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Reign FC and OL Groupe to make major announcement on Thursday

Reign FC and OL Groupe have announced a press conference for Thursday at 1:30 pm at the Summit Club in Cheney Stadium. The conference is expected to announce the sale of a majority stake in Reign FC to the parent company of French giants Olympique Lyonnais, after it was reported in late November that the two sides were negotiating an agreement.

The press conference is expected to feature a who’s who of leadership and dignitaries from the two organizations, including Reign FC Co-owners Bill and Teresa Predmore, OL Groupe President Jean-Michel Aulas, OL International Ambassador Tony Parker, Reign FC and USWNT forward Megan Rapinoe, OL Women’s Youth Academy Director and former France international Sonia Bompastor, NWSL President Amanda Duffy, and Sounders FC General Counsel Maya Mendoza.