Gotham

Minority owner of Gotham FC and Chelsea FC Jennifer Mackesy has invested in the competition to provide prize money.

Gotham FC co-owner Mackesy is the financial investor and part of a senior leadership group running the competition, with Jacobs as head of football.

"Stadium security swiftly responded to the incident once it was reported and directly addressed the individual, monitoring the situation for the remainder of the match," Gotham added.

"This behaviour is unacceptable and has no place in our league or in our stadiums," the NWSL, Orlando Pride and Gotham FC all said in a statement on Monday.

In December, he told an audience at the Los Angeles Current Affairs Forum that such efforts would help move the city out of its “Gotham city phase” — a reference to the lawless metropolis in the Batman comics and movies.