The Bay

A New Pro Women’s Soccer Team Kicks Off

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The Bay is home to a new professional women’s soccer team. Bay FC, founded by four former U.S. Women National Team players, kicks off its home opener at PayPal Park in San Jose on Saturday, March 30.

Marisa Ingemi with the San Francisco Chronicle joins us to talk about how this team got started, which players to watch, and the Bay Area’s history as a hotbed for women’s soccer.

Links:

  • ‘I’m here to win trophies’: Bay FC’s African strikers eager to make mark in NWSL
  • A beginner’s guide to the NWSL: Five things Bay FC fans should know


    • This episode was produced by Maria Esquinca and Alan Montecillo, and hosted by Ericka Cruz Guevarra.

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