General Manager for El Paso’s soccer team selected

MountainStar Sports Group announced that Andrew Forrest has been hired to lead El Paso’s professional soccer team.

Forrest will be the general manager and oversee business operations for the new El Paso USL organization.

“Andrew’s accomplishments in professional soccer team business management and his extensive experience in sales and operations will drive an effective organization for El Paso USL,” said Alan Ledford, President of MountainStar Sports Group, in a statement released on April 25. “We are excited to have Andrew join our organization as we prepare for the inaugural season of professional soccer in El Paso in March of 2019.”

According to the news release from MountainStar Sports, Forrest comes to El Paso from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where he was most recently employed as General Manager for Learfield Sports. He also worked for the San Antonio Scorpions Professional Soccer Team as well as for soccer teams in Baltimore and Dallas.

Mr. Forrest is a graduate of Roanoke College in Virgina and earned an M.S. in Kinesiology – Sport Leadership from James Madison University in Harrisonburg.

“We believe Andrew’s experience and background make him an excellent choice to get our organization up and running,” said Ledford.

El Paso USL fans interested in placing a Season Seat Deposit can do so at www.elpasousl.com/tickets or by calling 915-235-GOAL.

MountainStar said in the news release that prices and packages will be announced soon.