The eight-figure donation by Michele Kang will "transform" women's football in the United States, says US Soccer.

Washington Spirit owner Michele Kang has pledged $30 million over the next five years to U.S. Soccer, marking the largest donation ever made to women’s and girls’ program in the organization’s 111-year history.

Women's soccer mogul Michele Kang will gift $30 million to U.S. Soccer, the sport's national governing body said on Tuesday, the largest donation ever directed for the organisation's girls and women's programmes.