Surely you’ve looked at the ownership group of 2022 NWSL expansion team Angel City FC, which appears to be over 70 names and growing, and had a chuckle at the sheer size of the group assembled.
But rather than have one very rich person or a rich family spearhead running a pro sports team, perhaps the sizable ownership group for the Los Angeles women’s soccer team came as a result of necessity.
Team co-founder Natalie Portman indicated as much, when she talked about the process of bringing women’s pro soccer to the city on Julie Foudy’s “Laughter Permitted” podcast, part of which aired during the ESPNW Summit on Wednesday.