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Within the same month, September 2023, both Becki Tweed and Bev Yanez were named head coaches of National Women’s Soccer League clubs.
As interim head coach for the second half of the 2023 NWSL season, Tweed led the way for Angel City FC as she coached the team to the NWSL Playoffs and recorded one loss under her leadership. For Yanez, she previously played in the NWSL as a key player for Seattle Reign FC and served as an assistant coach with Racing Louisville FC for a season where she led the club to reaching the 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup Final.
Although both of their coaching careers have included various individual milestones, Tweed and Yanez were once on the same side, both assistant coaching with NY/NJ Gotham FC in 2021. Though they remain close friends and colleagues from their time with Gotham, the pair of coaches are now on opposite sides as the two faced against each other for the first time since becoming head coaches.
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