Los Angeles – Washington Spirit Owner Michele Kang announced on Friday that she was passing on her female athletes Innovation of Hub in an investment of $ 25 million to support US football efforts, thus increasing Kang’s total investment in the Federation operation to $ 55 million.
Last year, Kang promised $ 30 million For more than five years, for American football, which professionalize women and girls football, from playing and coaching to administrative opportunities.
With Friday’s announcement located at the Shebelieves Shebelieves Summit in the La center, she promised that Kynisca Innovation Hub-scientific platform, which is engaged in how they train the women’s athletes-to the American football foundation.
The platform started last July during the Olympics, where United States The national team of women won the fifth gold medal.
The aim of integration according to Kang and US football CEO JT Batson is to scalance the sources at national level.
This movement is in line with the women’s approach USWTT Emma Hayes, a plan that Hayes has developed independently for the federation.
“This partnership is crucial when accelerating our operations football strategy,” Batson said in a statement.
“We believe in society football we believe that football is a power for good and a football forward foundation exists for cooperation with those who manage meaningful progress. Kynisca innovation node and football in advance share a mission to strengthen women’s football and combining efforts, create an unmatched research platform, innovation and impact on long -term impact.
Kang remains a similarly named Umbrella operation Kyniscothat holds the majority ownership in the Washington spirit of NWSL, French female powerhouse Lyonand the English side of the second level London City Lioness.
“This integration is the main step forward in the development of research and setting new standards for female sports,” Kang said in a statement.
“We work together that players at all levels benefit from innovative knowledge and proven practices. Female football is experiencing historical growth, but there is still work to decompose systemic barriers and ensure investments needed for female athletes.”
Two key objectives will be research for progress in the field of players in sports and in order to introduce proven procedures of performance and development.
Football striker, a foundation founded by a federation to create a link around the next year World CupIt will serve to reinforce the best procedures.
Us Soccer said that he expects new cooperation with Kynisca Innovation Hub will have another impact before the World Women’s World Cup 2031 The US is expected to host (potentially in addition to other Concacaf nations) after presenting a single “valid offer”.
“When we continue to look at football through a female lens, this partnership will be a changer of games for the future of female football,” Hayes said in a statement.
“This initiative will not only help us do important work to better understand the health of athletes, but it will affect support and resources in all aspects of the female game.
“We want to help our players best and ensure that they have everything they need, in and off the field to help them achieve their potential as elite athletes.”
