Snoop Dogg: Rapper invests in Welsh football club

Another star gets into football: Rapper Snoop Dogg (53) is the new co-owner and investor of the former Premier League association Swansea City. “My love for football is well known, but it is something special for me that I now appear with Swansea City as a co -owner of an association, “.

“The history of the association and the region really spoke to me,” said the musician, according to the message. “This is a proud workers’ city and a proud club. An outsider who beats back, just like me.” The club’s owner group stated that they want to increase the popularity of the second division club. His “huge worldwide fan base and his audience will certainly help us,” it says.

Snoop Dogg had already been seen last weekend at the presentation of the new team of teams. With his start, he is the second prominent co -owner of the club – according to football professional Luka Modrić (39), who only became a partner in April.

In addition to Snoop Dogg, there are a number of other celebrities who have invested in football clubs. Claudia Schiffer (54) and husband Matthew Vaughn (54) recently took the step. The actress and the film producer are now minority owners of the Premier League club Brentford FC. Ryan Reynolds (48) and Rob Mcelhenney (48) took over the AFC Wrexham Association in 2020, who rose to the second English league this year.

Ed Sheeran (34) has been 1.4 percent of the shares of the IPSWICH TOWN club since last year. He has been cheering on the club since childhood and regularly visits games. Drake (38) also invested in the Italian association Venezia FC in 2024 and saved him from the impending bankruptcy.