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Houston Dash majority owner Ted Segal is evaluating interest for a possible sale of the team, a club spokesperson confirmed to The Equalizer.
Segal also owns the MLS partner club Houston Dynamo and the two teams’ home venue, Shell Energy Stadium.
Segal only became majority owner of the Dash, Dynamo and Shell Energy Stadium in summer 2021.
NWSL team valuations have soared since. The expansion fee has climbed from about $2 million that year to $110 million for the team in Denver that will join the league in 2026. Franchise valuations have multiplied even more, from Seattle Reign’s $3.5 million sale in late 2019 to the recent $250 million valuation of Angel City FC.
Houston’s ownership group includes other minority investors, including former U.S. men’s national team goalkeeper Tim Howard and NBA star James Harden.
The Dash entered the NWSL as an expansion team in 2014, one year after the league’s launch. Success has eluded the team on and off the field.
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