Founding Futbol
Extra Time: Angel City's Julie Uhrman
Published: 20 March 2025 at 08:00 Europe/London
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Angel City FC brought top flight professional women's soccer back to Los Angeles.. Announced in 2020, the team began playing in 2022. But the process of making that initiative a reality started in 2019 during a conversation between the club's co-founder and CEO, Julie Uhrman, and others. An idea quickly turned into action and within months, Uhrman and team of co-founders were putting together a unique syndicate of owners that represented Hollywood, soccer history and the business world.
Uhrman joined Founding Futbol to share her journey with Angel City FC. During the conversation, Uhrman talks about how and when the idea to bring an NWSL club to LA was born. She delves into the steps required to make it a reality -- from raising money and putting and ownership group together, to building.a staff, to assembling a team. Uhrman shares how she translated her business experience to the soccer world, how she learned about running a club and what makes the Angel City formula unique.
Founding Futbol is a year-long exploration of the critical moments that have led to soccer's emerging popularity in America.
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Host: Kent Malmros
Guest: Julie Uhrman (Co-Founder and CEO, Angel City FC)
