Snoop Dogg becomes co -owner of the Swansea City football team, he calls it

London -Snoop Dogg has become co -owner of the Swansea City Welsh football team, in an unlikely alliance between the world of rap and professional football, the team announced. The 53 -year -old American rap icon joins the former Unconditional of Real Madrid and the World Croatia World Cup finalist, Luka Modric, in the club’s property structure.

Snoop made a surprise appearance in the social media channels of the club last week modeling its new home shirt for the 2025-26 season, and the club announced Thursday that it had become an investor.

Their participation occurs after American businessmen Brett Cravatt and Jason Cohen took over the club last November.

Swansea will wait for Snoop Dogg, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, can use its more than 100 million followers on social networks to boost the profile of the club, since it seeks to return to the Premier League of the United Kingdom for the first time since it was relegated in 2018 to the Second Level EFL Championship League.

Swansea’s owners have said they want to generate greater income, which would allow them to invest more in new players under the rules of profits and sustainability in British football.

“My love for football is well known, but it seems special to move to the property of the club with Swansea City,” said Snoop Dogg in a statement on the club’s website. “The history of the club and the area really took me into account. This is a proud working -class city and club. A helpless that bites, like me. I am proud to be part of Swansea City.”

“To borrow a phrase from the Back Snoop catalog, this announcement is the next episode for Swansea City while we are looking to create new opportunities to boost the scope and profile of the club,” Swansea’s owners said in a statement.

“The colossal fans and the global Snoop audience will certainly help us do it, and it has made it clear throughout this process how excited the perspective of joining the club.

“Snoop has openly shared its love for football and its desire to participate in the game and we hope your participation supports us in a team as competitive as possible in the field.”

Swansea Wrexham’s Welsh Rivals have He achieved a meteoric ascent to the championship Since Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mcelhenney bought the club in 2020.

Snoop’s love for sports has been a characteristic of its cultural phenomenon for years. He brought the Olympic flame at the Paris Summer Olympic Games last year, and then stayed to support the US team. In several events.

A rapper a decade ago founded a youth soccer league (American football, not football) to help take children in the city center in the Los Angeles area to sport.

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• Snoop Dogg
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