{"id":272,"date":"2023-04-21T12:45:57","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T12:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/championship-three\/?page_id=272"},"modified":"2026-06-18T15:00:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T19:00:27","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/tampabaysunfc\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"Club Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\np {\n    margin: 0 0 0px;\n}\n\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\" style=\"min-height:723px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-599\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/expansion-20\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/2023\/11\/Home-page-hero-image-v2.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center ghostkit-custom-Z2wqiAW has-white-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:12px;line-height:4\">TAMPA BAY SUN FC:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\" id=\"tampa-bay-s-first-professional-women-s-sports-team\" style=\"font-size:90px;line-height:1\"><span class=\"ghostkit-text-uppercase\">TAMPA BAY&#8217;S FIRST PROFESSIONAL WOMEN&#8217;S SPORTS TEAM<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#141b4d\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ghostkit-d-lg-none ghostkit-d-md-none ghostkit-d-sm-none\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<center>\n<script async src=\"\nhttps:\/\/securepubads.g.doubleclick.net\/tag\/js\/gpt.js\"><\/script>\n<script>\n  window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []};\n  googletag.cmd.push(function() {\n    googletag.defineSlot('\/282480843\/Super-league-team-ads', [970, 90], 'div-gpt-ad-1723819082977-0').addService(googletag.pubads());\n    googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest();\n    googletag.enableServices();\n  });\n<\/script>\n<!-- \/282480843\/Super-league-team-ads -->\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1723819082977-0' style='min-width: 970px; 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We are building a women&#8217;s soccer club where the universal love of the game intersects with our entire community and where impacts are felt on and off the field &#8211; equally.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center ghostkit-custom-Z155WcF has-theme-primary-color has-text-color\" id=\"about-the-gainbridge-super-league-a-usl-property\">ABOUT THE GAINBRIDGE SUPER LEAGUE, A USL PROPERTY<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-primary-color has-text-color\" id=\"the-gainbridge-super-league-is-a-professional-women-s\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong>The Gainbridge Super League is a professional women\u2019s soccer league.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ghostkit-custom-HDWbH wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">Built for the future of women\u2019s soccer, the Gainbridge Super League has committed to U.S. Soccer\u2019s Division One standards, reflecting its collective vision to be a global leader on and off the field while providing more opportunities for more women in more communities.\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">The USL Super League will play on the \u201cfall-to-summer\u201d soccer calendar traditionally followed around the world, ensuring players are able to represent both club and country and allowing clubs to actively participate in the emerging global women\u2019s transfer market.\u202f<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div 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