By Kevin Baxter
Staff WriterFollow
Jan. 15, 2025 2 PM PT
Two days before Angel City opens its preseason training camp, the NWSL team completed one of its major offseason tasks Wednesday by naming Mark Parsons its new sporting director.
He is the first major soccer hire since Willow Bay and her husband, Disney CEO Bob Iger, became Angel City’s majority owners last summer, must find a coach to replace Becki Tweed, who was fired last month after Angel City (7-13-6) finished 12th in the 14-team league.