Mercury 13 says second-tier side ‘represent our core principles’Group plan multi-club model with sides in Spain and Italy
Mercury 13, a group led by the sports entrepreneur Victoire Cogevina Reynal, have said they are going to invest $100m (£79.6m) in acquiring women’s football clubs in Europe and Latin America, starting with Lewes FC who arethe English second-tier.
The consortium includes former players such as the ex-England forward Eni Aluko, who is also a former Aston Villa and Angel City sporting director, and the former Italy goalkeeper Arianna Criscione. Fifa’s former chief innovation officer, Luis Vicente, and Nancy Hensley – who formerly worked at Stats Perform – are also part of the group.
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