{"id":272345,"date":"2025-11-05T04:59:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T04:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/272345\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T04:59:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T04:59:08","slug":"portland-cherry-bombs-new-womens-soccer-team-joins-usl-w-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/272345\/","title":{"rendered":"Portland Cherry Bombs: New women’s soccer team joins USL W League"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello world, I\u2019m your wild girl.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m your ch-ch-ch-cherry bomb.<\/p>\n

Portland\u2019s newest semi-pro team is going to paint the town red \u2014 cherry red.<\/p>\n

COLLiDE Sport \u2014 the same folks behind Portland Pickles baseball and Portland Bangers FC \u2014 announced Tuesday that the city\u2019s new USL women\u2019s soccer team<\/a> would be the Cherry Bombs F.C.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe built the Cherry Bombs to embody everything that makes Portland electric: fearless creativity, unapologetic individuality, and the belief that sports can be a canvas for culture,\u201d said Alan Miller, president of COLLiDE, in a statement on the announcement. \u201cThis team isn\u2019t just joining the W League, it\u2019s detonating a new era for women\u2019s soccer in the Northwest.\u201d <\/p>\n

\"threeImage shared by COLLiDE Sport of merch for the new Portland Cherry Bombs.COLLiDE Sport<\/p>\n

The Cherry Bombs name pays homage to The Runaways\u2019 1976 punk rock song, \u201cCherry Bomb\u201d<\/a> and the riot grrrl movement<\/a> of the 1990s. The women-led music scene had a strong Pacific Northwest connection with bands like Sleater-Kinney, Bikini Kill, Bratmobile and Heavens to Betsy.<\/p>\n

COLLiDE also announced that former Seahawks punter Jon Ryan is the team\u2019s owner.<\/p>\n

The team unveiled a red and pink cherry logo with a fuse for a stem. Mary T. Cherry will be the club\u2019s mascot, but fans will need to wait until next year for the reveal of the in-the-plush live version of the character. (Presumably, like Dillon T. Pickle and Saucy T. Sausage, the \u201cT\u201d stands for \u201cThe.\u201d) <\/p>\n

\"graphicThe logo for the new Portland Cherry Bombs F.C.COLLiDE Sport<\/p>\n

The team celebrated with a launch party at the Lloyd Center mall on Tuesday evening, featuring music from local woman-fronted punk\/rock bands The Shitfits, Dustbunny, Fox Medicine and Shaylee.<\/p>\n

The Cherry Bombs will play in the USL W League<\/a>, a pre-professional league that describes itself as \u201cenhancing the women\u2019s soccer pipeline between college and professional soccer.\u201d<\/p>\n

The club\u2019s inaugural season will run from May to July 2026, with a home venue and schedule details yet to be announced. Eager fans can place their deposits for season tickets at portlandcherrybombs.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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