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‘Millions of Dollars in Brand Deals’ – Serena Williams’ Husband Alexis Ohanian Scoffs Off at ‘Laughably Wrong’ Fan Who Mocked Angel City FC’s Popularity

Published 09/18/2022, 1:25 PM EDT

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Serena Williams’ husband Alexis Ohanian is the leading investor of the popular women’s soccer club, Angel City FC. Recently, the fixture between San Diego FC and Angel City FC broke the attendance record of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL).

But despite the historic record, some fans were still not convinced of the popularity of women’s soccer and they mocked the soccer club. It was Ohanian who came out to shut down the fan who asserted that women’s sport is not worth watching.

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Serena Williams’ husband Alexis Ohanian shuts down a fan who mocked women’s soccer

The leading investor of Angel City FC, Ohanian recently took to Twitter to celebrate the historic attendance record in the National Women’s Soccer League. A record-breaking 32,000 fans watched the match between San Diego FC and Angel City FC. Ohanian was proud of the achievement of a women’s sport and he took this as a perfect opportunity to condemn people who mock women’s sports. He sarcastically tweeted “nO oNe WAnTS to wATCh wOmeN’s spoRTs. (32,000+ for a regular season @NWSL match)”

But some fans were still questioning the popularity of women’s soccer. One of the fans responded to Ohanian’s tweet by stating, “More like its not profitable(definitely not worth 100 million) At 22$ a seat thats 704k$ multiplied by 11 home games, thats 7.7 million in revenue from tickets, deduct the cost to pay the players, workers, stadium operations. You are breaking even. Merch and ads might = 2 million” The fan stated that the amount Ohanian invested in his soccer club is not worth it as he couldn’t make profits from the fixtures.

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However, the American entrepreneur had the perfect response to his criticism. He stated that his club has already millions of dollars in brand deals. Ohanian tweeted, “You’re laughably wrong. Already millions of dollars in brand deals.”

Serena Williams’ husband Alexis Ohanian has always shown his respect and support for women’s sports. He further stated that it should get the same recognition as men’s sports.

Williams’ daughter learns to cook from his dad, Alexis Ohanian

The American entrepreneur, Ohanian recently shared an adorable video of his little daughter, Olympia. In that video clip, she was seen baking some colorful pancakes with his dad. The Reddit co-founder loves to cook for his tennis star wife and his daughter.

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Ohanian’s, five-year-old little daughter has learned the cooking skills from his dad. She tried to cook some artistic pancakes for the very first time.

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An adorable video clip was shared by Ohanian on his Twitter account. The cute pancakes were not in proper shape but her dad was probably proud of her attempt at cooking. Ohanian has also supported his tennis star, Serena Williams. He is often seen helping his wife while she is cooking in the kitchen.

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Anurag Gusain

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Anurag Gusain is a Tennis Author at EssentiallySports. He has completed his Bachelor’s degree in English from Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Delhi University. Being a huge tennis fan, he enjoys watching superstar Rafael Nadal play.
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Manaal Siddiqui