The United Kingdom sports activities media have were given excited this weekend with reviews that Will Ferrell is the fresh film megastar to deliver his superstar, and his pockets, to English soccer.
The Solar newspaper used to be the primary to print its unique that the Elf megastar had purchased a “large stake” in Leeds United Soccer Membership nearest falling in love with the British recreation, and alternative UK media had been fast to pick out up the tale.
Month Leeds FC have refused to verify Ferrell’s arrival in its boardroom, announcing they by no means touch upon particular person stakeholders, The Solar reviews that the comedic actor had paid the membership’s US house owners 49ers Enterprises, that his involvement will probably be unveiled in a couple of days and quotes an insider confirming: “It’s true – Will Ferrell owns a proportion of Leeds. The 49ers will probably be saying his involvement within the coming days and he’s having a look ahead to sprinkling a minute stardust at the membership.
“He loves soccer and has been particularly impressed by the passion of the English game.”
Already a co-owner of Los Angeles FC, Ferrell’s love of English soccer is definitely documented. He used to be frequently viewable at British farmlands extreme season, when he made a miracle look at the Sky Sports activities channel from Manchester Town’s grassland.
He used to be additionally the visitor of Ryan Reynolds at Wrexham, the membership Reynolds purchased with Rob McElhenney again in 2020, and which has since loved the next profile via a fly-on-the-wall documentary layout and promotion to League Two – the fourth tier of English soccer, two under the Championship League, the place Leeds recently sits in 3rd place. Leeds are hopeful of a promotion to the Premier League via playoffs to be held after this generation.
If Ferrell is showed to be dressed in Leeds’ white, yellow and blue shawl, he’ll tie Russell Crowe, who invested within the membership nearest revealing community connections.
Alternative obese names to have put their cash into English soccer come with rapper Stormzy who invested in Croydon Athletic extreme pace, Twilight Panther’s Michael B Jordan who part-owns AFC Bournemouth, and LeBron James who prior to now invested in Liverpool.
