Former NFLer J.J. Watt and wife, Kealia, invest in English club Burnley
BURNLEY, England (AP) — Former NFL star J.J. Watt and his spouse, Kealia, have introduced an funding within the English soccer membership Burnley, which lately earned promotion to the Premier League.
The lately retired Watt is a three-time AP Defensive Player of the Year whereas Kealia is an achieved soccer participant who has performed for the United States and for a number of years within the National Women’s Soccer League.
The two introduced their funding Monday, with J.J. joking that he’s “officially retiring from retirement.”
“When you invest in a club that’s been around since 1882, you must have great respect for its history and tradition,” stated J.J. Watt in a press release launched by the membership on Monday. “We understand that not only are we investing in the squad and manager, we’re investing in the town and its people. We take that responsibility very seriously and intend to work hard in earning their trust and support.”
The assertion stated Kealia Watt might be instrumental in serving to develop the Burnley FC girls’s staff.
Kealia Watt, 31, performed from 2014 to 2019 with the NWSL’s Houston Dash, adopted by two seasons with the Chicago Red Stars, most lately in 2021. She has additionally represented the U.S. on the worldwide in a number of age teams, together with with the senior girls’s staff. Watt gave start to the couple’s son, Koa James Watt, in October.
“In the US, I’ve seen the NWSL develop into one thing actually unbelievable, and we’d like to be part of rising the ladies’s staff right here and be part of their journey,” she stated.
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