‘No Shortage of Haters and Skeptics’- Serena Williams’ Husband Alexis Ohanian Praises the Dogmatic Spirit of Natalie Portman’s Soccer Team

Serena Williams is a huge proponent of equality between men and women across all spheres of life, especially in sports. And she is not alone in this endeavor of hers. Her husband, Alexis Ohanian, shares his views on this issue regularly. He appeals to the public through his social media platforms to pay equal attention to women’s sport. The internet entrepreneur took to Instagram to hail the efforts to fix the inequity in women’s soccer and shared his views on it.

Alexis Ohanian hails women’s soccer

Alexis Ohanian is an ardent fan of women’s soccer. To prove his love, Ohanian became the leading investor for Angel City soccer club. The reason behind this investment is to show his young daughter Olympia about the popularity of women’s sport.

Talking about the same, Alexis wrote a moving message praising the owners of Angel City club and their unwavering resilience in establishing a soccer club. The club is co-founded by Kara Nortman, Natalie Portman and Julie Uhrman.

“Three @sevensixsevensix founders to fix inequity in soccer, so they started building! There was no shortage of haters and skeptics. But just a couple years later many of them are now trying to get tickets for @wearangelcity first season!” Alexis has been actively promoting its growth vehemently.

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Serena Williams on equity

Serena Williams, who fights for equality in her own way, played a crucial role in establishing women’s tennis on top. However, equal pay is an issue which is still strictly propagated about. Serena’s sister Venus Williams is one of the most vocal players about it and young players like Naomi Osaka has also raised their concern over the same.

On the tennis front, Serena Williams is gearing up for the Wimbledon this year. If everything goes according to the plan, Venus will also make a comeback at SW19.

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