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Minnesota Now with Nina Moini
Cathy Wurzer, Kelly Gordon and Alex Cheng

New women's soccer team raises $1 million in investment from Minnesotans

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The founders of the Minnesota Women's Soccer team and the designers of the team logo at the brand reveal last week.
Courtesy of Steve Yoch

A bunch of ordinary people in Minnesota and beyond just invested $1 million in a new women’s soccer team. The yet-to-be-named Minnesota club will compete in the USL W League, which is set to launch in 2022. Anyone can buy shares in the team.

Three logo designs
The three finalists for the team name and logo for the Minnesota Women's Soccer team.
Courtesy of Allie Rienke, Nicole Meyer and Carla Zetina-Yglesias | Minnesota Women’s Soccer

Andrea Yoch, the president of Minnesota Women’s Soccer, spoke with host Cathy Wurzer several months ago when the team was first announced.

Now, as their community ownership drive wraps up, she returned with an update on the team’s progress — and a rundown of the final candidates for the team’s name.

Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation.

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