“By the time we get to the home opener, it will look and feel different...”

Dan Rutstein, President of Business Operations for Orange County Soccer Club, announced to the small gathering at media day, referencing the new deal that the team had come to with the City of Irvine at the end of 2023. OCSC, fresh off of an appearance in the Western Conference Semifinals, goes into 2024 with the bulk of their previous year’s squad intact, including now-permanent head coach Morten Karlsen. Add on the fact that the team will be in Championship Soccer Stadium for the next five years…