Soccer-Sports greats on new NWSL advisory board aimed at growing league

A logo for the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) is seen inside the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts ahead of a media event with players from the North Carolina Courage and Chicago Red Stars teams, in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. October 27, 2019. REUTERS/Amy Tennery

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Soccer World Cup winner Alex Morgan, baseball Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr and basketball's Magic Johnson and Sue Bird are among the sports greats joining a new advisory board to accelerate the growth of the NWSL, the top-flight U.S. league said on Thursday.

The board includes up to two investors from each of its clubs, with the goal of expanding partnerships and strengthening the National Women's Soccer League's position in an increasingly competitive women's sports market.