Angel City FC becomes most valuable women's sports team

Angel City FC has go nan world's astir costly women's sports squad pursuing a $250m (£192.3m) takeover.

The Los Angeles-based broadside person been taken complete by US mates Willow Bay and Bob Iger - CEO of nan Walt Disney Company – who will go nan caller controlling owners of nan club.

The finance gives nan nine nan highest valuation ever for a women’s master sports team.

The erstwhile highest weighted team, San Diego Wave, was sold successful March for $120m (£92.2m).

Previous Angel City owner, nan Reddit laminitis Alexis Ohanian, who is joined to tennis awesome Serena Williams, will enactment connected nan committee and said nan franchise "can beryllium nan biggest marque successful each of women's master sports".

Bay and Iger will besides put an further $50m (£38.4m) to support nan club’s early growth.

The nine was only founded successful 2020, but by 2023 Angel City FC had generated nan highest gross of immoderate women’s squad successful nan world.

The nine are 11th successful nan NWSL pinch 4 wins from 16 games truthful acold this season.