After splitting from the men’s team in the summer of 2022, the stated aim of the newly formed female iteration of FC Viktoria Berlin was clear: climb from the third division to the Frauen Bundesliga within five years and sustainably transform women’s sport across Germany. It was decidedly bold.

In the stands on a beautiful sunny California Sunday sat a beautiful tapestry of the Los Angeles soccer community - people from all walks of life, families and friends — here to cheer on some of the best players the game has to offer.