296
00:14:25,573 --> 00:14:26,614
to get it to here.
297
00:14:26,615 --> 00:14:27,907
Just know this:
298
00:14:27,908 --> 00:14:30,618
There's never been a
press line before a game
299
00:14:30,619 --> 00:14:33,621
- in the history of my career.
- Yes!
300
00:14:33,622 --> 00:14:36,040
I'm tired that when a
woman does something,
301
00:14:36,041 --> 00:14:38,167
they think we only
do it for women.
302
00:14:38,168 --> 00:14:40,962
We do it for everyone,
just like a guy, okay?
303
00:14:40,963 --> 00:14:43,590
So, leadership and
empowerment... let's go for it.
304
00:14:43,591 --> 00:14:45,425
Angel City, you better win.
305
00:14:55,311 --> 00:14:56,811
Why are you guys
out here right now?
306
00:14:56,812 --> 00:14:58,563
- What's going on?
- Nerves. No.
307
00:14:58,564 --> 00:14:59,647
- No.
- No, we just always...
308
00:14:59,648 --> 00:15:00,857
- Do you do this?
- Yeah, we always
309
00:15:00,858 --> 00:15:02,025
- kick the ball around before.
- Oh, you make me
310
00:15:02,026 --> 00:15:03,276
- wanna kick one.
- Well, I mean, come on in.
311
00:15:03,277 --> 00:15:04,319
- Can I kick one?
- Yeah. Here.
312
00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:06,696
- All right.
- We've had a request.
313
00:15:06,697 --> 00:15:07,780
We've had a kick request.
314
00:15:07,781 --> 00:15:10,533
Natalie and I were
at the same event.
315
00:15:10,534 --> 00:15:14,245
I got up on the stage, and
I ended with something like,
316
00:15:14,246 --> 00:15:15,455
"Make a new friend today.
317
00:15:15,456 --> 00:15:16,831
"Find someone that
you have no reason
318
00:15:16,832 --> 00:15:18,166
"to do any business with
319
00:15:18,167 --> 00:15:20,168
"who you're just
curious to get to know,
320
00:15:20,169 --> 00:15:21,502
give 'em your number."
321
00:15:21,503 --> 00:15:23,212
And one person came up to me
322
00:15:23,213 --> 00:15:25,506
and gave me their
number, and it's...
323
00:15:25,507 --> 00:15:27,216
Literally, I can show it to you.
324
00:15:27,217 --> 00:15:30,178
It is still in my
phone as "Natalie P."
325
00:15:30,179 --> 00:15:32,722
She put it in my phone.
I've never changed it.
326
00:15:32,723 --> 00:15:35,516
It's been a while. I
retired in sixth grade.
327
00:15:35,517 --> 00:15:37,018
Okay.
328
00:15:37,019 --> 00:15:40,396
- I've got faith.
- Yes!
329
00:15:40,397 --> 00:15:43,983
All right. I'm gonna
call it on that one.
330
00:15:43,984 --> 00:15:47,862
In life, if you're
looking for new openings,
331
00:15:47,863 --> 00:15:50,239
new friendships,
new experiences,
332
00:15:50,240 --> 00:15:52,367
new conversations,
new adventures,
333
00:15:52,368 --> 00:15:54,661
they will start to
present themselves.
334
00:15:54,662 --> 00:15:56,996
You may not even realize
they're occurring.
335
00:15:56,997 --> 00:15:58,873
But once you sort of
open yourself up to 'em
336
00:15:58,874 --> 00:16:00,124
and you say, yes...
337
00:16:00,125 --> 00:16:02,543
And certainly, some of them
were uncomfortable for me...
338
00:16:02,544 --> 00:16:04,712
It's just like
pulling the string
339
00:16:04,713 --> 00:16:07,758
that can lead you to
a place like this.
340
00:16:10,427 --> 00:16:12,053
When I saw Angel City playing
341
00:16:12,054 --> 00:16:14,932
in the preseason games, I
thought they were awful.
342
00:16:15,974 --> 00:16:17,433
We have the biggest stars
343
00:16:17,434 --> 00:16:19,435
here in Southern
California sports.
344
00:16:19,436 --> 00:16:22,355
It's the most crowded sports
landscape in the country,
345
00:16:22,356 --> 00:16:23,356
maybe in the world.
346
00:16:23,357 --> 00:16:26,025
There are ways
you can stand out,
347
00:16:26,026 --> 00:16:29,696
but bottom line is you need
to succeed on the field.
348
00:16:29,697 --> 00:16:32,031
Fans, make some noise!
349
00:16:51,135 --> 00:16:52,553
- Yeah.
- Right.
350
00:16:57,558 --> 00:16:59,183
For our players,
for many of them,
351
00:16:59,184 --> 00:17:00,393
it's the first
time they've played
352
00:17:00,394 --> 00:17:02,812
in front of a crowd that size.
353
00:17:02,813 --> 00:17:05,565
You've got all these
celebrities endorsing the club
354
00:17:05,566 --> 00:17:08,067
and such a cauldron of pressure.
355
00:17:10,654 --> 00:17:12,071
I grew up playing soccer,
356
00:17:12,072 --> 00:17:13,906
and I'm Chicana...
Mexican American,
357
00:17:13,907 --> 00:17:17,744
proud to be... and football
is a huge part of our culture.
358
00:17:17,745 --> 00:17:21,247
And so, this is a very
full circle moment for me,
359
00:17:21,248 --> 00:17:23,583
and I've cried at
least five times today,
360
00:17:23,584 --> 00:17:25,793
but very proud to be a
part of this, for sure.
361
00:17:28,797 --> 00:17:30,590
All right, I have a
quick little addition
362
00:17:30,591 --> 00:17:31,799
to the three clap,
363
00:17:31,800 --> 00:17:33,342
and I need you all to be with me
364
00:17:33,343 --> 00:17:35,970
because I gotta get
22,000 people together,
365
00:17:35,971 --> 00:17:37,847
and we can't practice this shit.
366
00:17:37,848 --> 00:17:39,140
I'm gonna go,
367
00:17:39,141 --> 00:17:41,809
three clap on three...
Boom, boom, boom,
368
00:17:41,810 --> 00:17:44,020
and then you give,
like, a, "Uh!"
369
00:17:44,021 --> 00:17:45,104
Uh!
370
00:17:45,105 --> 00:17:47,273
Whatever it is you want,
but it's from the soul.
371
00:17:47,274 --> 00:17:49,025
- Are you ready? On three.
- Yes!
372
00:17:49,026 --> 00:17:51,110
One, two, three!
373
00:17:52,112 --> 00:17:56,282
Oh! It works!
374
00:17:56,283 --> 00:17:57,784
The three clap came from
375
00:17:57,785 --> 00:17:59,619
the early days of
the national team.
376
00:17:59,620 --> 00:18:01,704
You go, "One, two, three. Uh!"
377
00:18:01,705 --> 00:18:04,415
But we were like, the
"Uh!" is from your soul.
378
00:18:04,416 --> 00:18:07,251
Like, that's right before you
go on the field. Let's go!
379
00:18:08,962 --> 00:18:11,005
Please welcome to the pitch
380
00:18:11,006 --> 00:18:14,968
the owners of Angel
City Football Club.
381
00:18:16,845 --> 00:18:20,139
When I met Julie and
Kara and Natalie,
382
00:18:20,140 --> 00:18:22,266
I was blown away.
383
00:18:22,267 --> 00:18:24,685
So Mia and I were talking about,
384
00:18:24,686 --> 00:18:26,187
"Wow, wouldn't
this be really cool
385
00:18:26,188 --> 00:18:30,191
"if every player who
played on the national team
386
00:18:30,192 --> 00:18:33,820
who had a tie to Southern
California came in?"
387
00:18:35,697 --> 00:18:37,573
We sent out an
email to the group.
388
00:18:37,574 --> 00:18:39,992
Literally, within two
hours, it was like,
389
00:18:39,993 --> 00:18:42,161
"Hell yes!" "Yes!"
"Yes!" "Yes!" "Yes!"
390
00:18:42,162 --> 00:18:43,496
"I want in!"
391
00:18:45,207 --> 00:18:47,625
We have 14 former U.S.
Women's National Team players
392
00:18:47,626 --> 00:18:48,960
who are owners on this team.
393
00:18:48,961 --> 00:18:50,211
They are why we are here.
394
00:18:50,212 --> 00:18:53,339
It is their successes,
it was their fight.
395
00:18:53,340 --> 00:18:56,050
They did all the hard work.
396
00:18:56,051 --> 00:18:58,386
Now, they not only
are responsible
397
00:18:58,387 --> 00:19:01,430
for us existing, but now
they have a seat at the table
398
00:19:01,431 --> 00:19:03,891
for how the league grows
and how the sport grows,
399
00:19:03,892 --> 00:19:05,268
and they have a financial stake
400
00:19:05,269 --> 00:19:06,895
in how this team succeeds.
401
00:19:08,605 --> 00:19:10,022
I'm a dreamer,
402
00:19:10,023 --> 00:19:14,152
but I never expected to be
part of an ownership group
403
00:19:14,153 --> 00:19:16,612
of any professional sports team,
404
00:19:16,613 --> 00:19:20,366
let alone the sport
that I played, loved,
405
00:19:20,367 --> 00:19:24,036
and helped build in this
country for so many years.
406
00:19:27,249 --> 00:19:29,417
Everything about what
we've done so far this year
407
00:19:29,418 --> 00:19:30,918
has been a process.
408
00:19:30,919 --> 00:19:33,296
We're getting better,
and better, and better
409
00:19:33,297 --> 00:19:35,965
each game we play, and
today's just another game
410
00:19:35,966 --> 00:19:37,925
for us to showcase that
we're getting better.
411
00:19:37,926 --> 00:19:40,761
Okay? Focus on the process.
Stay in the moment.
412
00:19:40,762 --> 00:19:43,264
Enjoy the game.
413
00:19:45,934 --> 00:19:48,185
Yes, beautiful people,
414
00:19:48,186 --> 00:19:50,563
do you know what's better
415
00:19:50,564 --> 00:19:52,356
than putting on for your city?
416
00:19:52,357 --> 00:19:54,775
♪ Is your city putting
on for you, whoo ♪
417
00:19:54,776 --> 00:19:56,736
♪ Yeah, the city's
putting on for you, huh ♪
418
00:19:56,737 --> 00:19:58,738
♪ See the real,
recognize the truth, uh ♪
419
00:19:58,739 --> 00:20:01,115
♪ And now you, and now I'm ♪
420
00:20:01,116 --> 00:20:07,288
♪ And now I'm
running with the Angels ♪
421
00:20:07,289 --> 00:20:10,207
♪ Whoo ♪
422
00:20:10,208 --> 00:20:15,380
♪ And now I'm running
with the Angels ♪
423
00:20:16,423 --> 00:20:20,009
Eight, seven, six, five.
424
00:20:20,010 --> 00:20:22,428
- Standby, Michelle.
- And then take one.
425
00:20:22,429 --> 00:20:25,806
Ready, three, and...
426
00:20:25,807 --> 00:20:26,807
take three.
427
00:20:26,808 --> 00:20:29,810
♪ You know it's the queen ♪
428
00:20:29,811 --> 00:20:33,731
And now, your starting 11
429
00:20:33,732 --> 00:20:36,817
for Angel City Football Club.
430
00:20:50,749 --> 00:20:53,501
This atmosphere in Banc
of California Stadium
431
00:20:53,502 --> 00:20:55,586
has been increasing
by the minute,
432
00:20:55,587 --> 00:20:57,964
and you can see the
supporters group is unveiling
433
00:20:57,965 --> 00:21:00,383
their first regular season tifo.
434
00:21:00,384 --> 00:21:03,302
This is one of the largest
tifos in NWSL history.
435
00:21:03,303 --> 00:21:07,014
It covers the entirety of
the supporters' section.
436
00:21:07,015 --> 00:21:09,600
It reads, "A new
dawn," in Spanish,
437
00:21:09,601 --> 00:21:12,019
and Angel City FC
has been adamant
438
00:21:12,020 --> 00:21:14,814
that they're not just bringing
a soccer team to Los Angeles,
439
00:21:14,815 --> 00:21:16,399
they're bringing a
sense of community,
440
00:21:16,400 --> 00:21:19,151
and that's what tonight
is really all about.
441
00:21:22,489 --> 00:21:25,324
♪ Dragonfly out in the sun,
you know what I mean... ♪
442
00:21:25,325 --> 00:21:29,204
Angel City in black,
North Carolina in white.
443
00:21:31,581 --> 00:21:34,750
I'm seeing nerves on
some of those faces.
444
00:21:34,751 --> 00:21:36,711
Would you have
nerves, do you think?
445
00:21:36,712 --> 00:21:38,087
Absolutely.
446
00:21:38,088 --> 00:21:40,047
And then you run it
out in the first five.
447
00:21:40,048 --> 00:21:41,424
That's right.
448
00:21:41,425 --> 00:21:42,842
Now you know you're in L.A.
449
00:21:42,843 --> 00:21:45,261
All right, off we go! Kickoff.
450
00:21:45,262 --> 00:21:47,054
We're in Banc of
California Stadium.
451
00:21:47,055 --> 00:21:49,056
Two years in the making
452
00:21:49,057 --> 00:21:53,019
to get Angel City FC from
a dream to a reality.
453
00:21:53,020 --> 00:21:56,063
And now the actual
soccer begins.
454
00:21:59,818 --> 00:22:01,193
Similar ball, a
little higher, though,
455
00:22:01,194 --> 00:22:02,695
from McCaskill.
456
00:22:02,696 --> 00:22:04,573
Headed back across.
457
00:22:05,657 --> 00:22:07,825
Jun Endo, one move to get free.
458
00:22:07,826 --> 00:22:10,036
Left footed serve... And, ohh!
459
00:22:10,037 --> 00:22:12,705
What a start for Angel City!
460
00:22:14,249 --> 00:22:16,418
Yes!
461
00:22:18,003 --> 00:22:22,256
Whoo-hoo! Whoo-hoo!
462
00:22:22,257 --> 00:22:24,633
Yeah! Called it!
Fuckin' called it!
463
00:22:24,634 --> 00:22:26,469
Let's go!
464
00:22:26,470 --> 00:22:29,638
Yes! Yes!
465
00:22:29,639 --> 00:22:33,518
Whoo! Whoo!
466
00:22:41,651 --> 00:22:43,402
Endo, just a quick
little touch there
467
00:22:43,403 --> 00:22:45,237
bypasses the pressure
of O'Sullivan.
468
00:22:45,238 --> 00:22:47,364
Now she's got time
to pick out a target.
469
00:22:47,365 --> 00:22:51,744
And there are three players
in the box, wide open.
470
00:22:51,745 --> 00:22:56,582
And Gilles makes no mistake
with this conversion.
471
00:22:56,583 --> 00:22:58,918
The home opener against
North Carolina at the Banc...
472
00:22:58,919 --> 00:23:02,546
Top three of my
sporting moments ever.
473
00:23:02,547 --> 00:23:04,507
It was just electric.
474
00:23:07,803 --> 00:23:11,098
Come on, get it out
now. Keep it going!
475
00:23:15,102 --> 00:23:17,562
McCaskill, big
switch. It's there.
476
00:23:18,605 --> 00:23:20,815
Endo tracks it down.
477
00:23:20,816 --> 00:23:23,609
Endo in the box, in the corner!
478
00:23:25,612 --> 00:23:29,615
The lead now doubled,
as Endo, in the books.
479
00:23:29,616 --> 00:23:31,660
Yeah!
480
00:23:33,370 --> 00:23:36,914
Well, it is an incredibly
electric start for Angel City.
481
00:23:36,915 --> 00:23:38,958
McCaskill does so well
just to change it.
482
00:23:38,959 --> 00:23:41,794
You can see the narrow
shape of North Carolina.
483
00:23:41,795 --> 00:23:43,045
You get out that weak side,
484
00:23:43,046 --> 00:23:45,005
now there's green to run into,
485
00:23:45,006 --> 00:23:48,134
and Endo just gobbles
up that space.
486
00:23:48,135 --> 00:23:49,510
And now she's still
got work to do
487
00:23:49,511 --> 00:23:51,178
because that's a
difficult angle,
488
00:23:51,179 --> 00:23:53,347
but she slides this
one on the ground,
489
00:23:53,348 --> 00:23:56,100
right past Rowland.
490
00:23:56,101 --> 00:24:01,063
Jun Endo, her first NWSL
regular season goal.
491
00:24:01,064 --> 00:24:04,775
Angel City FC, starting
off with a bang
492
00:24:04,776 --> 00:24:07,486
in every way you could
imagine here tonight.
493
00:24:08,989 --> 00:24:11,991
♪ Hey, hey ♪
494
00:24:11,992 --> 00:24:15,161
Done a fucking great job of
putting pressure on them.
495
00:24:15,162 --> 00:24:16,871
The next five
minutes of the half,
496
00:24:16,872 --> 00:24:19,165
they are gonna come out
with a lot of pressure.
497
00:24:19,166 --> 00:24:21,458
So we need to think about
just absorbing that pressure
498
00:24:21,459 --> 00:24:23,711
by being really
organized, really compact,
499
00:24:23,712 --> 00:24:25,254
making it hard to play.
500
00:24:25,255 --> 00:24:28,465
This is a brilliant,
brilliant start.
501
00:24:28,466 --> 00:24:30,510
It's a start. Let's
finish the game.
502
00:24:32,971 --> 00:24:36,098
Emily Gray, first
NWSL start tonight.
503
00:24:36,099 --> 00:24:38,934
Left footer, ball
in the box, header!
504
00:24:38,935 --> 00:24:42,688
Hello, North Carolina!
Debinha scores.
505
00:24:47,611 --> 00:24:49,737
If someone had told you at
the beginning of this match,
506
00:24:49,738 --> 00:24:52,323
"Okay, Angel City gets
a 2-2 draw out of this
507
00:24:52,324 --> 00:24:53,908
against North Carolina,"
you'd probably say...
508
00:24:53,909 --> 00:24:55,242
- You'd take it.
- Yeah, it's pretty good.
509
00:24:55,243 --> 00:24:57,703
But at this point, to have
held on for this long,
510
00:24:57,704 --> 00:24:59,538
you think, oh, you
want those full...
511
00:24:59,539 --> 00:25:02,208
You need those
full three points.
512
00:25:02,209 --> 00:25:04,251
Honestly, I wanted to puke.
513
00:25:04,252 --> 00:25:05,711
Like, I was so nervous.
514
00:25:05,712 --> 00:25:08,464
It's way worse watching
than being on the field.
515
00:25:08,465 --> 00:25:10,758
But then, like,
Jun was going off.
516
00:25:10,759 --> 00:25:13,260
And I was like, oh,
crap, we could be good.
517
00:25:13,261 --> 00:25:14,595
We're going this way.
518
00:25:14,596 --> 00:25:17,264
- Jen, do you wanna go?
- I need a cowbell!
519
00:25:17,265 --> 00:25:18,682
Yes!
520
00:25:31,196 --> 00:25:33,572
Crowd sensing the
moment is near.
521
00:25:33,573 --> 00:25:36,200
And it is here!
522
00:25:36,201 --> 00:25:39,119
Angel City, spread your wings!
523
00:25:39,120 --> 00:25:44,833
You've got a win in your first
NWSL regular season game.
524
00:25:48,088 --> 00:25:51,340
Oh, my God! Oh, my God.
525
00:25:51,341 --> 00:25:54,301
Genuinely one of the
best days of my life.
526
00:25:57,847 --> 00:25:59,349
We did it!
527
00:26:01,393 --> 00:26:02,769
So good!
528
00:26:05,230 --> 00:26:06,605
I was lucky enough to have a lot
529
00:26:06,606 --> 00:26:09,275
of my friends and
family in the stands.
530
00:26:09,276 --> 00:26:13,320
They've seen my journey and
how difficult it was at times.
531
00:26:13,321 --> 00:26:15,281
My mom, who's passed away,
532
00:26:15,282 --> 00:26:17,574
and what it would've
meant for her to see me,
533
00:26:17,575 --> 00:26:18,617
and she would've been proud.
534
00:26:18,618 --> 00:26:21,662
So, it was unreal to
have that achievement.
535
00:26:21,663 --> 00:26:26,417
Sorry.
536
00:26:26,418 --> 00:26:29,503
We're a club for the community.
537
00:26:29,504 --> 00:26:32,381
We're representing you guys.
538
00:26:32,382 --> 00:26:34,008
We want you to
feel a part of it,
539
00:26:34,009 --> 00:26:35,843
and we want our win on the field
540
00:26:35,844 --> 00:26:37,511
to feel like your win.
541
00:26:41,850 --> 00:26:43,892
There was just, like,
so much excitement
542
00:26:43,893 --> 00:26:46,353
that there was no way
we weren't gonna win,
543
00:26:46,354 --> 00:26:49,023
at least in our mindset.
544
00:26:49,024 --> 00:26:51,984
I know what it's like to
play in a packed stadium,
545
00:26:51,985 --> 00:26:53,819
but the Angel City
gameday experience
546
00:26:53,820 --> 00:26:55,529
is just very unique.
547
00:26:55,530 --> 00:26:59,658
It is wild and joyous.
548
00:26:59,659 --> 00:27:01,493
It's about so much
more than football,
549
00:27:01,494 --> 00:27:03,120
and you feel that on the field.
550
00:27:03,121 --> 00:27:04,330
AC!
551
00:27:04,331 --> 00:27:05,539
FC!
552
00:27:05,540 --> 00:27:07,833
AC! FC!
553
00:27:10,712 --> 00:27:12,087
It was... it was just...
554
00:27:12,088 --> 00:27:13,714
You can't write it.
You can't write it.
555
00:27:13,715 --> 00:27:16,258
This... it's a Hollywood
ending that nobody believes.
556
00:27:29,064 --> 00:27:30,606
What's up, Katelyn?
557
00:27:30,607 --> 00:27:32,525
- How's it going?
- Good.
558
00:27:34,778 --> 00:27:37,071
Is it just us from the
office that are on the call?
559
00:27:37,072 --> 00:27:39,031
- Yeah.
- No one else is here?
560
00:27:39,032 --> 00:27:41,241
Each week, we'll
do a gameday recap.
561
00:27:41,242 --> 00:27:43,535
Like, what went well,
what went poorly,
562
00:27:43,536 --> 00:27:45,037
what could be better.
563
00:27:45,038 --> 00:27:46,080
Should we be thinking about ways
564
00:27:46,081 --> 00:27:47,581
of getting more people
there more easily...
565
00:27:47,582 --> 00:27:49,083
How to help outside of
what we're already doing?
566
00:27:49,084 --> 00:27:51,460
And then, you know, the
pregame experience, right,
567
00:27:51,461 --> 00:27:53,587
like, again, trying to
hype up what they can do
568
00:27:53,588 --> 00:27:54,630
in addition to the game?
569
00:27:54,631 --> 00:27:57,925
- Like, what is
our plan for, like,
570
00:27:57,926 --> 00:27:59,968
that hit in, like,
the dead of summer,
571
00:27:59,969 --> 00:28:01,220
like, through September.
572
00:28:01,221 --> 00:28:04,098
And let's assume that the
team is not in contention.
573
00:28:04,099 --> 00:28:05,140
- Yeah.
- Right, so, like,
574
00:28:05,141 --> 00:28:06,725
let's just, like,
prepare for battle.
575
00:28:06,726 --> 00:28:08,268
Okay.
576
00:28:08,269 --> 00:28:10,104
All right.
577
00:28:10,105 --> 00:28:11,772
Look, we want sellout crowds.
578
00:28:11,773 --> 00:28:13,399
Like, we don't want
it to be a one-off.
579
00:28:13,400 --> 00:28:15,901
Like, it's incredible that
we did it for a home opener,
580
00:28:15,902 --> 00:28:18,612
but now the bogey is, I
wanna sell out another game.
581
00:28:18,613 --> 00:28:20,280
Right, and then I'm gonna
wanna sell out another game.
582
00:28:20,281 --> 00:28:23,409
It's, how do we create the
experience for the fans?
583
00:28:23,410 --> 00:28:24,576
How do we win on the pitch
584
00:28:24,577 --> 00:28:26,954
that drives them to wanna come?
585
00:28:26,955 --> 00:28:28,456
We have to keep raising the bar.
586
00:28:31,501 --> 00:28:34,586
Today, they invited
us to watch practice,
587
00:28:34,587 --> 00:28:36,338
and I think that's
really special.
588
00:28:36,339 --> 00:28:38,465
I'd say a supporter
supports is...
589
00:28:38,466 --> 00:28:41,635
It's the ultimate fan,
the ultra fan, really.
590
00:28:41,636 --> 00:28:44,304
We have friends that...
Sometimes we say fans,
591
00:28:44,305 --> 00:28:46,723
not to be, you know,
demean them or anything...
592
00:28:46,724 --> 00:28:48,392
But, you know, showing
up right at kickoff
593
00:28:48,393 --> 00:28:50,185
going to the game,
and then going home.
594
00:28:50,186 --> 00:28:51,603
For us, it's an all-day thing.
595
00:28:51,604 --> 00:28:53,480
It's an all-day event.
It's an all-week event.
596
00:28:55,817 --> 00:28:57,651
Yeah, keep doing it. Keep
making all that noise,
597
00:28:57,652 --> 00:28:59,778
'cause we intimidate the...
598
00:28:59,779 --> 00:29:01,780
Out of other teams.
599
00:29:01,781 --> 00:29:02,865
And that's what we wanna have,
600
00:29:02,866 --> 00:29:04,950
so, it's really appreciated
601
00:29:04,951 --> 00:29:06,535
and honestly, it's
the best atmosphere
602
00:29:06,536 --> 00:29:08,162
that I've ever
experienced on game day
603
00:29:08,163 --> 00:29:10,664
and that the players have
ever experienced, as well.
604
00:29:10,665 --> 00:29:11,790
- Boom, boom.
- FC.
605
00:29:11,791 --> 00:29:13,917
AC, boom, boom. AC.
606
00:29:13,918 --> 00:29:15,794
- Como están?
- Bien!
607
00:29:19,215 --> 00:29:20,549
- Thank you. Cheers.
- Thank you so much.
608
00:29:20,550 --> 00:29:21,675
- Appreciate it.
- Hey, Coach.
609
00:29:21,676 --> 00:29:23,677
So this is the actual flag
610
00:29:23,678 --> 00:29:26,013
that we used to wave
at the MLS games
611
00:29:26,014 --> 00:29:28,098
to get first ever...
Bringing the first...
612
00:29:28,099 --> 00:29:30,392
I love it! The OG flag.
613
00:29:32,479 --> 00:29:34,688
It's work. I mean,
we wake up early,
614
00:29:34,689 --> 00:29:37,191
and get ready for games,
tailgates, I mean,
615
00:29:37,192 --> 00:29:38,567
where they're not
gonna play till 7:00,
616
00:29:38,568 --> 00:29:40,486
but we're getting
ready at 8:00 a.m.
617
00:29:40,487 --> 00:29:42,821
to set up our tailgate,
set up what we need to do.
618
00:29:42,822 --> 00:29:45,782
And, you know, he's
grilling tacos for hours.
619
00:29:45,783 --> 00:29:48,035
And, like,
it's worth us supporting.
620
00:29:48,036 --> 00:29:49,495
Like, we signed up
to be supporters,
621
00:29:49,496 --> 00:29:51,788
but I didn't think
it'd be at this level,
622
00:29:51,789 --> 00:29:53,248
like, where they appreciate it
623
00:29:53,249 --> 00:29:56,877
and they show us that
they really appreciate it.
624
00:29:56,878 --> 00:29:58,670
So it feels good.
625
00:29:58,671 --> 00:30:01,007
The work is not for nothing.
626
00:30:03,134 --> 00:30:06,595
People care, and they wanna
know what you stand for,
627
00:30:06,596 --> 00:30:08,722
and they wanna know how
you spend your afternoon,
628
00:30:08,723 --> 00:30:12,059
and they want you to
show up as a full human.
629
00:30:12,060 --> 00:30:13,560
I love that.
630
00:30:13,561 --> 00:30:15,729
They're my fans, like,
from my hometown,
631
00:30:15,730 --> 00:30:18,232
and, like, I immediately
felt, like, honestly,
632
00:30:18,233 --> 00:30:20,692
some ownership over
them, and, like,
633
00:30:20,693 --> 00:30:22,528
that they had ownership over me.
634
00:30:22,529 --> 00:30:25,614
You know, and I
just felt that bond
635
00:30:25,615 --> 00:30:28,242
that was, like, wow,
like, I have said, like,
636
00:30:28,243 --> 00:30:31,411
this is where I want to
play for these people,
637
00:30:31,412 --> 00:30:33,372
and these people actually, like,
638
00:30:33,373 --> 00:30:35,249
campaigned for me to come here.
639
00:30:38,086 --> 00:30:41,588
So much of what we do,
we, like, give to the fans
640
00:30:41,589 --> 00:30:44,091
and then, like, in return,
I got, like, the best gift
641
00:30:44,092 --> 00:30:46,343
of my life, to come
home because of them.
642
00:30:46,344 --> 00:30:48,595
And I really do feel
like me being here
643
00:30:48,596 --> 00:30:50,305
is because of the fans.
644
00:31:08,616 --> 00:31:12,286
- As part of the strategy
for us building a new team,
645
00:31:12,287 --> 00:31:16,415
having an international
team of players
646
00:31:16,416 --> 00:31:18,375
that would reflect the community
647
00:31:18,376 --> 00:31:20,961
I think was really
key to what the vision
648
00:31:20,962 --> 00:31:22,129
in what we're building.
649
00:31:22,130 --> 00:31:23,422
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
650
00:31:23,423 --> 00:31:25,340
- May I wear it?
- Of course.
651
00:31:25,341 --> 00:31:27,634
- Thank you.
- Jun Endo being
652
00:31:27,635 --> 00:31:30,345
our first Japanese player
653
00:31:30,346 --> 00:31:32,472
is gonna be massive for
the Japanese community,
654
00:31:32,473 --> 00:31:33,974
who are gonna come
and pay tickets
655
00:31:33,975 --> 00:31:35,309
to come and watch us play.
656
00:31:35,310 --> 00:31:37,227
That conversation and strategy
657
00:31:37,228 --> 00:31:40,689
is beyond Jun Endo
on the field, right?
658
00:31:40,690 --> 00:31:44,026
So, I have to think about a
much wider lens for the club.
659
00:31:44,027 --> 00:31:47,779
Okay.
660
00:31:47,780 --> 00:31:49,406
Yeah, there we go.
661
00:31:56,539 --> 00:31:59,833
Let's go, Angel City! Whoo!
662
00:32:02,837 --> 00:32:04,671
7,900 so far.
663
00:32:04,672 --> 00:32:05,839
Wow.
664
00:32:05,840 --> 00:32:07,382
We're expecting, what, 19,000?
665
00:32:07,383 --> 00:32:08,717
We sold 19,000,
there's always...
666
00:32:08,718 --> 00:32:10,344
- Oh, sold 19,000.
- Well, we sold 19,000
667
00:32:10,345 --> 00:32:12,054
first thing this morning,
but there's always walkup,
668
00:32:12,055 --> 00:32:14,014
and that could be...
We could be 300, 600,
669
00:32:14,015 --> 00:32:16,183
800 more from walk-up.
670
00:32:16,184 --> 00:32:18,018
And then you don't know how
many people actually show.
671
00:32:18,019 --> 00:32:20,354
I mean, this is already
more than Washington had.
672
00:32:20,355 --> 00:32:22,522
- 30 minutes from kickoff...
- I said today...
673
00:32:22,523 --> 00:32:25,025
I said to someone today, "We
start counting at 15,000."
674
00:32:25,026 --> 00:32:29,488
They were like, "We would
love 15,000 just once a year."
675
00:32:29,489 --> 00:32:31,865
- We're almost at 16,000.
- Julie, it's amazing.
676
00:32:31,866 --> 00:32:33,825
- I know.
- It really is.
677
00:32:39,040 --> 00:32:41,416
- Hi! How are you?
- How are you?
678
00:32:41,417 --> 00:32:43,377
I'm obsessed with
Jasmyne Spencer.
679
00:32:43,378 --> 00:32:45,379
- Right?
- I think she's, like...
680
00:32:45,380 --> 00:32:47,255
- I love Jasmyne.
- She's, like, MVP to me.
681
00:32:47,256 --> 00:32:48,799
Like, I feel like
she's just, like,
682
00:32:48,800 --> 00:32:50,342
always where she needs to be.
683
00:32:50,343 --> 00:32:52,427
Her progression
over... She's amazing.
684
00:32:52,428 --> 00:32:53,804
Insane.
685
00:32:53,805 --> 00:32:56,640
And my son's, like,
all about Endo.
686
00:32:56,641 --> 00:32:58,058
- Everyone is.
- He's just like...
687
00:32:58,059 --> 00:33:00,060
I mean, she's a star.
688
00:33:00,061 --> 00:33:01,979
And then my husband's like...
689
00:33:04,482 --> 00:33:05,691
She moves it like...
690
00:33:05,692 --> 00:33:07,859
He's like, "She moves
like a dancer."
691
00:33:07,860 --> 00:33:08,860
I love it.
692
00:33:08,861 --> 00:33:10,862
Press gets in behind guard.
693
00:33:10,863 --> 00:33:13,073
Christen Press scores!
694
00:33:13,074 --> 00:33:15,617
It's her first
regular season goal
695
00:33:15,618 --> 00:33:18,704
in an Angel City uniform.
696
00:33:18,705 --> 00:33:21,415
Christen scored
a brilliant goal,
697
00:33:21,416 --> 00:33:24,126
and she's gonna keep
scoring for us, I know it.
698
00:33:24,127 --> 00:33:25,919
But I told her,
even if she doesn't
699
00:33:25,920 --> 00:33:28,213
we all still love her.
700
00:33:28,214 --> 00:33:31,633
I went in with two minutes left.
701
00:33:31,634 --> 00:33:34,429
But I got in, and I
made it, and we won.
702
00:33:35,680 --> 00:33:37,889
When I stepped on that field,
703
00:33:37,890 --> 00:33:40,809
I was like, this is
why I love it so much.
704
00:33:40,810 --> 00:33:42,769
Everyone has each other's backs,
705
00:33:42,770 --> 00:33:44,896
and it's bigger than soccer.
706
00:33:44,897 --> 00:33:49,943
- It's over the wall and
kept out from Haracic.
707
00:33:49,944 --> 00:33:51,570
DiDi, fucking brilliant save.
708
00:33:51,571 --> 00:33:52,904
Really good work.
709
00:33:56,159 --> 00:33:59,119
Slightly gets away,
good recovery from Ball.
710
00:33:59,120 --> 00:34:01,246
Press back to her
feet, centering it,
711
00:34:01,247 --> 00:34:03,999
and it's an own goal!
712
00:34:04,000 --> 00:34:06,460
Just a hopeful ball
from Christen Press,
713
00:34:06,461 --> 00:34:09,129
last touched by Taylor Leach.
714
00:34:09,130 --> 00:34:12,048
I got a raspberry.
715
00:34:12,049 --> 00:34:14,301
- That's to remember it for.
- Yeah, there you go.
716
00:34:14,302 --> 00:34:15,927
- That was me for a minute.
- Well done.
717
00:34:15,928 --> 00:34:17,137
Wasn't pretty, but we did it.
718
00:34:17,138 --> 00:34:18,638
- Yeah.
- Good game.
719
00:34:22,101 --> 00:34:23,310
Just hold there.
Just hold there.
720
00:34:23,311 --> 00:34:25,187
Hold in that space.
721
00:34:33,112 --> 00:34:35,198
Yes!
722
00:34:44,499 --> 00:34:48,835
One of our greatest strengths
is who we are as a collective
723
00:34:48,836 --> 00:34:51,838
and how hard we are willing
to work for each other.
724
00:34:51,839 --> 00:34:54,174
And I know that there's
lots of stories about
725
00:34:54,175 --> 00:34:55,842
the resilience of this group,
726
00:34:55,843 --> 00:34:58,178
and it is what
makes us who we are.
727
00:34:58,179 --> 00:34:59,638
- Come on!
- Go on, here,
728
00:34:59,639 --> 00:35:01,140
go on, go on, go on, love it.
729
00:35:02,600 --> 00:35:04,851
I was born in Bosnia.
730
00:35:04,852 --> 00:35:08,230
April 6th, '92, there was a war.
731
00:35:08,231 --> 00:35:10,650
Six days later, I was born.
732
00:35:11,734 --> 00:35:15,445
We came to the U.S. in '94.
733
00:35:15,446 --> 00:35:17,531
Both my parents
worked multiple jobs
734
00:35:17,532 --> 00:35:20,201
just to get food on the table.
735
00:35:21,369 --> 00:35:23,036
Fuck!
736
00:35:23,037 --> 00:35:24,162
It's okay.
737
00:35:24,163 --> 00:35:27,207
I don't think people
realize the grind.
738
00:35:27,208 --> 00:35:29,042
My fault.
739
00:35:29,043 --> 00:35:33,380
It took me four years to
get a contract in the NWSL.
740
00:35:34,715 --> 00:35:37,259
And a lot of people
would've stopped.
741
00:35:37,260 --> 00:35:39,010
I had something to prove.
742
00:35:39,011 --> 00:35:40,972
May dates. May, may, may.
743
00:35:44,976 --> 00:35:47,435
Welcome to my home.
744
00:35:47,436 --> 00:35:49,688
She has good fashion.
745
00:35:49,689 --> 00:35:51,273
Yeah. I'm pretty sure
this is her shirt.
746
00:35:51,274 --> 00:35:53,483
We share all of
our clothes, but...
747
00:35:53,484 --> 00:35:55,944
The benefits of
marrying a woman.
748
00:35:57,530 --> 00:35:59,030
The day after a game,
749
00:35:59,031 --> 00:36:01,449
your body feels like
it got hit by a truck.
750
00:36:01,450 --> 00:36:05,579
You run 13K, which
is like 8 miles.
751
00:36:05,580 --> 00:36:08,540
There's boots, and
there's also hip things.
752
00:36:08,541 --> 00:36:11,042
There's, like, full space boots.
753
00:36:11,043 --> 00:36:13,003
Now that I'm 28 years old,
754
00:36:13,004 --> 00:36:16,256
recovery takes a lot
longer as you get older,
755
00:36:16,257 --> 00:36:18,508
and it's even more important.
756
00:36:27,351 --> 00:36:29,395
- A lot of us go
surfing on our off days.
757
00:36:32,398 --> 00:36:35,066
We're in L.A.,
so when in L.A...
758
00:36:35,067 --> 00:36:37,068
I wouldn't say we go surfing.
759
00:36:37,069 --> 00:36:38,737
We go in the water
with our boards.
760
00:36:38,738 --> 00:36:40,947
I'm out.
761
00:36:49,332 --> 00:36:51,291
There's gotta be a
dolphin out there.
762
00:36:51,292 --> 00:36:54,628
Where there's fish,
there's dolphins.
763
00:36:54,629 --> 00:36:56,838
A little gameday surf.
764
00:36:56,839 --> 00:36:58,131
That's a nice ritual.
765
00:36:58,132 --> 00:37:00,008
Also, the feeling of
when you catch a wave
766
00:37:00,009 --> 00:37:03,012
and the adrenaline
part is really nice.
767
00:37:04,555 --> 00:37:05,805
There's an adrenaline part
768
00:37:05,806 --> 00:37:07,766
which you get from
football, as well,
769
00:37:07,767 --> 00:37:10,477
and I think that part fuels me.
770
00:37:10,478 --> 00:37:12,145
It's like the
adrenaline of games
771
00:37:12,146 --> 00:37:14,648
and the competition
and wanting to win.
772
00:37:21,948 --> 00:37:25,241
I thought one of the
really important points
773
00:37:25,242 --> 00:37:27,619
was talking about
we can be satisfied
774
00:37:27,620 --> 00:37:29,329
in our life in Christ,
but yet it's not...
775
00:37:29,330 --> 00:37:31,998
That doesn't mean we're
gonna have all the riches
776
00:37:31,999 --> 00:37:36,544
and fame and glory
and perfect life.
777
00:37:36,545 --> 00:37:38,171
Yeah.
778
00:37:38,172 --> 00:37:42,300
We all love playing soccer,
and so many people do.
779
00:37:42,301 --> 00:37:43,843
An op... like, the chance to be
780
00:37:43,844 --> 00:37:46,680
a pro soccer player
is literally nobody.
781
00:37:46,681 --> 00:37:49,474
And so the fact of,
like, we get to do this
782
00:37:49,475 --> 00:37:52,185
and, like, God knows how
much we love playing soccer
783
00:37:52,186 --> 00:37:54,354
and he, like, lets
us get to know him
784
00:37:54,355 --> 00:37:55,981
through something
that we love...
785
00:37:55,982 --> 00:37:59,276
How cool is that? Like,
that... that's really cool.
786
00:37:59,277 --> 00:38:03,279
Soccer was a way
for me to run away
787
00:38:03,280 --> 00:38:05,949
from, like, pain
at home, you know.
788
00:38:05,950 --> 00:38:09,828
And I feel like I
identified with it so hard.
789
00:38:09,829 --> 00:38:11,329
And that's why I think
still, to this day,
790
00:38:11,330 --> 00:38:13,164
I struggle with it
'cause it's like,
791
00:38:13,165 --> 00:38:16,584
I found my identity in
myself as a soccer player.
792
00:38:16,585 --> 00:38:19,254
It doesn't fill you up forever.
793
00:38:19,255 --> 00:38:22,215
Yeah, it's just like, with
my knee and everything,
794
00:38:22,216 --> 00:38:25,677
I feel like, for me, it's been
a little frustrating y'all,
795
00:38:25,678 --> 00:38:27,721
but I appreciate, like...
796
00:38:27,722 --> 00:38:29,514
I was gonna ask you
guys to pray for me,
797
00:38:29,515 --> 00:38:32,267
'cause it's been... plot's
been getting real thick, y'all.
798
00:38:32,268 --> 00:38:33,893
- Yeah.
- It's been getting real thick.
799
00:38:33,894 --> 00:38:35,770
Yeah.
800
00:38:35,771 --> 00:38:38,189
From Portland, Oregon,
it is the Thorns
801
00:38:38,190 --> 00:38:40,191
and Angel City.
802
00:38:40,192 --> 00:38:43,361
The in-swinger, the
header is on, and it's in!
803
00:38:44,613 --> 00:38:46,531
Splendid service!
804
00:38:46,532 --> 00:38:48,700
An even better header.
805
00:38:48,701 --> 00:38:51,162
And Portland takes
the lead at home.
806
00:38:56,751 --> 00:38:58,918
Sugita, Sinclair,
807
00:38:58,919 --> 00:39:01,254
she went right through there!
808
00:39:01,255 --> 00:39:05,133
Christine Sinclair, back
to her goal-scoring ways.
809
00:39:05,134 --> 00:39:07,594
Portland doubles its advantage
810
00:39:07,595 --> 00:39:09,888
just minutes after the first.
811
00:39:09,889 --> 00:39:13,434
They're running rampant
at Providence Park.
812
00:39:14,185 --> 00:39:17,479
Rolls it in, and Sinclair,
and she just missed it.
813
00:39:17,480 --> 00:39:19,397
Becky sends it back.
814
00:39:19,398 --> 00:39:22,650
Sinclair, she won't miss twice.
815
00:39:22,651 --> 00:39:25,571
And it's a brace for
Christine Sinclair.
816
00:39:29,033 --> 00:39:30,784
The fight is there from us.
817
00:39:30,785 --> 00:39:32,702
That's there, but
we just have to
818
00:39:32,703 --> 00:39:34,662
make smart decisions
on the ball now.
819
00:39:34,663 --> 00:39:37,082
It's up to us now
to raise that level
820
00:39:37,083 --> 00:39:39,000
and then we go again, okay?
821
00:39:39,001 --> 00:39:40,920
Let's go.
822
00:39:42,463 --> 00:39:44,005
You realize this is
the highest crowd
823
00:39:44,006 --> 00:39:45,507
they've had in a game.
824
00:39:45,508 --> 00:39:47,467
- Everybody plays up for us.
- Yeah.
825
00:39:47,468 --> 00:39:50,053
The fans come in,
the players play.
826
00:39:50,054 --> 00:39:51,346
It's great for the league,
827
00:39:51,347 --> 00:39:52,514
not great for our record.
828
00:39:52,515 --> 00:39:55,016
It's great for the league,
not great for the record.
829
00:39:55,017 --> 00:39:58,521
Right. It's great for
the league, but yeah.
830
00:40:03,943 --> 00:40:05,276
Hi, Jules. It's Natalie.
831
00:40:05,277 --> 00:40:07,987
- Hey, how are you?
- I'm pretty good.
832
00:40:07,988 --> 00:40:09,614
Game day minus one.
833
00:40:09,615 --> 00:40:11,908
I know, I'm very
excited for tomorrow.
834
00:40:11,909 --> 00:40:15,328
We've got nearly 19,000
tickets sold for Saturday.
835
00:40:15,329 --> 00:40:17,122
- That's so amazing.
- Like, that's amazing,
836
00:40:17,123 --> 00:40:18,498
but I've now challenged the team
837
00:40:18,499 --> 00:40:20,792
to try to stay above
20,000 for every game
838
00:40:20,793 --> 00:40:23,378
- because you just get no-shows.
- Right.
839
00:40:23,379 --> 00:40:25,296
And I think if we can
stay above 20,000,
840
00:40:25,297 --> 00:40:27,507
then if the no-show
rate falls to 18,000
841
00:40:27,508 --> 00:40:30,135
or, you know, 18,500,
it still feels like
842
00:40:30,136 --> 00:40:31,511
a really full stadium.
843
00:40:31,512 --> 00:40:33,388
What was it like in Washington?
844
00:40:33,389 --> 00:40:36,891
I was... on TV, it looked
quite empty, but...
845
00:40:36,892 --> 00:40:38,852
There was very
clearly a sunny side
846
00:40:38,853 --> 00:40:40,478
and a shady side.
847
00:40:40,479 --> 00:40:42,438
The camera faces the sunny side.
848
00:40:42,439 --> 00:40:45,650
- Oh, bummer.
- Yeah. So I was sitting
849
00:40:45,651 --> 00:40:47,193
on the shady side,
and it felt like
850
00:40:47,194 --> 00:40:49,571
the entire stands behind
me were really packed,
851
00:40:49,572 --> 00:40:51,156
and the sunny side
was really light.
852
00:40:51,157 --> 00:40:53,867
Aw. See, that's a
really annoying thing
853
00:40:53,868 --> 00:40:56,327
like, where you don't
have enough cameras
854
00:40:56,328 --> 00:40:58,955
covering the game,
and it makes it look
855
00:40:58,956 --> 00:41:00,999
much less popular than it is.
856
00:41:01,000 --> 00:41:02,584
- That's so...
- Yep.
857
00:41:02,585 --> 00:41:06,129
That feels like such
an important detail.
858
00:41:06,130 --> 00:41:08,673
Is there way we
can be supportive
859
00:41:08,674 --> 00:41:10,508
of other teams, too?
860
00:41:10,509 --> 00:41:12,844
Like, can we push on
our socials, like,
861
00:41:12,845 --> 00:41:14,929
when it's game day
for other teams
862
00:41:14,930 --> 00:41:18,558
and, like ticket sales for
other teams with our group?
863
00:41:18,559 --> 00:41:20,518
You know, because we need, like,
864
00:41:20,519 --> 00:41:21,936
everyone to be selling out.
865
00:41:21,937 --> 00:41:26,399
Like, we need everyone to be
having the same kind of vibes.
866
00:41:29,111 --> 00:41:31,529
Anyone who has
worked in this space,
867
00:41:31,530 --> 00:41:34,490
you're essentially doing
two jobs at any given time.
868
00:41:34,491 --> 00:41:35,867
You're doing the job
that you are actually
869
00:41:35,868 --> 00:41:38,328
being paid to do, which
is cover the sport.
870
00:41:38,329 --> 00:41:39,996
Then you are also
doing a second job
871
00:41:39,997 --> 00:41:42,081
of trying to justify
your existence.
872
00:41:42,082 --> 00:41:45,251
Men's, we get these...
The full narratives,
873
00:41:45,252 --> 00:41:47,754
we get both sides, we
get endless quotes,
874
00:41:47,755 --> 00:41:49,839
we get all of the
pomp and circumstance
875
00:41:49,840 --> 00:41:51,925
that you should see
around a sporting event.
876
00:41:51,926 --> 00:41:54,427
And that's where it still needs
to come into women's sports
877
00:41:54,428 --> 00:41:56,847
and where we're maybe finally
starting to make progress.
878
00:41:58,015 --> 00:42:00,058
Let's say this is a
four-camera shoot.
879
00:42:00,059 --> 00:42:01,935
Normally, we've
got half a dozen.
880
00:42:01,936 --> 00:42:04,896
This would normally just
be a handheld camera.
881
00:42:04,897 --> 00:42:08,233
And we would have a
large studio camera.
882
00:42:08,234 --> 00:42:10,443
But this is a streaming show,
883
00:42:10,444 --> 00:42:13,404
so, obviously, the
budgets aren't as big.
884
00:42:13,405 --> 00:42:18,868
We have to compete with the 4K,
885
00:42:18,869 --> 00:42:21,079
beautiful depth of
field NFL camera
886
00:42:21,080 --> 00:42:22,580
that looks like a video game.
887
00:42:22,581 --> 00:42:25,458
That is what a modern
American sports consumer
888
00:42:25,459 --> 00:42:28,628
expects out of a
tier one product.
889
00:42:28,629 --> 00:42:30,463
That is who we compete with.
890
00:42:30,464 --> 00:42:32,298
The quality of the
women's broadcast
891
00:42:32,299 --> 00:42:34,634
is not the same as
the men's broadcast.
892
00:42:34,635 --> 00:42:38,012
We have fewer cameras, which
means we have fewer angles,
893
00:42:38,013 --> 00:42:39,390
and it's a real challenge.
894
00:42:41,225 --> 00:42:43,059
We need the league to succeed
895
00:42:43,060 --> 00:42:44,811
for all of us to succeed.
896
00:42:44,812 --> 00:42:46,980
The biggest revenue
streams by far,
897
00:42:46,981 --> 00:42:48,439
for all of us at the team level
898
00:42:48,440 --> 00:42:50,942
should come from
the broadcast deal
899
00:42:50,943 --> 00:42:53,069
that this league deserves.
900
00:42:53,070 --> 00:42:54,946
I don't know if that's an
obstacle or an opportunity,
901
00:42:54,947 --> 00:42:57,783
but I'm never satisfied
with status quo.
902
00:42:59,868 --> 00:43:02,287
- I'm gonna get the DJ to
play, like, Pride music.
903
00:43:02,288 --> 00:43:03,913
- Just go tell her.
- All right.
904
00:43:03,914 --> 00:43:05,790
You guys all ready for game day?
905
00:43:05,791 --> 00:43:07,792
Yes!
906
00:43:07,793 --> 00:43:09,168
Unfortunately, we
live in a world
907
00:43:09,169 --> 00:43:12,714
where it's still important
to make a statement
908
00:43:12,715 --> 00:43:14,841
and show that this is
okay, and it's unfortunate
909
00:43:14,842 --> 00:43:16,676
that we have to do it
during one month a year.
910
00:43:16,677 --> 00:43:18,177
It should be every
single month of the year,
911
00:43:18,178 --> 00:43:19,595
it should be every single day
where you feel comfortable
912
00:43:19,596 --> 00:43:21,556
and confident in your own skin,
913
00:43:21,557 --> 00:43:22,682
but until we get there, I think
914
00:43:22,683 --> 00:43:23,850
days like this are important.
915
00:43:23,851 --> 00:43:27,729
And showing up as loud
and as proud as we can,
916
00:43:27,730 --> 00:43:29,689
which we are, as
an organization,
917
00:43:29,690 --> 00:43:33,359
as the president/co-founder,
I think is really important
918
00:43:33,360 --> 00:43:34,737
for the community to see.
919
00:43:35,946 --> 00:43:37,530
- Hi. How are you?
- Hi.
920
00:43:37,531 --> 00:43:38,698
Look at Cha Cha,
he's killing me.
921
00:43:38,699 --> 00:43:39,991
- Look at his hair.
- Oh, my God, amazing.
922
00:43:39,992 --> 00:43:42,994
What's that?
923
00:43:44,997 --> 00:43:46,497
We intentionally are building
924
00:43:46,498 --> 00:43:48,333
a diverse and
inclusive community.
925
00:43:48,334 --> 00:43:50,043
We have a diverse staff.
926
00:43:50,044 --> 00:43:51,544
We have a diverse front office.
927
00:43:51,545 --> 00:43:54,213
We have a diverse team.
928
00:43:54,214 --> 00:43:57,842
Legs and hips
and the body. Uh.
929
00:43:57,843 --> 00:44:01,804
Give it up for Lilly Singh!
930
00:44:01,805 --> 00:44:04,432
What's up, Angel City fans?
931
00:44:04,433 --> 00:44:08,561
Are you ready? This is
our first ever Pride night
932
00:44:08,562 --> 00:44:10,229
Make some noise for that.
933
00:44:11,523 --> 00:44:13,691
Now, everybody, here we go.
934
00:44:13,692 --> 00:44:16,152
One, two, three.
935
00:44:18,155 --> 00:44:21,199
- Let's go ACFC!
- Whoo!
936
00:44:21,200 --> 00:44:24,243
Okay, so tonight
is all about pride
937
00:44:24,244 --> 00:44:27,038
and it's about being
our true selves.
938
00:44:27,039 --> 00:44:29,332
We don't forget who we
are, we move the ball well,
939
00:44:29,333 --> 00:44:31,918
we play quickly, and
we excite the crowd.
940
00:44:31,919 --> 00:44:34,671
Tonight is about joy,
tonight is about fun.
941
00:44:34,672 --> 00:44:36,339
Let's make sure we're
having it on the field.
942
00:44:36,340 --> 00:44:37,840
Otherwise, what the
fuck are we doing?
943
00:44:37,841 --> 00:44:39,133
All right?
944
00:44:39,134 --> 00:44:41,427
AC! All: FC!
945
00:44:41,428 --> 00:44:44,597
♪ Running with the angels ♪
946
00:44:44,598 --> 00:44:48,393
Ow!
947
00:44:48,394 --> 00:44:50,646
All right, standby
three with CG2.
948
00:44:52,106 --> 00:44:54,190
And take three with CG2.
949
00:45:00,155 --> 00:45:03,241
Angel City welcomes The
Dash for the first time.
950
00:45:03,242 --> 00:45:07,286
Houston looking for a sixth
consecutive unbeaten game.
951
00:45:07,287 --> 00:45:10,415
Two teams part of
a very compact area
952
00:45:10,416 --> 00:45:14,794
between second place and just
beneath the playoff line.
953
00:45:14,795 --> 00:45:17,296
One win could make
all the difference.
954
00:45:21,760 --> 00:45:27,306
Falls, Schmidt, a laser!
Denied by Haracic.
955
00:45:27,307 --> 00:45:30,102
Welcome to the Save
of the Week reel.
956
00:45:31,895 --> 00:45:34,897
Still alive, Le Bihan, Endo!
957
00:45:34,898 --> 00:45:36,899
There's a save, there's Press...
958
00:45:36,900 --> 00:45:39,569
Oh, again, from Campbell!
959
00:45:39,570 --> 00:45:41,988
It's unbelievable!
960
00:45:41,989 --> 00:45:44,615
And The Dash clear their lines.
961
00:45:59,923 --> 00:46:01,340
The day before our Pride event,
962
00:46:01,341 --> 00:46:03,301
a player... Katie Cousins...
963
00:46:03,302 --> 00:46:05,845
Reposted a post from a
Tampa Bay baseball player
964
00:46:05,846 --> 00:46:07,805
that wasn't comfortable
wearing a Pride shirt
965
00:46:07,806 --> 00:46:11,017
because it was against
his own religious beliefs
966
00:46:11,018 --> 00:46:13,186
and worked very hard to say,
967
00:46:13,187 --> 00:46:14,979
"I'm not making a comment
about the lifestyle,
968
00:46:14,980 --> 00:46:17,024
but it doesn't align with
my religious values."
969
00:46:18,525 --> 00:46:21,527
The problem is he is making
a lifestyle statement.
970
00:46:21,528 --> 00:46:23,571
- One of the players from Tampa
971
00:46:23,572 --> 00:46:25,990
made a statement saying,
972
00:46:25,991 --> 00:46:27,825
because of religious beliefs,
973
00:46:27,826 --> 00:46:30,703
we just... we chose
not to wear this.
974
00:46:30,704 --> 00:46:32,955
I think it was a
patch and a hat.
975
00:46:32,956 --> 00:46:35,500
But it's not to say that
we don't love these people
976
00:46:35,501 --> 00:46:37,877
and care for them and want
them to feel welcome here.
977
00:46:37,878 --> 00:46:42,089
And so I reposted it.
978
00:46:42,090 --> 00:46:44,760
Pretty bad timing,
looking back on it now.
979
00:46:45,844 --> 00:46:49,055
And maybe if I'd known,
like, the reaction,
980
00:46:49,056 --> 00:46:50,723
maybe not at all.
981
00:46:50,724 --> 00:46:52,725
'Cause I've never really
been in the public eye
982
00:46:52,726 --> 00:46:54,102
like this before.
983
00:46:57,940 --> 00:46:59,857
I don't know. I never had...
984
00:46:59,858 --> 00:47:01,985
I wasn't on the roster
for the game, so...
985
00:47:03,237 --> 00:47:04,529
I don't know. I
was debating it,
986
00:47:04,530 --> 00:47:07,865
and ended up not being
on the roster, so...
987
00:47:07,866 --> 00:47:10,868
When Katie posted,
people were angry,
988
00:47:10,869 --> 00:47:12,370
and people were hurt,
989
00:47:12,371 --> 00:47:14,413
and it sent, you know,
these ripples out.
990
00:47:35,852 --> 00:47:37,228
We did post a statement
991
00:47:37,229 --> 00:47:40,064
about our commitment
to LGBTQ+ inclusion
992
00:47:40,065 --> 00:47:42,483
and that our approach
to these kinds of issue
993
00:47:42,484 --> 00:47:46,153
and conflict was going to be
to call in and not call out.
994
00:47:46,154 --> 00:47:49,407
And I had somebody
who I've never met
995
00:47:49,408 --> 00:47:52,577
find my account and
direct message me,
996
00:47:52,578 --> 00:47:54,913
telling me I was a
homophobe and an asshole.
997
00:47:57,457 --> 00:47:59,834
We will not please everyone.
998
00:47:59,835 --> 00:48:03,045
But it is important
that we share broadly
999
00:48:03,046 --> 00:48:04,922
what we're doing and
how we're doing it
1000
00:48:04,923 --> 00:48:07,049
and what it means.
1001
00:48:07,050 --> 00:48:08,509
We do stand for something,
1002
00:48:08,510 --> 00:48:11,929
and it's a lens with
which we make decisions
1003
00:48:11,930 --> 00:48:14,473
and it's how we build
our organization.
1004
00:48:14,474 --> 00:48:18,644
So, there has to be a
level of excitement for it.
1005
00:48:18,645 --> 00:48:20,146
Otherwise, why
are you here, too?
1006
00:48:20,147 --> 00:48:22,106
Like, it's so much
about what we do.
1007
00:48:22,107 --> 00:48:24,775
If it's so at odds with
your own personal beliefs
1008
00:48:24,776 --> 00:48:25,943
or how you wanna live your life,
1009
00:48:25,944 --> 00:48:30,448
then why would you wanna
be here when this is our...
1010
00:48:30,449 --> 00:48:32,199
These are our beliefs,
and these are our values,
1011
00:48:32,200 --> 00:48:33,784
and we live them every day
1012
00:48:33,785 --> 00:48:36,121
and every decision we make
is inclusive of these.
1013
00:48:38,290 --> 00:48:39,749
How'd you find this place?
1014
00:48:39,750 --> 00:48:41,876
We were walking
around the promenade,
1015
00:48:41,877 --> 00:48:45,296
and we're like, dude, like,
we really want tattoos.
1016
00:48:45,297 --> 00:48:48,507
Literally, to our right
was a tattoo shop.
1017
00:48:48,508 --> 00:48:50,885
- And then we walked in...
- Oh, God.
1018
00:48:50,886 --> 00:48:53,012
- And met the guys.
- Oh, God.
1019
00:48:53,013 --> 00:48:55,349
Wow, you don't even flinch.
1020
00:48:57,184 --> 00:48:59,518
I think initially, when
that post came out,
1021
00:48:59,519 --> 00:49:00,770
people were shocked.
1022
00:49:00,771 --> 00:49:02,855
I think that's always
the initial reaction,
1023
00:49:02,856 --> 00:49:04,023
especially because
1024
00:49:04,024 --> 00:49:07,818
she is a great teammate
and super positive,
1025
00:49:07,819 --> 00:49:10,821
and a lot of people are
very close with her.
1026
00:49:10,822 --> 00:49:13,991
It just... it's put me in a
very uncomfortable position
1027
00:49:13,992 --> 00:49:16,161
'cause I know who I am.
1028
00:49:18,580 --> 00:49:25,544
And I have no hatred towards
Katie, and I know she
1029
00:49:25,545 --> 00:49:28,547
I don't think has
hatred towards me.
1030
00:49:28,548 --> 00:49:31,342
But we just don't
see eye-to-eye.
1031
00:49:31,343 --> 00:49:33,427
And I just have a
hard time right now
1032
00:49:33,428 --> 00:49:38,182
accepting that I'm
told I'm loved,
1033
00:49:38,183 --> 00:49:41,560
but I'm not accepted
for who I love.
1034
00:49:41,561 --> 00:49:45,189
And that's a hard pill for
me to swallow right now.
1035
00:49:45,190 --> 00:49:50,861
Yeah, I think the goal
for me is to love Katie,
1036
00:49:50,862 --> 00:49:57,743
but to hope that she will
wanna learn about it.
1037
00:49:57,744 --> 00:49:59,620
I asked so many questions,
1038
00:49:59,621 --> 00:50:02,541
and I have not received
any questions back.
1039
00:50:05,794 --> 00:50:09,171
The word "dominate" has,
like, a lot of meaning for me
1040
00:50:09,172 --> 00:50:11,465
'cause my brother
gave me some advice
1041
00:50:11,466 --> 00:50:14,760
when I was... Like,
four years ago,
1042
00:50:14,761 --> 00:50:17,430
when I was having a tough
time after my mom passed.
1043
00:50:17,431 --> 00:50:19,432
It's like a warrior
mentality of, like,
1044
00:50:19,433 --> 00:50:20,933
dominating your opponent,
1045
00:50:20,934 --> 00:50:25,062
dominating your diet,
lifestyle habits, sleep.
1046
00:50:25,063 --> 00:50:29,108
And I write it for every game,
1047
00:50:29,109 --> 00:50:33,863
and it really, like, it
lifts a spirit in my fire,
1048
00:50:33,864 --> 00:50:37,241
in my motivation for that day.
1049
00:50:37,242 --> 00:50:38,827
Yeah.
1050
00:50:43,832 --> 00:50:46,292
Equal pay is now a reality
1051
00:50:46,293 --> 00:50:49,253
for the best female soccer
players in this country.
1052
00:50:49,254 --> 00:50:51,130
In an historic
announcement today,
1053
00:50:51,131 --> 00:50:53,966
the U.S. Soccer Federation
said it has agreed
1054
00:50:53,967 --> 00:50:56,302
with its men's and
women's national teams
1055
00:50:56,303 --> 00:50:58,971
to pay them the same
amounts for all games
1056
00:50:58,972 --> 00:51:00,848
and competitions.
1057
00:51:03,185 --> 00:51:06,729
- Press with a header.
It's a brilliant cross.
1058
00:51:06,730 --> 00:51:10,608
And Christen Press heads
the United States in front.
1059
00:51:10,609 --> 00:51:12,610
We knew in 2019 that, like,
1060
00:51:12,611 --> 00:51:14,945
we were playing for equal pay.
1061
00:51:14,946 --> 00:51:16,989
In the stands, as we played,
1062
00:51:16,990 --> 00:51:18,449
they were chanting,
"equal pay."
1063
00:51:18,450 --> 00:51:23,662
Like, it was so much
bigger than the sport.
1064
00:51:23,663 --> 00:51:25,956
The United States of America.
1065
00:51:25,957 --> 00:51:28,709
And then, you know,
we won the World Cup,
1066
00:51:28,710 --> 00:51:30,461
but we didn't win the
lawsuit at that point.
1067
00:51:30,462 --> 00:51:32,546
So, then we had to go
back and keep fighting.
1068
00:51:35,717 --> 00:51:38,677
Without the Women's
National Team fighting
1069
00:51:38,678 --> 00:51:41,222
so hard for equal
pay on their level,
1070
00:51:41,223 --> 00:51:43,140
we don't see the
continued success
1071
00:51:43,141 --> 00:51:45,267
and growth of our
domestic league.
1072
00:51:45,268 --> 00:51:47,603
I think a lot of their success
1073
00:51:47,604 --> 00:51:50,147
has shown up in
the form of our CBA
1074
00:51:50,148 --> 00:51:51,982
for the league for this year.
1075
00:51:51,983 --> 00:51:53,984
We are about to sign
1076
00:51:53,985 --> 00:51:55,778
the collective
bargaining agreement...
1077
00:51:55,779 --> 00:51:57,863
The historic moment
for this league,
1078
00:51:57,864 --> 00:52:01,492
their first contract that so
many people worked so hard.
1079
00:52:01,493 --> 00:52:04,245
- I was part of the
CBA negotiations.
1080
00:52:04,246 --> 00:52:06,956
One of the biggest strides
that we made was free agency.
1081
00:52:06,957 --> 00:52:08,791
A lot of players
don't have a choice
1082
00:52:08,792 --> 00:52:12,086
as to where they go, and
they can't leave situations
1083
00:52:12,087 --> 00:52:14,046
that aren't good for them.
1084
00:52:14,047 --> 00:52:17,132
Before the CBA, there
was no free agency.
1085
00:52:17,133 --> 00:52:19,718
Even now, the free
agency has come about,
1086
00:52:19,719 --> 00:52:21,846
you have to play in the
league for seven years.
1087
00:52:21,847 --> 00:52:24,265
It's-it's too restrictive.
1088
00:52:24,266 --> 00:52:28,227
The best players are
always, always going to
1089
00:52:28,228 --> 00:52:31,313
consider Europe, as
long as they don't have
1090
00:52:31,314 --> 00:52:33,483
enough autonomy
over their careers.
1091
00:52:34,776 --> 00:52:36,485
Free agency is huge.
1092
00:52:36,486 --> 00:52:39,697
The rest of the world has free
agency, and it's the norm.
1093
00:52:39,698 --> 00:52:44,869
When only one party has
the decision, it's toxic.
1094
00:52:44,870 --> 00:52:47,204
We have stories of
players being traded
1095
00:52:47,205 --> 00:52:49,290
to, like, cover up misconduct.
1096
00:52:49,291 --> 00:52:53,544
It kinda puts us in really
unhealthy environments at times
1097
00:52:53,545 --> 00:52:56,088
because we don't have any power.
1098
00:52:56,089 --> 00:52:58,132
It's either, you
play for this club,
1099
00:52:58,133 --> 00:52:59,508
or you're not playing
in the league.
1100
00:52:59,509 --> 00:53:01,093
Coaches are in control,
1101
00:53:01,094 --> 00:53:04,555
and that's where
things get messy.
1102
00:53:04,556 --> 00:53:08,642
The fight for equal pay,
helping the players union,
1103
00:53:08,643 --> 00:53:10,477
and then negotiating the CBA,
1104
00:53:10,478 --> 00:53:13,023
I feel like so much has changed.
1105
00:53:15,317 --> 00:53:17,401
I look forward to the day
1106
00:53:17,402 --> 00:53:21,197
when female athletes can
just be female athletes.
1107
00:53:22,365 --> 00:53:24,366
And I know that
that's not my role,
1108
00:53:24,367 --> 00:53:27,202
and that's not the role that
I play in the story right now.
1109
00:53:27,203 --> 00:53:29,747
My role is to be a trailblazer
1110
00:53:29,748 --> 00:53:32,458
and fight for equality and
fight for all the things,
1111
00:53:32,459 --> 00:53:37,004
and I'm trying to do
my best in that role,
1112
00:53:37,005 --> 00:53:38,631
but looking forward to that day
1113
00:53:38,632 --> 00:53:41,176
when you can just play soccer.
1114
00:53:43,470 --> 00:53:45,471
Hey. How are you?
1115
00:53:45,472 --> 00:53:47,139
- Good. How are you?
- Good.
1116
00:53:47,140 --> 00:53:49,058
Today, the team is
meeting up at the office
1117
00:53:49,059 --> 00:53:52,144
to get the bus to go
to the charter plane
1118
00:53:52,145 --> 00:53:54,688
that we got for them
to fly to Louisville.
1119
00:53:54,689 --> 00:53:56,315
It's very difficult
from the West Coast
1120
00:53:56,316 --> 00:53:58,901
to get to Louisville
in a straight shot.
1121
00:53:58,902 --> 00:54:00,069
Look, at the end of the day,
1122
00:54:00,070 --> 00:54:02,988
I wanna position these players
in the best possible way
1123
00:54:02,989 --> 00:54:04,448
so they can give their
best on the pitch
1124
00:54:04,449 --> 00:54:05,908
and get those three points.
1125
00:54:05,909 --> 00:54:07,618
This is obviously a huge expense
1126
00:54:07,619 --> 00:54:08,827
and one that we didn't budget.
1127
00:54:08,828 --> 00:54:11,121
Certainly one that I will
budget moving forward.
1128
00:54:11,122 --> 00:54:12,539
But it's the right thing
to do for the players,
1129
00:54:12,540 --> 00:54:14,667
especially given the fact
that this is the third game
1130
00:54:14,668 --> 00:54:16,544
in what'll be eight days.
1131
00:54:18,046 --> 00:54:19,213
Ain't no way.
1132
00:54:19,214 --> 00:54:23,050
♪ Smooth operator ♪
1133
00:54:23,051 --> 00:54:24,343
- ♪ Smooth ♪
- ♪ Smooth op... ♪
1134
00:54:25,512 --> 00:54:29,223
♪ Smooth operator ♪
1135
00:54:29,224 --> 00:54:30,975
♪ Smooth ♪
1136
00:54:30,976 --> 00:54:33,352
♪ Operator ♪
1137
00:54:33,353 --> 00:54:37,314
♪ Smooth operator ♪
1138
00:54:37,315 --> 00:54:38,774
♪ Smooth ♪
1139
00:54:38,775 --> 00:54:41,318
♪ Operator ♪
1140
00:54:41,319 --> 00:54:42,778
♪ Coast to coast ♪
1141
00:54:42,779 --> 00:54:44,822
- ♪ L.A. to Chicago ♪
- Ah! Ahh!
1142
00:54:44,823 --> 00:54:49,034
- ♪ Western male ♪
1143
00:54:49,035 --> 00:54:51,704
♪ Across the north and south ♪
1144
00:54:51,705 --> 00:54:53,914
- ♪ To Key Largo ♪
- Go, ACFC!
1145
00:54:53,915 --> 00:54:56,875
Let's go! Let's go!
1146
00:54:56,876 --> 00:54:59,254
Whoo! Let's go! Let's go!
1147
00:55:00,213 --> 00:55:01,422
- High five!
- Yay!
1148
00:55:01,423 --> 00:55:03,549
You gonna see
Christen? All right.
1149
00:55:07,721 --> 00:55:11,098
Let's go, Angel City!
1150
00:55:11,099 --> 00:55:13,392
We're huge fans
of Katie Cousins.
1151
00:55:13,393 --> 00:55:16,062
- Yep.
- Yeah, we're cheering her on.
1152
00:55:18,815 --> 00:55:21,191
ACFC!
1153
00:55:21,192 --> 00:55:24,361
I grew up in a home where
it was very religious
1154
00:55:24,362 --> 00:55:25,988
and very conservative,
1155
00:55:25,989 --> 00:55:29,199
and I was in the
closet for 27 years.
1156
00:55:29,200 --> 00:55:32,494
So, I know that she
made some mistakes,
1157
00:55:32,495 --> 00:55:35,205
but I think that as a community
1158
00:55:35,206 --> 00:55:37,750
full of love and
diversity and inclusion,
1159
00:55:37,751 --> 00:55:39,710
we need to forgive Katie,
1160
00:55:39,711 --> 00:55:40,919
we need to love one another,
1161
00:55:40,920 --> 00:55:42,755
and let that message spread.
1162
00:55:42,756 --> 00:55:44,715
Share it with everybody.
1163
00:55:44,716 --> 00:55:47,217
Go, women. Go, gays.
1164
00:55:47,218 --> 00:55:49,387
Go, Angel City, ACFC.
1165
00:55:50,513 --> 00:55:53,098
Let's go, Angel City!
1166
00:55:53,099 --> 00:55:54,641
Let's go!
1167
00:55:54,642 --> 00:55:56,435
Well, Angel City's head
coach, Freya Coombe
1168
00:55:56,436 --> 00:55:58,312
said that there's
a lot of chemistry
1169
00:55:58,313 --> 00:56:00,064
with Press and with Endo,
1170
00:56:00,065 --> 00:56:02,107
and she wants 'em to
play closer together.
1171
00:56:02,108 --> 00:56:03,901
And so it looks like
they're going to shift
1172
00:56:03,902 --> 00:56:06,779
their formation a little
bit to do just that.
1173
00:56:06,780 --> 00:56:10,491
Racing Louisville, up one.
1174
00:56:10,492 --> 00:56:13,035
Press, racing towards it.
1175
00:56:13,036 --> 00:56:15,996
Press scores!
1176
00:56:15,997 --> 00:56:19,958
The equalizer from
Christen Press.
1177
00:56:19,959 --> 00:56:22,127
47 career goals.
1178
00:56:22,128 --> 00:56:24,463
Christen Press is
the exact person
1179
00:56:24,464 --> 00:56:26,799
to get Angel City
back on track tonight.
1180
00:56:26,800 --> 00:56:29,009
- Way to go, Angel City!
- Press, one of the most
1181
00:56:29,010 --> 00:56:32,387
prolific goal scorers
in NWSL history.
1182
00:56:32,388 --> 00:56:35,809
Yeah, Christen!
That's your girl!
1183
00:56:37,352 --> 00:56:39,312
Let's go, Angel City!
1184
00:56:43,399 --> 00:56:45,651
Let's go, Simone!
1185
00:56:45,652 --> 00:56:47,986
Inside, Simone!
1186
00:56:47,987 --> 00:56:49,655
Cuts back, left-footed shot!
1187
00:56:49,656 --> 00:56:52,282
- Ohh!
- The finish from McCaskill
1188
00:56:52,283 --> 00:56:54,535
against her former club.
1189
00:56:54,536 --> 00:56:57,037
- Let's go!
- Let's go.
1190
00:56:57,038 --> 00:56:59,623
- So quiet. So quiet!
- Great job! Let's go!
1191
00:56:59,624 --> 00:57:03,669
I love the buildup.
Ekic does a great job.
1192
00:57:03,670 --> 00:57:07,005
Gets it right back.
Fox to DeMelo.
1193
00:57:07,006 --> 00:57:08,967
Hit.
1194
00:57:10,343 --> 00:57:12,636
Now there's a player
down for Angel City.
1195
00:57:12,637 --> 00:57:15,098
Appears to be Press.
1196
00:57:17,267 --> 00:57:19,726
Oof. There it is.
1197
00:57:19,727 --> 00:57:21,019
Ugh.
1198
00:57:28,987 --> 00:57:31,113
It was really sad.
1199
00:57:31,114 --> 00:57:35,325
Like, you never wanna see a
player go down on the field,
1200
00:57:35,326 --> 00:57:38,328
and you especially don't
wanna see someone go down
1201
00:57:38,329 --> 00:57:39,705
holding their knee.
1202
00:57:49,507 --> 00:57:51,925
I was watching
from the sidelines,
1203
00:57:51,926 --> 00:57:54,761
and I didn't have a
good feeling about it.
1204
00:57:59,475 --> 00:58:03,687
I put her on my back and
walked her to the locker room.
1205
00:58:09,027 --> 00:58:12,446
We were both like, you
know, it could be anything.
1206
00:58:12,447 --> 00:58:14,156
But in the back of my head,
1207
00:58:14,157 --> 00:58:16,742
I thought it was
her ACL, for sure.
1208
00:58:21,539 --> 00:58:25,918
Le Bihan to Charley,
who's gonna get there.
1209
00:58:25,919 --> 00:58:28,587
What a ball!
1210
00:58:28,588 --> 00:58:30,756
But there's... it's dead quiet!
1211
00:58:30,757 --> 00:58:32,591
What's happening?
1212
00:58:32,592 --> 00:58:36,721
Press goes down, and now
you got a PK to deal with.
1213
00:58:38,014 --> 00:58:40,016
Come on, Savy!
1214
00:58:48,191 --> 00:58:50,567
- McCaskill, got it!
- Ohh.
1215
00:58:50,568 --> 00:58:53,570
A brace for Savannah McCaskill
1216
00:58:53,571 --> 00:58:57,074
and the potential knockout
punch for Angel City.
1217
00:59:09,045 --> 00:59:10,379
It was a pretty emotional
1218
00:59:10,380 --> 00:59:12,130
game with Christen going down,
1219
00:59:12,131 --> 00:59:14,758
and it's the first
game we came back from.
1220
00:59:14,759 --> 00:59:17,970
They fought for that goal,
and they deserved it.
1221
00:59:17,971 --> 00:59:19,721
You know, they've
been fighting so hard.
1222
00:59:19,722 --> 00:59:21,473
- They needed that.
- AC!
1223
00:59:21,474 --> 00:59:22,808
FC!
1224
00:59:22,809 --> 00:59:24,476
Whoo!
1225
00:59:24,477 --> 00:59:28,480
Christen is a great
advocate for players.
1226
00:59:28,481 --> 00:59:30,899
Her leadership and
the voice that she has
1227
00:59:30,900 --> 00:59:33,944
and the weight that
her voice carries...
1228
00:59:33,945 --> 00:59:36,405
That's definitely challenging,
1229
00:59:36,406 --> 00:59:41,159
missing her both on the
field and off the field.
1230
00:59:41,160 --> 00:59:43,161
When Christen went
down, you just knew.
1231
00:59:43,162 --> 00:59:44,579
Like, you knew it was bad.
1232
00:59:44,580 --> 00:59:47,624
And, I mean, she's so critical
1233
00:59:47,625 --> 00:59:49,668
to the offense of our team.
1234
00:59:49,669 --> 00:59:52,713
She is the community favorite,
1235
00:59:52,714 --> 00:59:56,509
and shows up for Angel
City on and off the pitch.
1236
00:59:58,928 --> 01:00:01,930
She led the team in shots,
she led the team in goals.
1237
01:00:01,931 --> 01:00:03,724
She is the marquee star.
1238
01:00:03,725 --> 01:00:05,392
She is the person
they built around.
1239
01:00:05,393 --> 01:00:08,104
She is the L.A. native
coming home to conquer all.
1240
01:00:10,398 --> 01:00:11,648
So when Christen
Press went down,
1241
01:00:11,649 --> 01:00:14,526
they lose their scoring punch,
they lose their whole offense,
1242
01:00:14,527 --> 01:00:15,902
they lose the focus
of their attack
1243
01:00:15,903 --> 01:00:18,822
and they lose their
marquee player.
1244
01:00:18,823 --> 01:00:20,992
How do you replace all that?
1245
01:00:33,755 --> 01:00:35,714
♪ Feels like defeat ♪
1246
01:00:35,715 --> 01:00:38,550
♪ I hit the ground hard ♪
1247
01:00:38,551 --> 01:00:40,385
♪ They're counting me out ♪
1248
01:00:40,386 --> 01:00:43,055
♪ But I made it this far ♪
1249
01:00:43,056 --> 01:00:45,182
♪ 'Cause I'm a
fighter, a survivor ♪
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01:00:45,183 --> 01:00:46,893
♪ When I fall, I'm a riser ♪
1251
01:00:48,269 --> 01:00:49,478
♪ This time I'll tell ya ♪
1252
01:00:49,479 --> 01:00:52,898
♪ This girl, don't you
know she's a lifer ♪
1253
01:00:52,899 --> 01:00:54,941
♪ Ah, ah, ah ♪
1254
01:00:54,942 --> 01:00:57,235
♪ Let me catch my breath ♪
1255
01:01:01,115 --> 01:01:03,533
♪ I'm gonna get up,
get up, get up ♪
1256
01:01:05,870 --> 01:01:08,163
♪ I'm gonna get up,
get up, get up ♪
1257
01:01:10,583 --> 01:01:12,710
♪ I'm gonna get up,
get up, get up ♪
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