A few days before the opening of the Australian Open, of which she will be one of the headliners, the new tennis star, the Japanese Naomi Osaka, announced Thursday via Twitter that she had become the owner of the team. North Carolina Courage women’s football team, one of the best teams in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), crowned United States champion in 2018 and 2019.
The young woman (23), triple winner of a Grand Slam and No. 3 in the WTA standings, explained her choice to invest now in women’s football: “The women who believed in me made who I am today. I don’t know where I would be without them. Throughout my career, I have always received a lot of love from my fellow female athletes. This is why I am proud to announce that I am now the owner of NC Courage. “
Highest-paid female athlete in history
According to ForbesOsaka became the highest-paid female athlete in history last May with 37.4 million in prize money and sponsorship contracts, outclassing her idol Serena Williams. An idol whose militant commitment she also followed: during the last US Open she won, Osaka wore a mask at the start of each match paying tribute to the “Black Lives Matter” movement.
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