San Diego Wave have appointed former Arsenal boss Jonas Eidevall as their head coach ahead of the 2025 National Women’s Soccer League season.The Swedish manager joins the NWSL side after resigning

The manager reveals what caused the relationship breakdown with Arsenal fans that led to his resignation and why he's excited for a new challenge.

San Diego Wave’s new head coach Jonas Eidevall says he has “no relationship” with his United States Women counterpart Emma Hayes following their clash in England last year. After Eidevall’s Arsenal had beaten Hayes’ Chelsea in March’s Conti Cup final,

San Diego Wave FC has named Jonas Eidevall, formerly at the helm with Arsenal Women, as the club’s new head coach.

Now owned by the Levine Leichtman family, who bought the club for a record $120 million, a new era awaits the Wave. The appointment of Eidevall represents the first step in restructuring a project still chasing consistency on the pitch and a solid identity off it.

The Wave are expected to lean on a group of young stars that includes defender Naomi Girma, midfielder Jaedyn Shaw, forward Melanie Barcenas and a pair of French imports, Delphine Cascarino and Perle Morroni, who joined the club midway through last season.

San Diego Wave is set to hire Jonas Eidevall as its new head coach on a three-year contract, sources briefed on the deal tell The Athletic.

NWSL side San Diego Wave announced Jonas Eidevall as their new head coach on Tuesday, months after he resigned as Arsenal Women's manager.