Basketball star Caitlin Clark has joined an ownership group looking to bring a National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) expansion team to Cincinnati, ESPN reported.

After nearly a year of the expansion race to earn the league's 16th franchise, groups vying for the bid from Cincinnati, Denver and Cleveland comprise what's left of the race, NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman said during a Friday news conference. Not mentioned during the prepared remarks on expansion were the groups from Nashville and Philadelphia.

WNBA star Caitlin Clark has joined Cincinnati’s bid for a National Women’s Soccer League expansion team. Major League Soccer’s FC Cincinnati heads the group trying to bring a women’s pro team to the city. The club issued a statement confirming that Clark, a rookie for the Indiana Fever this season, had joined in the effort.

National Women's Soccer League commissioner Jessica Berman says she will announce the decision in the “coming weeks”.

Caitlin Clark has been a leader in the rising popularity of women's basketball, but the WNBA Rookie of the Year is also getting involved in other women's sports. Clark has joined an ownership group trying to bring the NWSL to Cincinnati,

On the eve of the NWSL championship in Kansas City, commissioner Jessica Berman addressed a wide range of issues facing the league. She reflected on a historic 2024 season with record viewership after the first year of the league’s new media rights deal and hinted at some of what lies ahead for NWSL expansion.

The battle for the next National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) franchise heats up as Caitlin Clark’s involvement shifts the dynamics, leaving Cleveland’s 362,656 residents ready to rally.

WNBA star Caitlin Clark, a trailblazer in women’s sports, is now setting her sights on the world of soccer. Clark has joined the ownership group behind Cincinnati’s bid to secure an expansion franchise in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL).