San Diego's new Major League Soccer team will be opening a pop-up shop in the Mission Valley Mall on Sunday for fans to buy official club merchandise ahead of the holiday season.
With his mustard-yellow suit practically matching the color of a bulldozer right behind him, Padres slugger Manny Machado put on a hard hat, grabbed a shovel and joined in the ceremonial groundbreaking Thursday for the MLS expansion San Diego FC's $150 million training complex and youth academy. Machado is a founding partner of San Diego FC, which is building its training complex and Right to Dream Youth Development Academy on the Sycuan Reservation in eastern San Diego County ahead of its MLS debut in 2025.