![]() ![]() It was 2020 when Club América assigned Claudia Carrión as sports director, and she has been working hard to put the women’s team on the map ever since. Tigres’ success and fame internationally are unquestionable, and more teams have been trying to seat with them at the adult table. The partnership with the OL Group came only six months after America played against German club Bayer Leverkusen, the first European club they crossed paths with. The deal involves both senior teams and the academies. The clubs will share knowledge and skills, exchange information, and play friendlies between them. The partnership with those top teams is one anyone in the world would want. Club América, OL Reign and Olympique Lyonnais closed a historic partnership (credit: Club América) In February, Club América announced an alliance with the eight-time Champions League winner Olympique Lyonnais and three-time NWSL Shield winner, OL Reign. Said partnership was sealed with a friendly between the teams at the Universitario stadium, with the host getting the win. Last January, they announced a partnership with one of the mightiest clubs in Germany: Bayern Munich. This year couldn’t have started in a better way for the league, especially for Tigres. What is more, Angel City couldn’t resist the appeal Club América has nowadays and invited them to play a friendly on the upcoming Women’s Day on March 8 at Banc of California Stadium. In accordance with that, it was announced last May that Angel City and Tigres had signed a partnership for two years, which includes some friendlies among other collaborations. That’s how Rayadas ended up playing the Women’s International Champions Cup in 2022 and beating the Portland Thorns, making it to the highlights of the entire women’s soccer world.īy then, Angel City was playing its first NWSL season, and since the beginning, they’ve made efforts to make their Latino community feel included. After establishing records of attendance for a Panamerican league and the Regio teams-Monterrey and Tigres-showing great quality, Mexican clubs started to be included in the conversation. A year after the second game against Tigres, they faced Pumas in the 2022 preseason.īy that year, more NWSL teams started to imitate Houston. The Dash, with former coach James Clarkson at the helm, was back then the only NWSL club willing to compete with Mexican teams. Belén Cruz vs Allysha Chapman at PNC Stadium (credit: Tigres) That was the first time a Mexican team would venture itself into American soil. That would not be the last time those two would cross paths because two years later they played a rematch, this time in the Dash field. It was 2018 and Rayadas de Monterrey decided to play a friendly against the Texan club. That’s how they found an ally on the Houston Dash. Shortly after the league played its first few seasons, they decided to start making connections. People say there’s strength in numbers, and the United States’ southern neighbors understood that from the beginning. Fast forward six years, and it’s incredible to see how much the league has grown. That cup was a few days long and only 12 teams competed in it-the ones that already had a roster ready to participate in the upcoming league.Īfterwards, the first official tournament began, and Chivas ended up being crowned champions in the inaugural season. The FMF announced at the beginning of 2016 that they would stop allocating players to the American professional league.īy the end of the same year, Liga MX Femenil was announced, which kicked off in 2017 with the Copa MX Femenil. It has taken them several years to get where they are right now, with many sponsors investing their money in it and new teams interested to get into the league every year.īack in 2013, the Federation of Mexican Football was part of the NWSL, but the lack of playing time given to national team players, among other reasons, ended up drawing Mexican players away. With NWSL turning 11 this year, nobody can deny the league has been through many growing pains. ![]()
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