LA Rams QB Matthew Stafford joins Angel City investment team

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford on Friday joined the ever-expanding group of Angel City FC’s star-studded investment team because the NWSL membership will get able to kick off its second season Sunday in opposition to Gotham FC.

Stafford, his spouse, Kelly and their daughters be a part of a big group of Angel City traders from the sports activities and leisure worlds, together with former NFL middle Ryan Kalil, actress and activist Gabrielle Union, WNBA legend Candace Parker and founding traders Alexis Ohanian and Serena Williams.

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“We fell in love with attending an Angel City game last season and wanted our daughters to experience something so important and powerful first-hand,” Matthew and Kelly Stafford stated in a information launch.

Other Angel City traders from the sports activities trade embody Billie Jean King and Illana Kloss, Cobi Jones, Abby Wambach, Mia Hamm, Julie Foudy, Lindsey Vonn, PK Subban, and Shawn Johnson East.

While Angel City has arguably essentially the most star-studded possession, the checklist of celebrities investing in soccer golf equipment continues to develop, together with David Beckham (Inter Miami CF), Patrick Mahomes (Sporting KC), Kevin Durant (Philadelphia Union) and LeBron James (Liverpool), Elton John (previously the chairman of Watford) Christina Aguilera and Natalie Portman (Angel City FC), Ryan Reynolds (Wrexham) and Will Ferrell (LAFC).

In its inaugural season final yr, Angel City led the NWSL in attendance, averaging over 19,000 followers per sport — the primary time a team apart from Portland set the mark in that class.

Angel City reached 16,000 season tickets bought by the top of the marketing campaign and achieved a peak single-game gate income of over $1 million.