Hollywood stars and Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have bought a minority stake in Liga MX’s Necaxa, a source has confirmed to ESPN.
According to the source, the deal was in the works “for months and finalized recently.”
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Variety first reported the news on Monday.
Reynolds and McElhenney will join a group of fellow celebrities that have recently bought stakes in the Liga MX team. Prominent figures such as Eva Longoria, Mesut Özil, Kate Upton, Odell Beckham Jr., Justin Verlander, Victor Oladipo, Bode Miller, Richard Hamilton and Shawn Marion have all made investments in Necaxa recently, although it is unclear which of the celebrities remain as owners.
On Sunday, Longoria was in attendance at Necaxa’s 5-2 loss at home to Monterrey.
Necaxa finished the 2024 Clausura season in 9th place on 27 points and play Querétaro on May 2 in a Liga MX play-in game for a spot in the quarterfinals.
The club has won the Concacaf Champions Cup twice, in 1996 and 1999.
Wrexham have achieved back-to-back promotions under Reynolds and McElhenney’s ownership, and will compete in English football’s third tier next season.
