American businesswoman Michele Kang said in an interview with The Nikkei that she was interested in acquiring a Japanese women’s football club. Kang is promoting multi-club ownership in women’s football.
Michele Kang, the American businesswoman who received the Best Executive award at this year’s World Football Summit, said in an interview with The Nikkei that she was interested in acquiring a Japanese women’s club. Kang is promoting multi-club ownership (MCO), under which individuals and companies own multiple clubs, in women’s football.
Kang’s involvement in football was prompted by experiences including the 2019 Women’s World Cup, and is seen as having the potential to influence the future operation of women’s clubs.
The development has prompted speculation that Kang aims to expand the model of owning multiple clubs into Japan’s women’s football sector.