Chantal Reyes (@cchantalreyes) | Madrid
| 10/02/2021 – 10:44h.
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Naomi Osaka She is not only a renowned tennis player with three Grand Slam (Australian Open and US Open x2), but also a women’s rights activist. That is why she has joined women’s football, as the tennis player Serena Williams or the actresses Natalie Portman and Eva Longoria did before, who together with the former footballers Mia Hamm and Abby Wambach, founded Angel City FC, a club that from 2022 will play in the NWSL (National Women’s Soccer League). Now it is the turn of Osaka, who wants to continue the legacy left in her by the women in her life.
The Japanese tennis player is already a co-owner of the North Carolina Courage, a militant club in the first women’s division of the USA, founded in 207 and champion of the title on two occasions. These are the words that the tennis player and activist pronounced on her Instagram about it:
“I’m reflecting on how the women who invested in me growing up have made me the woman I am now, I really don’t know where I would be without them. Throughout my career, I’ve always felt a lot of love from my fellow athletes. , which is why I am proud to announce that I now own North Carolina Courage. I will continue to give back the love I have received and I am very happy to continue the legacy of empowered women. Postscript: It’s probably time to improve my soccer skills. “
The Japanese thus joins a women’s football that continues to grow.
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