The team is hoping to not only fill the void left from the city’s departing sports franchises, but to become part of the community
Devante Dubose’s soccer career took him across the world before it took him home. The 26-year-old is the first player to sign for Oakland Roots Sports Club, a new team hoping to spark a soccer revolution in Oakland, his hometown.
The Roots will play their first game on 31 August and have applied to join the National Independent Soccer Association, the third tier of professional soccer in the US. It’s a humble start, but Dubose thinks it can help Oakland recover from a painful loss. Two of its three famous sports franchises, the Golden State Warriors basketball team and the Raiders football team, are leaving or have just left the city.
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