A little over a year ago, Angel City FC took to the wing for the first time as an NWSL club as the expansion franchise kicked off its inaugural season in the top tier of U.S. women’s soccer.
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Some 22,000 fans were in attendance as Angel City, backed by a plethora of celebrity co-owners such as Natalie Portman, Eva Longoria, Jessica Chastain and Serena Williams, welcomed visitors the North Carolina Courage to BMO Stadium for the opening game of the 2022 NWSL campaign.
Amid a bustling atmosphere, a giant tifo was unfurled in the crowd to mark the occasion. The enormous pink-and-blue banner depicted an angel rising high above the Los Angeles cityscape with the words “Un Nuevo Amanecer” (“A New Dawn”) etched on a scroll across the top.
The custom banner was the first-ever displayed at an Angel City league game, and now fans of the club can literally own a physical piece of history.
A new merchandise collection contains a bucket hat, a bag and a windbreaker jacket, which all feature genuine material swatches taken from the New Dawn tifo and recycled into…
