SEASON HOME OPENER vs Sky Blue FC

Saturday April 17th, 7pm

at CASTRO VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL

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              Come see Marta, considered the number one womens soccer player in the world, and the rest of the FC Gold Pride take on New Jersey’s Sky Blue FC. This game is expected to be a sellout and the Castro Valley Soccer Club has secured a number of tickets to be offered to its members.

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The Pele of women’s soccer is coming to Castro Valley.

FC Gold Pride made its biggest move of the offseason Thursday by picking Marta in the Women’s Professional Soccer dispersal draft that placed players from the disbanded Los Angeles Sol with the league’s eight remaining clubs.

The Gold Pride used its third overall pick to select the Brazilian midfielder who is considered the world’s best female player.

"The four-time FIFA player of the year — you can’t turn that away," Gold Pride owner Nancy NeSmith said of the only athlete to win the prestigious soccer award four times.

The Gold Pride did pass on taking Marta last year when holding the first pick of the foreign draft because of her high salary, believed to be almost $500,000.

Now ownership sees her value. With Marta scoring 10 goals in 19 matches, the Sol was the marquee team in the WPS’s inaugural season. It averaged 6,382 fans a game at the Home Depot Center and had the best regular-season record (12-3-5). The Gold Pride hopes Marta, 23, can replicate those numbers in the Bay Area.

The club drew its biggest crowds when she and the Sol played at Buck Shaw Stadium last year.

"We are in this to win," NeSmith said. "We also want the team to survive. Financially, Marta was our best bet."

On the heels of the announcement that the FC Gold Pride Women's Professional Soccer Team has moved to Cal State East Bay, the FC Gold Pride announced today that Castro Valley Soccer Club has re-signed as a Pride Youth Soccer Partner for the 2010 season.  

CVSC was the first of six founding youth soccer clubs that partnered with the Pride in 2009, and again leads the way as the first club to sign for 2010, this time upgrading to a Premier Level Partnership.  As a Premier Youth Soccer Partner, CVSC will receive the highest level of Youth Soccer Partner benefits which include player appearances, game tickets and many other memorable game day experiences. 

"We are pleased to have the continued support of Castro Valley Soccer Club, our first founding Youth Soccer Partner from 2009," said Pride General Manager Ilisa Kessler. "The enthusiasm that CVSC has shown for the Pride and Women's Professional Soccer has been overwhelming.  We look forward to building upon the strong partnerships we have developed, welcoming new partners and continuing to support the growth and development of the youth soccer community."

Friday, February 20, 2009
By: FC Gold Pride

SANTA CLARA, CA (February 20, 2009) - FC Gold Pride, the Bay Area franchise of Women’s Professional Soccer announced the launch of its Youth Soccer Partnership Program and signing of its first partner, Castro Valley Soccer Club (CVSC) today.

"It is our goal with this program to assist youth clubs and teams by providing opportunities for their players to experience and learn from some of  the best soccer players in the world." said FC Gold Pride General Manager Ilisa Kessler. "We are excited to see the enthusiasm shown by Castro Valley Soccer Club to be a part of the FC Gold Pride Youth Soccer Partnership program and hope that through this, we are able to further fuel the growth and development of youth soccer throughout Northern California."

The FC Gold Pride Youth Partnership Program was established in an effort to provide youth soccer leagues with an education based curriculum that will further enhance players, coaches and parent’s knowledge and appreciation for the game of soccer.

The Youth Soccer Partnership program succeeds by partnering with youth leagues and clubs to provide access to unique motivational and educational tools.  Benefits include coaching and player clinics, online soccer tips, FC Gold Pride player appearances and access to many more exciting opportunities.

 

The Castro Valley Soccer Club is an affiliated club of the California Youth Soccer Association (CYSA).  CVSC has 140 teams including more than 900 girls currently competing in their system.  Recently, the CVSC girls U-13 D1 Green Machine added to the CVSC trophy case, capturing the Nor Cal State Cup Bronze Division title.  CVSC offers four levels of competitive youth soccer, Division 1, 3, 4 and 5 for players ranging from ages 4-18.

 

"Castro Valley Soccer Club is proud to support FC Gold Pride and the WPS," said Sue Smith, President of CVSC.  "In the past, the thought of playing on a professional soccer team could only be a dream for young girls, now it is a real opportunity.  Our Club wants to do what we can to keep that opportunity alive for the next generation of young girls as they strive to excel at the sport they love to play."

 

FC Gold Pride will kick off the 2009 WPS season on April 5th at home against the Boston Breakers at Buck Shaw Stadium on the campus of Santa Clara University.  Season tickets, starting at only $100 for 10 regular season games are on sale now.  Call (408) 541-3511 or log on to fcgoldpride.com to reserve your seats.

 

For more information on becoming a FC Gold Pride Youth Soccer Partner call FC Gold Pride at (408) 541-3511.