New Utah Royals FC Sporting Director Kelly Cousins (Photo: Utah Royals FC)
After departing Reading F.C. in England’s FA Women’s Super League earlier this year, Kelly Cousins (Chambers) is heading to another set of Royals — this time in the National Women’s Soccer League.
On Tuesday morning, the Utah Royals announced that Cousins would be the club’s new sporting director. This is the expansion side’s first major staffing announcement since former U.S. women’s team and Utah Royals player Amy Rodriguez was announced as head coach in April.
“I am really looking forward to bringing my knowledge and experience to build a roster, a culture and most importantly a place that gives players everything they need to be able to perform at their best,” said Cousins.
Cousins previously spent more than 20 years with Reading, first as a player and then, after suffering an ACL injury in 2012, as the Director of Women’s and Girl’s football. Reading was in the third tier of English football at the time of Cousins’…
