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Serena Williams and Natalie Portman’s Success With ACFC Inspires Another Female-Led Group to Invest in Women’s Soccer

Published 12/31/2022, 9:30 AM EST

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Serena Williams and Hollywood actress Natalie Portman are doing their best to promote women’s soccer in the country. They own a team in the league which has generated a lot of buzz over this and last year. Angel City FC is the only team in NWSL currently to have not only a female lead group but also the majority of the team owned by female members of the ownership group. Recently one case was made for a new team that seems to inspire by ACFC and its women-centric ownership.

The ownership group of Angel City has names like Natalie Portman, Serena Williams, Julie Uhrman, Christina Aguilera, and many more. Time and again Natalie and Serena had been vocal about the state of women’s soccer in the country. However, more and more entities are lining up recently to have a team in the league.

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After Serena Williams and Natalie Portman’s ACFC, another all-female ownership interested in NWSL  

According to Front Office Sports, the NWSL has narrowed down the list of expansion teams to just three. Boston is one of them and mayor Michelle Wu is voicing her support for Boston. Jennifer Epstein and Linda Henry are a couple of big names from an all-female investment group.

While talking about the team Mayor said, “Our city would obviously be an excellent home for a team of world-class athletes representing the best women’s soccer league in the world... Starting up a professional women’s soccer team is a challenging endeavor, but one that we are excited about.”

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They have high hopes of winning the bid. As an all-female group, it will set a big example for NWSL.

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NWSL will add two teams in 2024, and there are many takers. San Francisco and Tampa are in the race for the spot, along with Boston. However, the league may decide to revive Utah, leaving only one space for these three teams to fight for.

Changes in women’s soccer

In the USA, contrary to the entire world, women’s soccer seems to be more dominating and more talked about than men’s soccer. Entities keep on lining up after the path and the management of Angel City FC showed the value.

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Recently, the government announced a major victory in not only soccer but all women’s sports. The bill of equal play, equal pay has passed the houses and is set to be a reality in the near future. What do you think about the future of soccer in the USA? Tell us in the comments.

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Rishabh Chaudhary

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Rishabh is a soccer writer at EssentiallySports, coming with a year of experience in digital marketing and 19 years of being a sports fan. Like most people in India, he started by watching cricket and then all sports. He writes poetry and songs in his free time and plays FPS games like Valorant and CSGO.
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Akash Pandhare