Mark Parsons, former NWSL coach, joins Angel City FC

Mark Parsons is back! Former Portland Thorns and Washington Spirit boss returns to NWSL with Angel City - but not as a head coach
Mark Parsons is back in a job for the first time since leaving Washington Spirit in late 2023, but his new role at Angel City is not that of a coach.
Mark Parsons, former NWSL coach, joins Angel City FC as sporting director: ‘I want to be here for as long as possible’
There is the immediate pressing matter of naming Angel City’s next head coach, after the club parted ways with Becki Tweed in December. Eleri Earnshaw was named interim head coach as part of that announcement, and Parsons said he expects to wrap up the technical staff by the end of the week — and not put a timeline on hiring a new head coach.
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