When people consider the best sporting club owners in the world, most will give due credit to the husband of Serena Williams and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. The lead investor of Angel City FC once again has proved his love and admiration for his club. However, he might have gone a tad overboard this time. Nonetheless, the club loves this heartfelt and earnest gesture and hailed him for showing his love and support for the club endlessly.
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Alexis Ohanian has vouched for his support for women’s soccer repeatedly. And with the lead investment in Angel City FC, the Reddit co-founder proved his passion for the growth of NWSL.
Alexis Ohanian goes a bit overboard with his support for Angel City FC
The Reddit co-founder has always been a soccer enthusiast and supported the growth of women’s soccer. So, when he made an investment to launch Natalie Portman-founded Angel City FC, he knew what he was doing. He ardently pushed for the rise of the popularity of this variant of soccer in the USA. To show his love and support for his club, Ohanian indulged in a shopping haul as he stacked up a huge order list from the Angel FC City merch.
I went a little overboard with my holiday shopping this year… Thanks @weareangelcity pic.twitter.com/tA8Pbpi4kI
— AlexisOhanian7️⃣7️⃣6️⃣ (@alexisohanian) December 13, 2022
He took to his Twitter to share his long shopping list and stated, “I went a little overboard with my holiday shopping this year… Thanks @weareangelcity.”
It is not just Ohanian who has Angel City FC running through his mind. His daughter Olympia too recently enjoyed her weekend wearing the club’s jersey and hit the soccer field to join in the soccer craze.
Husband of Serena Williams reminisces about the late journalist Grant Wahl, who supported the growth of NWSL
The sports world has recently witnessed the loss of one of the most renowned sports journalists and soccer analysts, Grant Wahl. Ohanian reminisced about a conversation he had with him in which he shared his vision for Angel City FC.
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Wahl supported Ohanian’s dream and the growth of the sport in the US. Soccer in itself is a well-known sport in the USA. However, NWSL did not have a hold on the masses. Things have changed for the better now due to the rise of the popularity of the sport throughout the country.
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Ohanian has, time and again, boasted about the records that NWSL has set. Interestingly, women’s soccer was one of the few sports whose popularity did not suffer during the pandemic.
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