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LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Angel City Football Club will conduct its Pride Night Match Tuesday evening at Banc of California Stadium.
A party in the stadium's Northwest Plaza will begin at 4 p.m. and will include ballroom dancing, a voguing competition and drink specials.
Mariachi Arcoiris, billed as the first LGBTQ+ mariachi band, will perform the national anthem. The coin toss will be conducted by Gliteress. There will be an LGBTQ+-focused playlist from the in-house DJ.
The first 10,000 fans 21 and older will receive Pride bandanas.
There will be special guests from the Los Angeles LGBT Center and Trans Can Work, a nonprofit organization with offices in Agoura Hills and West Hollywood committed to advancing workplace inclusion through innovative training strategies and workforce development.
Comedian Lilly Singh will lead fans in the "Three Clap" before the 7 p.m. match against the Houston Dash.
According to team President and Co-Founder Julie Uhrman, the cheer was originated by U.S. women's national team midfielder Julie Foudy during one of the three Olympics in which she competed.
"She was working out every morning and she started with a three clap," Uhrman said in a video posted on the team's Instagram account. "Given that she is an owner and investor in Angel City Football Club we loved it and have decided to work with her to make it our own."
Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman, actress Jennifer Garner and author Glennon Doyle led the three clap before previous games. Singh, Garner and Doyle are part of the team's ownership group, while Portman is among its founders.
A limited number of tickets remain available.
The game will be streamed by Paramount+.