Serena Williams and Daughter Olympia Ohanian Part of the Investor Group of NWSL Team

Serena Williams, her husband Alexis Ohanian, and their daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. are now proud owners of a soccer team. The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) has expanded its lineup. There will now be a new team from Los Angeles in 2022. And Serena Williams with her family has joined the star-studded owner lineup.

Alexis Ohanian took to Instagram to announce the news. The other notable owners are Hollywood actress Natalie Portman and former player Mia Hamm.

“Creating more opportunities in women’s sports is important to my wife Serena Williams and me” – Alexis Ohanian

Alexis always wanted to be a part of this group. He called for ending disparities between men and women in sports media. A fan of football, he is inspired by the US Women’s National Team.

“Disparities between men and women occur in all facets of entertainment, including sports media. The global sports fanbase is 50/50 men and women, yet female athletes receive just 4% of sports media coverage. And yet…US viewership of the 2019 Women’s World Cup final was 22% higher than the 2018 men’s final! After the unstoppable legacy of USWNT, I was hungry to see and do more,” he wrote.

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Alexis believes football has massive potential. Hence, he is investing in the team because Alexis and Serena want to create more opportunities in women’s sports and want a bright future for their daughter.

He wrote, “This team is rewriting the playbook, and you can be a part of it. Welcome to the beginning. I am proud to be a part of this wonderful group (majority women!) working to bring a women’s professional football club to Los Angeles. Chiefly, because I’m a fan of the game, but also because I believe there is massive potential for the sport and it’s been undervalued by too many people for far too long. I’m personally investing on behalf of my family because creating more opportunities in women’s sports is important to my wife @serenawilliams and me, and we want to be a part of making a better future for our daughter @olympiaohanian.”

Serena has been at the forefront in asking for equal pay and equal treatment in tennis and now, has stepped up even further with this venture.