In the summer of 2020, Chris and Angie Long were determined to bring professional women’s soccer back to Kansas City. They had already met with the head of the city’s sports commission, Kathy Nelson, to discuss their aspirations when word began to spread throughout the city’s close-knit sports market. A few weeks later, after an unexpected phone call from the agent of a two-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback, the Longs had found a third investing partner to help turn their dreams into reality with the Kansas City Current.
Brittany Mahomes may seem like an unlikely candidate to run a professional women’s soccer team. The NFL world knows her as the wife of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes or maybe even as Taylor Swift’s new bestie. But others, especially those from her Texas hometown, know her as Brittany Matthews, a goalscoring machine who is using her platform to revolutionize the game she once played.
Brittany Mahomes is a familiar face on the Chiefs’ sideline, given even more attention this season with the added spotlight of a pop superstar alongside her. It’s well known that Brittany and Patrick were high school sweethearts, an origin story that was cemented in their public profile when their engagement went viral in 2020. What’s less known is…
