By Gerardo Romero
Apr 30, 2024, 12:17 PM EDT
The popular Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds, known for his role as ‘Deadpool’ in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film, joined forces with fellow actor Rob McElhenney to bet on a new football team after the success recorded with Wrexham in the United Kingdom. United during the last few seasons, so now they made the decision to venture into American football and more specifically in Liga MX.
According to the information provided by Variety, the two actors bought a stake in the Rayos de Necaxa to join their colleague Eva Longoria as one of the owners of the sports institution that will seek to reach its place in the Liguilla of the Clausura tournament. 2024 of Liga MX by managing to be in the Play-In.
“Reynolds and McElhenney will work with Longoria and fellow investors Al Tylis and Sam Porter to improve Necaxa and grow its profile in international sports circles at a time of increased demand for soccer content on television and streaming,” the outlet said in your report.
According to the media, it was Eva Longoria herself who helped Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney to be able to carry out the negotiations to be able to take over the club’s shares and thus join the ownership members of the Aztec institution with the aim of promoting the squad to new horizons that will end with the title of champion in the future.
Until now, no further information has been revealed about the amount of shares they acquired in the Mexican team or the role they will have within the organization, so we will have to wait until an official statement from the Aztec institution.
Longoria owns 50%
It is important to remember that the actress owns 50% of the Rayos del Necaxa after acquiring these shares in 2021 in the midst of a purchase previously approved by the members of the club to thus make her one of the most representative figures within the organization.
“The name of the new shareholders of Club Necaxa, who will have a 50% stake, is NX Football USA, LLC, who in their history have experience in the Owners Committee of the DC United Club of the MLS and the Welsh Club Swansea City of the English Football League Championship,” the club itself reported at that time in a statement.
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