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Women’s soccer is rising among the audience of the country. With the domination of USWNT on the national stage and the expansion of NWSL. It is clear that women’s soccer is carrying the burden and creating buzz among the viewers. Among many teams that came out of NWSL expansion is Angel City FC. It is the most notable one as the Ownership group has the names we all know, like Hollywood star Natalie Portman, tennis legend Serena Williams and her husband Alexis Ohanian. It is also notable that the majority of this group is owned by Women with three women co-founders. One such personality is Julie Uhrman.

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She talked about how Angel City FC is presenting a fresh perspective. In the coming time, the club will be renowned for its revolutionary ideas and the impact it is having on the culture of sports. They found angel City FC in 2019 and played its first season this year.

Julie Uhrman talks about becoming elites of soccer

While talking to the Sports Pro about various aspects of owning a club like Angel City FC, Julie Uhrman said that they will not limit the club to just soccer. She talks about Angel City as a global brand of which the NWSL team was just the “first expression”.

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Julia told, “The way that you think about Liverpool and Man United and the [New York] Yankees and the [Dallas] Cowboys, we want Angel City to be in that group of clubs as well… Where you know about us from the product that we put on the pitch, you know about us from the impact that we make, you know about us from how we build a business model differently and who’s invested and involved in it… And how we have played an integral role in growing women’s football globally.”

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The women with vision with Natalie Portman and Serena Williams 

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The ownership group has mostly females. Natalie Portman, Kara Nortman, and Julie Uhrman found the club. While talking about the club, Alexis Ohanian once said that these women had had a vision that they turned into a reality. They are still working to make it the best decision ever.

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