Women’s pro soccer to return to Bay Area as NWSL awards team to star-studded bid

The new National Women’s Soccer League team is coming to the Bay Area, thanks in part to (from left) Brandi Chastain, Leslie Osborne, Aly Wagner and Danielle Slaton’s efforts. (Photo courtesy of Allison+Partners Studio)

Some of the biggest women’s sports stars in Bay Area history are about to change the region’s sporting landscape.

Four former U.S. national team stars and Santa Clara Broncos — Brandi Chastain, Leslie Osborne, Danielle Slaton and Aly Wagner — have completed their nearly three-year mission to bring a National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) team to the San Francisco Bay Area.

The NWSL announced Tuesday morning that the league

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