{"id":128933,"date":"2024-11-22T21:46:49","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T14:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=128933"},"modified":"2024-11-22T21:46:49","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T14:46:49","slug":"caitlin-clark-joins-ownership-group-looking-to-bring-nwsl-team-to-cincinnati","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=128933","title":{"rendered":"Caitlin Clark joins ownership group looking to bring NWSL team to Cincinnati"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"668\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/wnba\/team\/fever\/\">Indiana Fever<\/a> star <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"HFYx9YAvtq3ozzSb\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/wnba\/player\/caitlin-clark-HFYx9YAvtq3ozzSb\/\">Caitlin Clark<\/a> has joined an ownership group looking to bring an <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"20\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/football\/nwsl\/\">NWSL<\/a> expansion team to Cincinnati, a representative for the NWSL Cincinnati bid confirmed to <em>The Athletic<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Cincinnati is considered a finalist in the race to land the NWSL\u2019s 16th franchise. The league is expected to award the bid before the end of the year, with that team beginning play in 2026 alongside another expansion team in Boston.<\/p>\n<p>ESPN was the first to break the news of Clark\u2019s involvement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe NWSL Cincinnati bid team is thrilled that Caitlin Clark has joined our ownership group in pursuit of bringing a women\u2019s professional soccer team to our city,\u201d the ownership group said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer passion for the sport, commitment to elevating women\u2019s sports in and around the Greater Cincinnati region, and influence as an athlete and role model for women and girls around the world, make her a vital part of our compelling bid to become the 16th team in the NWSL.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clark\u2019s involvement raises the stakes for the NWSL expansion race, with Cincinnati considered a finalist among a handful of other cities. Ownership groups have publicly expressed interest in places like Cleveland, Denver, Philadelphia and Nashville.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old Clark was selected first in the WNBA Draft by the Indiana Fever in 2024 after a prolific college career at the University of Iowa. Her rookie season for the Fever brought with it unprecedented attention, or what many called the \u201cCaitlin Clark effect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Clark\u2019s involvement in an NWSL may come as a surprise to some, her interest in soccer was well-documented. She grew up as a two-sport athlete in Iowa, playing soccer in high school before committing to basketball full-time.<\/p>\n<p>The Cincinnati group has strong ties to <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/football\/mls\/\">Major League Soccer<\/a>\u2019s FC Cincinnati. The group, led by Jeff Berding, FC Cincinnati\u2019s president and co-CEO, the team\u2019s controlling ownership group and management team, with support from \u201ca cohort of women executives,\u201d first confirmed its interest in June.<\/p>\n<p>While the NWSL has been tightlipped about the race for NWSL\u2019s next expansion team, a name like Clark\u2019s certainly raises the profile for Cincinnati to bid. It helps that the team has the backing of FC Cincinnati\u2019s ownership, meaning that an NWSL team in the city could potentially share resources and facilities with the MLS club.<\/p>\n<p>The ownership group in nearby Cleveland recently announced an ambitious proposal to build a new stadium to support a future NWSL team as well as an MLS Next team in the city\u2019s downtown. It secured the land through a public-private partnership with the city. That proposal, though, hinges on the NWSL bid being awarded to them.<\/p>\n<h2>Required reading<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>(Photo: Joe Buglewicz \/ Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5939553\/2024\/11\/21\/caitlin-clark-nwsl-cincinnati-team-ownership\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark has joined an ownership group looking to bring an NWSL expansion team to Cincinnati, a representative for the NWSL Cincinnati bid confirmed to The Athletic. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=128933\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-128933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=128933"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128933\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=128933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=128933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=128933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}