From sporting icons such as Serena Williams, Patrick Mahomes and Kevin Durant, to award-winning actresses such as Natalie Portman, Eva Longoria and Jennifer Garner - the NWSL, the top division of women's soccer in the United States, has seen a flurry of star names invest in its teams in recent years.
There seems to be an ever-growing list of celebrities putting their money into the league as it, as well as the sport as a whole, continues to take big steps forward.
GOAL explains who owns every NWSL club below, highlighting more of those big names along the way.
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