From Ryan Reynolds' Wrexham Romance to LeBron James' love for Liverpool - World Famous celebrities who own soccer teams

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A lot of Businessmen, actors and sports personalities have invested in football, and as much revenue is involved and as much as they are looking for an investment return they also hold love for the sport and the competitive spirit is the back bone of these soccer club team owners. Check out some of these sports personalities like LeBron James, Sir Elton John and Ryan Reynolds hopping on to the bandwagon, the game has become a lucrative and booming business.

ryan reynolds & Rob MCelhenny
- Wrexham afc

Actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney joined forces to take over the club ownership of Wrexham AFC and together they submitted their proposal to the Wrexham Supporters Trust earlier in November 2020 and stated their plans of investing USD 2.5 million in a complete takeover. The iconic Welsh football club is one of the oldest and holds high ranks in the National League. 

Lebron james  - Liverpool Fc

The four-time NBA winner bought two percent of the club shares in 2011 for USD 6.5 million. The team’s global value to over USD 4.1 billion as of April 2021, Liverpool FC holds a record of nine League Cups and 16 FA Community Shields.

David beckham - Major league soccer (mls) team

The legendary midfielder former caption of England even after retirement held on to the spirit of the game and became the co owner of esports talent development agency. Beckham is also a co-owner of the Inter Miami Cf team, along with Jorge and Jose Mas In September 2021.

Drew Carey - Seatlle sounders fc alliance

Drew Carey grew up in the industry starting as a standup comic and then turned actor/producer, The comedian was among the first from the US to gain ownership of a football team when he bought a 7.5 percent stake in the MLS franchise Seattle Sounders FC in 2007.

Will ferrell - Los angeles Fc

There are only a few spared from the chaos of laughter from which Will Ferrell brings to the screen. The star also invested in his home ground team Los Angeles FC, better known as LAFC, and became a co-owner of the MLS franchise in 2016. The team is also know by its
Nickname ‘The Black and Gold’. 

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