San Diego Wave set NWSL attendance record

The NWSL San Diego Wave beat Angel City FC 1-0 in front of 32,000 fans for the Wave's first game at San Diego State's Snapdragon Stadium. The crowd was the "largest in NWSL history,” breaking the record of 27,248 set by OL Reign for a 2021 match against the Portland Thorns (SOCCERAMERICA.com, 9/18). The Wave “rolled out skydivers, videoboard shoutouts from married actors Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis, former NFL star Drew Brees and others decked out in club colors.” There were “fireworks" and a "Marine helicopter flyover.” Wave F Alex Morgan said, “It was such a beautiful moment. ... To see San Diego embracing us as a women’s professional soccer team so quickly in the way that they did, it was just a great moment” (SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE, 9/18).