Tennis legend, Serena Williams, his daughter, Olympia Ohanian, and husband Alexis Ohanian We are all co-owners of the new Los Angeles women’s soccer team.
The team is currently known by the nickname Angel City and is part of the National Women’s Soccer League. The official name of the team will be announced soon.
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The team is the eleventh franchise to be added to the organization.
According to Illustrated SportsOther famous owners include Hollywood’s elite, including actors Natalie Portman, Eva Longoria, Jessica Chastain and Jennifer Garner.
Emmy winner, Uzo Aduba, known for her role as “Crazy Eyes” in Orange is the new black He is also a co-owner.
The move makes Olympia Ohanian the youngest person to co-own a professional sports team.
The announcement was made with a tweet from Olympia’s verified Twitter account. The ad featured a picture of the boy with the words, “Proud Owner: Angel City.”
“A new era of sports and entertainment in Los Angeles”. The legend said: “Build a women’s soccer club that lives up to its name … Angel City.”
One user replied that Olympia is “definitely the prettiest owner of professional sports.”
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“I am proud to be a part of this wonderful group that works to bring a professional women’s soccer club to Los Angeles,” Alexis Ohanian said in a statement.
“Mainly because I am a fan of the game, but also because I think there is enormous potential for the sport and that it has been undervalued by too many people for too long. As someone who spends hours kicking a soccer ball with my 2-year-old daughter, I want her to have a front row seat for this revolution. “
Ohanian went on to say, “I am personally investing on behalf of my family because creating more opportunities in women’s sports is important to my wife and me, and we want to be part of making a better future for our daughter.”
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