Angel City take F Alyssa Thompson with No. 1 pick in NWSL draft

Angel City FC selected forward Alyssa Thompson with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft on Thursday night in Philadelphia.

Thompson is the first high schooler to be taken first overall in the league's history.

The 18-year-old is a senior at Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles and will stay home to play for Angel City. She had to forgo her college eligibility to turn pro.

"This was the hardest decision that