The Washington Spirit has been a very busy low season. The club acquired defenders Kelley O’Hara and Emily Sonnett through trades, signed Swedish midfielder Julia Roddar and have entered great potential for Trinity Rodman. They have also continued to push towards changing team culture at all levels.
Now, the Spirit is ready to make even more fundamental changes. According to several sources familiar with the situation, the club will incorporate a large number of high-profile investors, including Chelsea Clinton and Jenna Bush Hager. The Washington Post was the first to report the news.
On Tuesday, Spirit declined to comment when asked about possible changes to its group of owners.
Several sources across the NWSL told Athletic that Steve Baldwin had been looking for additional investors for Spirit and that he was expecting impressive names to follow a fairly new trend for the league, after the …