Billie Jean King and Lindsey Vonn join Serena Williams as investors in Angel City FC
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Updated 21/10/2020 at 15:48 GMT
Two more sporting legends join the 23-time Grand Slam champion as investors in the new NWSL team. Other stars attached to the club include actresses Natalie Portman and Sophia Bush, and TV host James Corden, as well as former USA international Cobi Jones.
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Tennis legend Billie Jean King and champion skier Lindsey Vonn have been announced as investors in Angel City FC - the upcoming Los Angeles women's professional football team, who will compete in the National Women's Soccer League.
Serena Williams, the 23-time Grand Slam champion, and her husband Alexis Ohanian - as well as their toddler daughter Olympia - were revealed as initial investors back in July.
"We need everyone to invest in women’s sports and [partner Ilana Kloss] and I are proud to stand with the Angel City FC ownership group and help make new history in Southern California sports," King said in a statement.
"Angel City's mission to make an impact on-and off-the-field, and to provide an opportunity to some of the best professional female athletes in the world to play on a stage as powerful as Los Angeles, sends a strong message to young girls in the community and beyond."
The Angel City FC will play their first NWSL season in spring 2022.
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