According to multiple reports, the Western New York Flash are in the process of being sold and relocated to North Carolina.
FourFourTwoand TheEqualizerwere the first to report the impending sale to Stephen Malik, a businessman in North Carolina.
The Flash, which play their home games at Rhinos Stadium in Rochester, won the 2016 NWSL Championship on penalty kicks over the Washington Spirit in October.
Founded in 2008, the Flash have won four titles in four different leagues.
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