There will be a second NWSL expansion team in southern California next year with the league set to announce a San Diego franchise on Tuesday, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. The San Diego team will become the NWSL's 12th team, joining Los Angeles's Angel City FC as newcomers for the 2022 season.
The franchise is owned by Pittsburgh Penguins part-owner Ron Burkle and led by club president Jill Ellis, who won World Cups in 2015 and 2019 as head coach of the U.S. women's national team. Burkle was previously slated to become the majority owner of an MLS expansion team in Sacramento before withdrawing from the project.