WNBA rookie and former college basketball star Angel Reese can now add “pro sports owner” to her resume. Reese is the new owner of DC Power Football Club, the new Washington, D.C.-based professional women’s soccer team that will begin play in the USL Super League this summer, the team announced Tuesday.
The team’s current ownership group also includes Major League Soccer’s DC United, as well as community and business leaders from the DMV area, the club said.
“I want to help grow women’s sports and elevate female athletes across the board,” Reese said in a statement. “We are taking over and I am honored to support Power FC and invest in women’s soccer in the DMV community.”
The club did not share any further details about Reese’s ownership stake in the club.
As a native of Randallstown, Maryland, Reese has deep ties to the DC area community. She hopes that by joining Power FC, she can help establish new pathways for aspiring professional athletes, the club said. But what Reese also brings to the club as its first celebrity owner is her ability to expand DC Power’s reach beyond the DMV area and beyond soccer.
Reese is one of the star members of the WNBA rookie class and is only a few weeks into her professional career with the Chicago Sky. As attention on women’s basketball continues to increase, Reese entered the league as an already established force in the sports business landscape, with major partnerships with brands such as Reebok, Beats and Tampax.
She became a household name in 2023, after lifting the NCAA Division I national championship with the LSU Lady Tigers. She quickly rose to fame as one of the highest-paid college athletes, and many came to know Reese as “Bayou Barbie.”
The announcement comes hot on the heels of DC Power revealing its name, logo and naming the club’s inaugural president, Jordan Stuart, and head coach, Frédéric Brillant, a former United player who was in his first season as the United’s assistant coach. Utah Royals of the NWSL.
The club said Reese first connected with DC Power through his business advisors.
“Angel’s decision to be a founding investor alongside us in Power FC is groundbreaking,” Jason Levien, CEO and co-chairman of DC United, said in a statement. “As a Maryland native, Angel is passionate about being a catalyst for positive change in women’s sports in the DMV and globally, while inspiring the next generation of female athletes. We look forward to her participation in the boardroom as an equity partner.”
The USL Super League begins play in August. DC Power will play at Audi Field, sharing a stadium with DC United and the Washington Spirit of the NWSL.
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