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NBA Hall of Famer and businessman Magic Johnson has officially joined the ownership group of the Washington Spirit, partnering with Michele Kang, the majority owner of the team and the first woman ...
The Washington Spirit are an American professional soccer team based in the Washington metropolitan area that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). It is a continuation of the D.C. United Women of the W-League and continues to field both an amateur Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) team [1] and a youth team, both under the Spirit name.
The 2024 Washington Spirit season is the team's twelfth season as a professional women's soccer team. The Spirit play in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States .
Also a philanthropist, Kang created the Cognosante Foundation and is an active supporter of The Kennedy Center, [47] [48] which also was a front-of-jersey sponsor of the Washington Spirit in 2022. [49] She has served on the boards of the American Red Cross, Washington National Opera, Northern Virginia Technology Council, and Palm Beach Symphony ...
The team announced Thursday that Johnson has joined the investor group led by owner Michele Kang. “I’m excited to join the Washington Spirit’s investor group at such a pivotal time in the ...
Washington Spirt owner Michele Kang won’t be suiting up to play in the National Women’s Soccer League championship game on Saturday, but she has surely helped her team score some goals as the ...
She was also recognized by Sports Business Journal as a co-recipient of the sports 2023 Deal of the Year on stage at the SBJ Sports Business Awards in New York for her role in businesswoman Michele Kang's acquisition of women's soccer team, The Washington Spirit, which competes in the National Women's Soccer League. [5]
Businesswoman and Washington Spirit owner Michele Kang has pledged $30 million to US Soccer, the largest donation ever made to the federation’s women’s and girls’ programs.. US Soccer hopes ...