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NJ governor bought a women’s soccer team to inspire his daughter, but ran it into the ground
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Jul 25, 2019 07:14pm |
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| Author | Lindsay Gibbs |
| News Date | Monday, July 30, 2018 01:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | About a decade ago, Phil Murphy — then a former Goldman Sachs executive — became the majority owner of Sky Blue FC, a professional women’s soccer club in New Jersey. He has remained one of the team’s co-owners ever since, even after his career took him first to the Democratic National Committee, where he served as Finance Chairman; then to the Obama administration as ambassador to Germany; and, since January, to the governor’s mansion in New Jersey.
The club first played in Women’s Professional Soccer during the league’s short lifespan between 2009 and 2011, before joining the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) when it launched in 2013. The NWSL is the top-tier professional league for women’s soccer players in the United States, and is run in part by U.S. Soccer.
For years, Murphy has publicly framed his ownership of the team as an act of charity, a money-losing venture he remains invested in only because of his daughter.
“Phil Murphy has invested hundreds of thousands of dollars in this losing proposition,” a reporter for NJTV said after pouring over Murphy’s tax returns during the 2016 election. “He knew it was going to be a losing proposition, we were told, but he did it so that his daughter, who plays soccer, could see that women can play soccer at the professional level as well.”
Unfortunately, it seems that while Murphy was patting himself on the back for inspiring future generations of soccer players like his daughter, he forgot to provide running water and adequate housing for the current generation. Under Murphy’s ownership, Sky Blue FC has fallen to shambles — and their 0-13-3 record to start the 2018 season is the least of the concerns. |
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