Behind the unusually high sale price of D.C.’s women’s soccer team

April 6, 2022

Washington, D.C.’s women’s soccer team, the Spirit, is hot – on the field and on the open market. Last season, they won their first-ever championship. They signed a huge contract for a star player, and last week, the team officially sold for the highest valuation ever for a women’s soccer team. Emma Peaslee from our Planet Money podcast reports on what’s behind the unusually high dollar amount. WVXU