Actors and Wrexham AFC owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have purchased a minority stake in the Liga MX side Club Necaxa, Variety and Sportico reported Monday.
The pair join celebrity minority owners actress Eva Longoria, Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander, model Kate Upton and NFL wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. Longoria was instrumental in bringing Reynolds and McElhenney on board, according to the Variety report.
It’s unclear what role the R.R. McReynolds Company will have with Necaxa, though it’s expected that the pair will bring many of the hallmarks that have made the Welsh club Wrexham world-famous, like a docuseries akin to “Welcome to Wrexham,” per the reports.
Liga MX, Mexico’s top flight, is the most-watched soccer league in the U.S. by a wide margin, per the reports.
Club Necaxa, based in Aguascalientes, is more than 100 years old. Americans Al Tylis and Sam Porter led a group that bought 50 percent stake in the club in 2021 and in 2022, other investors joined for a stake worth more than $200 million, per the reports. Reynolds and McElhenney are joining as part of that group, per Sportico.
–Field Level Media
