Washington Spirit Owner Acquires London Women’s Football Club

Michele Kang, the owner of the Washington Spirit US soccer team, has acquired the London City Lionesses Football Club in a push to build out her multi-club strategy in women’s football.

Kang and the team — which plays in England’s second division — announced the deal in a statement Friday without disclosing terms of the acquisition. Kang in a videophone interview afterward said she chose the London City Lionesses because it’s the only women’s club in the first and second division not affiliated to a men’s club, making the negotiation easier.