After years of planning, San Diego FC's Major League Soccer expansion team held its inaugural training session at its performance center in El Cajon. The team, led by CEO Tom Penn and head coach Mikey Varas, is building its roster and preparing for its debut in 2025.
EL CAJON — For parts of two years, San Diego FC has been confined to plans scribbled on paper and conversations in tucked-away rooms.Then came Monday at the team’s performance center in rural El Cajon, aThe Major League Soccer expansion team became real.
“There’s nothing like smelling the grass,” CEO Tom Penn said. “When you’re in a conference room or when you’re in the initial phases of conceptualizing this, when you can get out and smell the grass, the real grass, and be on it with players, that’s shifting into a new gear.”The top-level professional franchise sprinted to life with the 14 months between sinking groundbreaking shovels to the first organized workout signaling a dizzying turn, especially by glacial San Diego standards.
“I think it’s the Field of Dreams, right?” Heaps said. “You look at this valley where we are, the mountain backdrop, it’s amazing coming to work every morning.”“The came and blessed with sage smoke and did some dancing and some singing,” Heaps said. “… It was fantastic to see.”Penn’s NBA background included roles with the Trail Blazers and Grizzlies.“A multi-billionaire bought Vancouver and we moved it to Memphis,” he said.
SAN DIEGO FC MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER EXPANSION TEAM TRAINING SESSION COACH MIKEY VARAS
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