As the city eagerly awaits the inaugural season of Denver Summit FC , the city's new National Women's Soccer League team, there are many important steps along the way.

From the announcement of the team 's plans to come to Denver to finally learning the team name, fans have been invested. And the latest milestone is a big one: On August 6, the team named Nick Cushing as the franchise's first head coach.

Cushing has a decades-long career in professional soccer, having coached both overseas and domestically. The English manager is experienced with coaching men and women and has already started his work with the Summit.

“We have a passionate, committed fanbase and we have to put a team on the field that replicates that," Cushing says in an announcement. "Our team will play an attacking

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