American actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney This Monday they became minority owners of the Necaxaa Mexican team with which they will seek to emulate the project of Wrexham Football Cluba Welsh team they acquired in September 2020.
Reynolds and McElhenney join a group of investors who have landed in Necaxa since 2021, among them the Mexican-American actress Eva Longoria, the Major League star Justin Verlander, the American model Kate Upton and the NFL player Odell Beckham Jr.
According to information from ‘Variety’, a news portal about entertainment businesses, and Sportico, a leader in information in the sports industry, this group aims to grow its profile in international sports circles to take advantage of the moment of high demand for content. football on television and streaming platforms.
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The incorporation of Reynolds and McElhenney opens the door to the filming of a documentary detailing the growth of Necaxa similar to ‘Welcome to Wrexham’, a series that put the Welsh club in the spotlight of sports programs.
The protagonist of films like ‘Deadpool’ and ‘Green Lantern’ and the person in charge of playing the role of Mac in the comedy series ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’, acquired the Wrexham Football Club of the English fifth division in 2020, which In two years they saw promotion to League Two (fourth division), and recently to League One (third).
“A few years ago, if you had told me I would cry with joy at a football match in North Wales I wouldn’t believe it. Congratulations to Wrexham. Blow up the city! This is the trip of our lives,” he said. the message Reynolds posted on social media a few weeks ago, after his team’s promotion.
Wrechham, more followers than Liverpool on social networks
In addition to Wrexham’s sporting successes, these two actors have grown the club’s fan base on social media. In ‘X’ the Welsh team has more followers than Liverpool FC, from the Premier League. Unlike Wrexham, Club Necaxa, based in Aguascalientes, in the north of the capital, is a top division team in Mexico. The Mexican soccer league is the most watched in the United States, above the MLS, the Spanish league and the English Premier League.
