USA: launch of WFC LA/Angel City, project for a NWSL franchise in Los Angeles in 2022

The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) has announced "that a majority woman-founded group led by Academy Award-winning actress and activist Natalie Portman, technology venture capitalist Kara Nortman, media and gaming entrepreneur Julie Uhrman, and tech entrepreneur and venture capitalist Alexis Ohanian - who led the investment through his firm Initialized Capital (venture capital & private equity firm) - has secured the exclusive right to bring a professional women's soccer team to Los Angeles (California, USA) to kick off in Spring 2022," said the future club, which is currently operating under the name "WFC LA/Angel City" with the club's official name and stadium to be announced "before the end of the year".

According to Angel City FC, the creation of the new club comes "in response to fan-driven demand for an NWSL team in the region" and was inspired by the US women's national team who won the Women's World Cup in 2019. "We took this as an opportunity to listen, talk to players, union reps, presidents and owners to develop a totally new playbook of how to build a professional…