Former National Women’s Soccer League MVP and World Cup champion Lauren Holiday is expected to play “a very active role” with the North Carolina Courage, should the sale of the team to Marc Lasry’s Avenue Capital Group be finalized, sources familiar with the negotiation told ESPN.
Holiday would join the team board and be involved in operations with a particular focus on player development, multiple sources said.
She will be in Cary, North Carolina, this weekend to learn more about the franchise and its needs, multiple sources confirmed. The Courage host the San Diego Wave on Saturday at WakeMed Soccer Park.
Avenue Capital Group is in advanced negotiations to acquire the Courage, ESPN previously confirmed. Sportico reported that the offer values the team at $108 million.
The Courage declined to comment on the potential sale.
Lasry is the former owner of the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks. He is chairman and CEO of Avenue Capital Group, which has been attempting to acquire an NWSL team for over a year.
“Women’s soccer should go from $50 million to $500 million in the next 10 years,” Lasry said at an event last year.
Holiday, a 2015 World Cup champion and two-time Olympic…
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