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OL Reign is for sale. The news came in a twisted, backhanded fashion as the OL Groupe responded to a report that Michele Kang — who already owns the Washington Spirit — was set to take over majority control of the Olympique Lyonnais women’s team.
Actually, we’re selling our other team. That was the gist of the rebuttal to L’Equipe’s reporting last week.
The timing of the announcement apparently caught those in Seattle by surprise, but the actual news is not all that shocking given the brief history and shelf life of the arrangement. The bigger picture for the National Women’s Soccer League is this: the Reign join Portland Thorns FC and the Chicago Red Stars as teams actively for sale. That is one quarter of the league’s active teams on the market right now. Utah Royals…
