Alex Morgan, Sue Hen and Eli Manning are amongst members of the NWSL’s new celebrity-laden advisory board that’s tasked with rising the league commercially.
Everybody on the advisory board is already an investor in an NWSL membership, and every of the 16 groups is represented by as much as two delegates. The group is led by NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman.
Starting subsequent yr, the board “will convene bi-annually to establish daring alternatives for progress, storytelling, and innovation,” the league introduced. The information comes simply weeks after Berman acquired a three-year contract extension.
“As gamers, we have seen firsthand how a lot the NWSL has grown and the way a lot potential nonetheless lies forward,” Morgan, a two-time World Cup champion and investor in San Diego Wave FC, stated in a press release. “What makes this Advisory Board so particular is that it brings collectively individuals who share our perception in what girls’s soccer might be — not simply as a sport, however as a motion. I am proud to be a part of serving to form the subsequent chapter for the league, the gamers, and the followers who make all of it potential.”
Hen and Manning signify Gotham FC on the advisory board. Different movie star traders on the board embody actress Elizabeth Banks (Boston Legacy FC), Olympic gold-medal skier Lindsey Vonn (Utah Royals), and NBA legend Magic Johnson (Washington Spirit).
Precisely what energy the advisory board may have is unclear. The NWSL’s Board of Governors, which options representatives from every crew and Berman, successfully controls all main choices the league makes. The NWSL stated in a press launch that the advisory board will work “alongside current possession and management teams [to] assist gasoline collaboration and creativity throughout the NWSL ecosystem.”
As with every professional sports activities league, NWSL house owners have wide-ranging opinions on how one can transfer the league ahead and they don’t at all times have unanimous agreements on main subjects — Berman’s latest contract renewal amongst them, sources beforehand informed ESPN.
“Once we appeared throughout our golf equipment’ investor base, we realized how lucky we’re to have such a unprecedented group of cultural icons, athletes, and leaders who imagine — and have invested — within the energy and potential of this league,” Berman stated in a press release. “Their expertise and affect will probably be instrumental as we proceed constructing not only a league, however a movement-one that redefines leisure and what’s potential in sports activities.”
Inaugural Advisory Board members embody:
● Chris Paul (Angel Metropolis FC)
● Julie Foudy (Angel Metropolis FC)
● Brandi Chastain (Bay FC)
● Sabrina Ionescu (Bay FC)
● Elizabeth Banks (Boston Legacy FC)
● Aly Raisman (Boston Legacy FC)
● Jordan Angeli (Denver Summit FC)
● Brittany Mahomes (Kansas Metropolis Present)
● Sue Hen (Gotham FC)
● Eli Manning (Gotham FC)
● Lauren Vacation (North Carolina Braveness)
● Grant Hill (Orlando Pleasure)
● Tamia Hill (Orlando Pleasure)
● Joey Harrington (Portland Thorns FC)
● Bryce Younger (Portland Thorns FC)
● Ken Griffey Jr. (Seattle Reign FC)
● Alex Morgan (San Diego Wave FC)
● Lindsey Vonn (Utah Royals FC)
● Dominique Dawes (Washington Spirit)
● Magic Johnson (Washington Spirit)