In a surprising turn of events, Serena Williams‘s famous husband Alexis Ohanian suffered a heartbreak. In a nerve-wracking match between Angel City FC and Houston Dash, Ohanian’s soccer team suffered shock as their old team member struck a blow against them. While the match delighted the audience with many exciting moments, Ohanian seemed sad with this unexpected result.

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, who is quite regular on social media, took his official X (formerly Twitter) to congratulate his team Angel City FC’s former member Paige Nielsen for scoring a goal for her new team, Houston Dash in the National Women’s Soccer League. Nielsen’s goal clip was shared by NWSL with a caption- “You couldn’t write an ending like this! Paige Nielsen delivers in the final seconds of play and the @houstondash head home with three points!”

Now Nielsen scored this goal against her former club Angel City FC, which belongs to Serena Williams’s husband Alexis Ohanian. Congratulating Nielsen, Ohanian wrote- “sports. Ooof. Congrats @Paigenielsen– at least this is good @OffseasonFC content.” However, Ohanian added a teardrop emoticon that perfectly expressed his sad state of mind.

Paige Nielsen who was Angel City FC’s defender, helped to strengthen the club’s defenses. However, this fabulous player was traded to Houston Dash for $50,000 allocation money and $50,000 transfer funds. This defender joined Angel City FC during the club’s inaugural season and played 20 games for the club in 2022. Additionally, Nielsen played 21 matches for her ex-club last year. These statistics reflect how Paige Nielsen became a crucial member of the club and why Angel City’s defeat of this defender marks such a disappointing result for Ohanian’s club.

Despite the sadness, Alexis Ohanian’s tweet showed his interest in popularizing female soccer. This businessman has always seen a prospect in women’s sports and revealed that he would always support this field.

Alexis Ohanian becomes a leading flag bearer for women’s sports

Ohanian who likes to invest in offbeat things, has been always vocal about supporting female athletes. In 2022, he said in an interview- “Ten or 15 years from now, when people look at Angel City FC, I think they’ll actually see this one as being the most obvious, There’s a million people on Twitter right now who are going to say no one watches women’s sports, The message I have for them is facts don’t care about your feelings. The data shows Americans would rather watch two women in the U.S. Open.”

Alexis Ohanian’s tweet where he congratulated Paige Nielsen’s recent goal showcases this Reddit co-founder’s interest in making women’s soccer popular. While Ohanian’s initial caption hinted a bit about his sadness, ultimately it reveals his bigger heart that sees no discrimination in the sports.