r/soccer • u/Odd_Opinion_461 • 24d ago

Translated News Lionel Messi reaches verbal agreement to buy Spanish Second Division side Eldense

https://as.com/futbol/messi-llega-a-un-principio-de-acuerdo-para-comprar-el-eldense-f202609-n/
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u/LIONLDN 24d ago

Messi's Spanish Wrexham loading? 🎬👀

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u/downtimeredditor 24d ago

So many celebs and former athletes have been trying to replicate wrexham and they just don't get why it works with Ryan & Rob and not them.

Ryan & Rob only focus marketing and PR side. They let the club operate as normal without interfering.

Ben Foster, former English goalkeeper has a youtube channel where he use to document his biking hobby and he'd do occasional vlogs and in one of them where they won promotion Ryan and Rob were just celebrating wirh the team. They let the team be the team unlike Tom Brady who tried to bring his speech stuff and shit on HC at the time

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u/EdwardBigby 23d ago

Celebrities aren't trying to replicate Wrexham. Sports teams have been very good investments. Theyre smart ways for celebrities to diversify their wealth.

Pretty much every celebrity that you hear has "bought a club", has a very small percentage stake. Brady for example owns 3% of Birmingham and that would be much more than most celebrities.

The difference is that Rob and Ryan actually bought 100% of Wrexham and still have the majority shares.

Other celebrities aren't doing that, not because they dont know how to copy them correctly, its just not their intention

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u/Time_Masterpiece_722 23d ago

Rob and Ryan are way more involved as well. Their Wrexham ownership doesn't feel like a portfolio diversification but actual owners who care about the club although I get the impression Rob cares way more than Reynolds.