Future of Sport: "Women's sports - the best investment that you can make" (J. Uhrman, Angel City FC)

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Julie Uhrman, co-founder and president of Angel City FC at Future of Sport on 15/06/2023 - ©  Future of Sport

"Women's sports is incredibly investable, it's the best investment that you can make in the world of sports right now. When you have partners like FIFA and Angel City out there, communicating our value and demanding our value, that's how it's going to grow," said Julie Uhrman co-founder and president of Angel City Football Club (NWSL), on 15/06/2023.

Julie Uhrman participated in a panel entitled "FIFA Women's World Cup 2023: What does the future hold for our athletes on and off the field of play?" at Future of Sport, an event dedicated to the "positive transformation of sport" in Hall 2 at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. Uhrman was joined by Sara Booth, head of women's competitions at FIFA and Benny Bonsu a Ghanaian-British global sports media and business leader.

"The World Cup plays and amazing role in building attention and awareness for the incredible athletes and for the countries they play in. The bounce that you saw after the Women's World Cup 2019, the impact it had on individual clubs and individual leagues was significant. The idea that we have 32 clubs in the FIFA…

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Julie Uhrman, co-founder and president of Angel City FC at Future of Sport on 15/06/2023 - ©  Future of Sport

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