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WEBVTT TO ROOT FOR THE HOME TEAM. DOUG: AND NEW MEXICO UNITED WANTS YOUR SUPPORT. ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER SHELLYE LEGGETT SPOKE TO PLAYERS AND THE COACH ABOUT THEIR TRANSITION TO THE PROS. SHELLYE: NEW MEXICO UNITED IS JUST ONE MONTH AWAY FROM THEIR PROFESSIONAL SOCCER TEAM DEBUT, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND FOR THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO. HISTORY. THAT’S THE FIRST WORD YOU SHOUL USE WHEN TALKING ABOUT MARCH 9. >> IT’S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT NO ONE SHOULD MISS. IF YOU LOVE SOCCER AND YOU LOVE AND ENTERTAINING EVENT, YOU SHOULD COME OUT AND SUPPORT THE TEAM. SHELLYE: NEW MEXICO UNITED HAS BEEN RUNNING AS A CLUB FOR MORE THAN A YEAR. BUT IN JUST ONE MONTH, THE TEAM WILL BE TAKING THE FIELD AS THE FIRST PROFESSIONAL SOCCER TEAM IN NEW MEXICO. >> IT’S SUPER COOL. SOMETHING I WILL ALWAYS CHERISH. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME BEING ON AN INAUGURAL TEAM, SO IT’S SOMETHING I WILL CHERISH. AND LIKE I SAID, MARCH 9, IT’S GOING TO BE SUPER COOL FOR NOT ONLY MYSELF AND MY TEAMMATES AND ALL THE STAFF AND THE OWNERSHIP, BUT I THINK THE STATE IS GOING TO REALLY JOIN IN AND IT’S GOING TO BE SOMETHING EVERYONE CAN GET A HOLD OF. SHELLYE: EVERYONE, INCLUDING MEOW WOLF, NEW MEXICO UNITED, AND THE ART EXPERIENCE, PARTNERED IN MAKING THE TEAM’S UNIFORMS. >> I THINK IT SCREAMS NEW MEXICO. SHELLYE: WITH ONE MONTH TO GO, THE PRESSURE IS ON. >> WE’RE TRYING TO WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP AND THERE’S A LOT OF INTEREST IN THE GAME, WHERE WE WANT TO WIN CUPS, NOT JUST THE UNITED STATES BUT ACTUALLY GLOBALLY. SHELLYE: BUT THIS TEAM IS UP FOR THE CHALLENGE. >> WE HAVE A HUGE RESPONSIBILITY AHEAD OF US. THAT’S WHAT IT FEELS LIKE AND I THINK THAT WE ARE GOING TO MAKE GOOD ON THAT RESPONSIBILIT THAT WILL --SHELLYE: THAT WILL CHANGE NEW MEXICO FOREVER. SHELLY: THE OPENING GAME IS MARCH 9. BUT IF YOU CAN’T WAIT THAT LONG, YOU CAN GET YOUR SOCCER FIX ON FEBUARAY 16 WITH A PRESEASON GAME AT THE UNM SOCCER COMPLEX

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Soccer fans are getting ready to root for their home team. New Mexico United soccer team is making a historical move. In just one month, the team will make their professional soccer debut, the first of its kind for the state. It will all happen March 9."It's going to be something that no one should miss. If you love soccer and you love entertaining events, you should come out and support the team," said New Mexico head coach Troy Lesesne.New Mexico United has been running as a club for more than a year, but in just one month, the team will be taking the field as the first professional soccer team in the state of New Mexico."It's super cool. It's something I will always cherish. This is my first time being on an inaugural team, so it's something I will cherish, and March 9, it's going to be super cool for not only myself and my teammates and all the staff and the ownership, but I think the state is going to really join in, and it's going to be something everyone can get ahold of," said New Mexico United goalkeeper Cody Mizell.The team has partnered with Meow Wolf in Santa Fe to make the team's uniforms."I think it screams New Mexico," Mizell said.The team only has one month to go, and the pressure is on."We're trying to win a championship, and there's a lot of interest in the game where we want to win cups, not just the United States, but actually globally," said New Mexico United owner and CEO Peter Trevisani.The team is up for the challenge."We have a huge responsibility ahead of us. That's what it feels like, and I think that we are going to make good on that responsibility," Lesesne said.The team said New Mexico will be changed forever after opening night."Once we play that first game, the state will never be the same," Trevisani said. Opening night is March 9 at 7:30 p.m. against the Fresno Football Club, but if you can't wait that long, you can get your soccer fix on Feb. 16 with a preseason game at the University of New Mexico soccer complex.