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Caitlin Clark has been a leader in the rising popularity of women's basketball, but the WNBA Rookie of the Year is also getting involved in other women's sports. Clark has joined an ownership group trying to bring the NWSL to Cincinnati,

Basketball star Caitlin Clark has joined an ownership group looking to bring a National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) expansion team to Cincinnati, ESPN reported.

The announcement sparked excitement among fans and city leaders as the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) nears its decision on expansion.

Women's basketball star Caitlin Clark is joining an ownership group that is aiming to get a National Women's Soccer League expansion team to Cincinnati.

MLS side FC Cincinnati is hoping to lure an NWSL franchise to the city using WNBA Rookie of the Year and Fever star Caitlin Clark's power.

Caitlin Clark may not be joining Unrivaled, but she does appear to have a new women’s sports venture on her agenda. The Indiana Fever superstar is joining the ownership bid for a NWSL franchise in Cincinnati—one of several metro areas vying for the soccer league’s 16th club.

WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark has joined the group leading Cincinnati’s bid for an NWSL expansion franchise. The Cincinnati group vying to land the NWSL’s 16th team is being led by MLS club FC Cincinnati’s ownership group,

Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever talks to the media during an introductory press conference April 17. She has joined Cincinnati's NWSL bid group. Caitlin Clark joins Cincinnati's NWSL expansion bid ownership group.

The NWSL Cincinnati bid team is thrilled that Caitlin Clark has joined our ownership group in pursuit of bringing women’s professional soccer to our city,” a team statement