Natalie Portman & Angel City’s Big Bet on Soccer | The Circuit with Emily Chang

In this episode of The Circuit, Bloomberg’s Emily Chang sits down with Angel City FC’s three co-founders for their first-ever joint interview. Natalie Portman, Kara Nortman and Julie Uhrman gathered a star-studded, mostly women-led investor group to launch the team back in 2019. Now in their second season, the team is already selling out stadiums, boosting the profile of the national league and changing the culture of professional sports.
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[@someoneonly]

OMG THATS THE OUYA CEO LOL

[@Outcome_Agent]

I thought the same thing

[@Tential1]

She's failing upward. It's wild how that stuff works. The whole vc game is insanity.

[@cm6076]

FC Barcelona managed to get over 90.000 people at least twice, and they are dominating european Football. They also have the best Player over the last three years (2x Alexia Putellas, 1x Aitana Bonmati).... What about staging a game ANGEL CITY vs FC BARCELONA ? Anybody ready to take that challenge ?

[@niceguy7171]

IF women actually watched and supported women's sports, I BET THAT WOULD HELP.

[@sarahsalt3689]

Says the man.

[@Xergecuz]

Maybe Angel City FC can draft one of the Kardashians.

[@Tidaltwist]

Yeah, instead of demanding equal attention. Tell me about the entitlement.

[@IvoPoblete]

Isn't Julie the woman from the Ouya video game console??

[@WhirledPeas]

I’ve lived in L A for most of my life and literally had no idea where the heck Angel City is.

[@Anya33]

Next to USC

[@willrose5424]

😂😂

[@timcarr2267]

It's only a sport if you can bet on it. in Vegas

[@Random.Thoughts21]

I think one should be paid a proportion of what they bring as income.

[@YooToobJC]

That's a nice looking stadium! Gonna have to check out a match there once the Women's World Cup finiahes up. Love the competitiveness of the NWSL, esp compared to the European leagues that are dominated by the same teams every season.

[@Tidaltwist]

Watching this I was like ok I can handle a little bit of toxic feminism to promote soccer into a larger sport in North America, but no this is mostly about profits.

[@mboiko]

This video has only 161 likes to 330 dislikes...as of now. "This is the earliest exit the US National Woman's team has ever had.." btw - A simple Chrome extension allows you to see likes and dislikes

[@kirstieb8025]

it doesn’t show dislikes on my ipad

[@mboiko]

@@kirstieb8025 A simple Chrome extension allows you to see them.

[@mboiko]

@@pleyla25 A simple Chrome extension allows you to see dislikes...you seem very confused, so once again I ask...why did this video get so many dislikes?

[@aanchaallllllll]

0:10: 👩‍⚕ Angel City FC is a women's professional soccer team in Los Angeles that aims to promote equity and celebrate female athletes. 3:53: 🏀 Angel City aims to be the first $100 million revenue business in women's sports, driven by a majority female ownership group focused on equity and innovation. 6:59: 🌟 The owners of Angel City FC discuss the importance of building a diverse and relatable team, creating a sense of community and belonging, and the excitement of their first home opener. 10:47: 👩‍💼 Alexis Ohanian discusses his investment in Angel City, the rise of women's soccer, and the impact of diversity and inclusion in sports. 14:36: 👭 The interview discusses progress and challenges for women in Hollywood and the league's efforts to create a safe environment for players. 17:45: 📈 Angel City is a women's soccer club that aims to promote equality and transparency in the sport. 21:02: 👏 The Monarch Collective is launching a dedicated pool of capital to invest in women's sports teams and leagues, with the goal of driving change and outcomes more quickly. Recap by Tammy AI

[@Noob___Noob]

Female sport is like Schrödinger's cat, if you don't open the box, the cat is either dead and alive. But if a feminist open the box, the cat is 100% dead.

[@Sal3600]

Lol

[@adastra8218]

😂😅

[@MrJustCallMeJames]

This is Bloomberg. This video should be a discussion how I can short/long this soccer league, to make money. Also a legal segment on how they are avoiding lawsuits in regards to their discrimination of men.

[@janewang4242]

What an amazing team of female leaders. I loved Kara’s comment on unicorns.

[@kirstieb8025]

wish it had date of interview. obviously, it’s older.

[@personnelente]

Outstanding!

[@Tential1]

It's all about equity and definitely not about trying to get profits. The issue is, you have so many companies targeting women. Women only have so much time. You're essentially drawing and quartering women's minds, driving them crazy. The adverts targeting men feel like they're half of what women get.

[@8020Alive]

Ahahaha 😅 Ouya fail lady. This is destined to bomb. Didn't she get sued for misrepresenting that console?

[@alexd9656]

amazing!!!

[@BOZ_11]

Why is she talking about men the whole time?

[@sarahsalt3689]

Nice!

[@BOZ_11]

mark this down boys

[@M.H.I.A.F.T.]

Why?

[@andrewsharp9112]

My fav 99 player was mia hamm

[@KamilMauel]

On average females at their peak perform at the level of 14-15 years males who earn nothing at that age. There is a huge men discrimination/wage gap.

[@KMaybach1]

When I heard this for the first time, I was actually surprised but it is true. A lot of the women national teams, tested against 14 year old boys before the current world cup. Given the low performance, the women make a lot of money and play in front of fairly large crowds.

[@The_North_Star_of_Wall_Street]

@@KMaybach1 best comment

[@kirstieb8025]

0:25 ? are they though?

[@naished]

Watching women’s sports unironically 💀

[@kirstieb8025]

15:58 there really is not another environment that we can share like this and jump on each other… other than sport

[@The_North_Star_of_Wall_Street]

I love watching money burn 🔥

[@The_North_Star_of_Wall_Street]

They destroyed entertainment Now they r coming 4 sports How many trillions can they burn After Disney n LOTR n Star Wars what’s next ? 😂

[@niceguy7171]

Ha, women, am i right

[@marxistilluminati9529]

Did they destroy entertainment? That is, they made them more female-oriented, does that mean they destroyed them? I see, you can cry more because of Barbie's popularity.

[@The_North_Star_of_Wall_Street]

@@marxistilluminati9529 Disney just lost half a billion dollar Disney was the corner stone of USA’ cultural dominance The world now sees USA as sick country not an inspiration but a cautionary tale Keep not questioning yourself it’s the hallmark of smart people lol

[@The_North_Star_of_Wall_Street]

I ve never met a woman fan of sports They follow the Sephora league

[@marxistilluminati9529]

I've never seen = they don't exist lol. And I've seen a lot. Obviously women don't want anything to do with you.

[@jasontibbetts9981]

@@marxistilluminati9529 That's a bit harsh, personally insulting the guy cause he said he didn't know women interested in sports. Do women prefer guys that throw insults behind anonymous names on the internet?

[@matten_zero]

Hot take: women's soccer is more entertaining, esp during FIFA

[@straightshooter8751]

No it's not

[@The_North_Star_of_Wall_Street]

Time for a team of high school boys to beat the us world champions 😂 They did 12 - 0 In 42 min 😂 The woman arrogance before the game is priceless

[@matten_zero]

@@The_North_Star_of_Wall_Street I said more entertaining, at least on the US side. Watching the men get bounced out year after year is kinda lame. Nothing to root for

[@The_North_Star_of_Wall_Street]

@@matten_zero entertaining for sure. LOL

[@The_North_Star_of_Wall_Street]

Breaking attendance records 😂 4 people ?

[@blackworldtraveler3711]

I don’t care about this at all.

[@The_North_Star_of_Wall_Street]

Witches

[@rongovard6761]

Nude women Soccers,that what we need,it will be a success

[@MichaelDo1234]

I really wish Emily would play soccer.

[@The_North_Star_of_Wall_Street]

Thé mighty Thor 😂

[@The_North_Star_of_Wall_Street]

Gréât for sleep therapy

[@Sal3600]

Us women's soccer team = cry babies

[@personal_finance_au]

Yo, this is dope

[@sid6856]

I think you meant, Yo I'm a dope. 😂

[@WhirledPeas]

@@sid6856😂😂😂

[@clfhnt]

BAD !!!

[@renevasquez7083]

Women athletes will never be look at like male athletes..

[@learnallican3627]

Trans women should be able to play with them

[@MikeJones888x]

Women soccer is boring.

[@kmduffy1014]

“It’s not broccoli!”