"Everything I do now is connected to creating more opportunities and building a future that my children can be proud of." That's Brittany Mahomes — not talking about Patrick's Super Bowls, but about her own stake in women's soccer.
Most people discovered her on an NFL sideline. The actual story starts much earlier, at the University of Texas at Tyler, where she played forward and became the first player in program history to record three hat tricks in a single season or career. After graduating with a degree in kinesiology, she spent a year playing professionally in Iceland before pivoting to fitness and entrepreneurship. This year, she was inducted into her alma mater's Athletics Hall of Fame.
A $325 million bet made in 2020
When Brittany became co-owner of the Kansas City Current in 2020, women's soccer wasn't the investment story it is today. Record attendances, soaring valuations and mainstream credibility were still years away. She got in anyway.
"I just loved the sport and I truly believed in it," she says. "We believed in these women, we believed in this city."
That conviction looks sharp in hindsight. The Current are now valued at $325 million — the second-highest franchise valuation in the NWSL. CPKC Stadium, which opened in 2024, became the first venue in the world purpose-built for a professional women's sports team. Patrick joined the ownership group two years after Brittany.
She's also been named Yahoo's New Fans Correspondent for their World Cup project, Everything But the Score — a role built around introducing newcomers to the sport, its players and its culture. For someone with her background, it fits naturally.
What the boom in women's sport actually means to her
Brittany doesn't frame the recent surge in women's soccer as some sudden cultural shift. She calls it a correction. "The investment is finally matching the talent that these women have had for so long."
That framing matters. The Current's valuation and CPKC Stadium's existence aren't just good business news — they signal that NWSL franchises are becoming serious long-term assets. Owners who moved early, like Brittany did, positioned themselves ahead of a market that has only accelerated.
- Kansas City Current valued at $325 million — second in the NWSL
- CPKC Stadium: first purpose-built stadium for a professional women's sports team, opened 2024
- Brittany became co-owner in 2020, Patrick joined in 2022
- Brittany played professionally in Iceland and was a three-time hat trick scorer at UT Tyler
"Seeing these girls finally have a building that they can call theirs," she says. "Just seeing the women finally realize that they have their own space and they are worth investing in."
That's the line she keeps coming back to — not the valuation number, not the stadium specs. The ownership of space. For women's sport, that's still newer than it should be.
