Snoop Dogg buys stake in Swansea as rap legend joins Luka Modric as co-owner of Championship club
has officially become co-owner of Championship club
Swansea City.
The 53-year-old rapper, who hinted at the move by
football
great
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Snoop Dogg has officially become a co-owner at Swansea City
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The Grammy-winning rapper took part in Swansea's kit release over the weekend
Swansea are currently under the ownership of Andy Coleman, Brett Cravatt, Nigel Morris and Jason Cohen, who took majority control from Jason Levien and Steve Kaplan last November.
investing
in
Celtic, but now his focus appears firmly on helping Swansea to get into the
Premier League.
The American rapper said: 'My love of
football
is well known, but it feels special to me that I make my move into club ownership with Swansea City.
'The story of the club and the area really struck a chord with me. This is a proud, working class city and club. An underdog that bites back, just like me.
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'I'm proud to be part of
It marks another flourish in this exciting new chapter for Swansea, who have been mid-table in the
Championship
for the past three seasons.
On Sunday, Snoop unveiled Swansea's new kit with the South
Wales
club taking a playful dig at Wrexham's
Hollywood
owner Ryan Reynolds.
Deadpool actor Reynolds initially posted a picture of himself on
wearing
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Swansea
reacted by turning to another famous 'canine' face for their kit unveiling ahead
next
season, posting on X: 'Dogg included @SnoopDogg.
'Nuthin' But A
Wales
Thang, the Jacks are ready. We're the
Pride
of
Wales
.'
Now the Swans have confirmed another high-profile owner has arrived in both Welsh and EFL
football
.
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A club statement read: 'Swansea City is delighted to announce global rap superstar and multi-platinum selling artist
'Snoop is renowned as one of the greatest and most influential
rappers
of all time, and has sold 35 million albums worldwide across a performing and recording career spanning more than 30 years.
'He has also always had a deep love of sport, and football in particular. At one point he was a brand ambassador for the
Fifa
video game series, and has been pictured wearing a variety of team jerseys over the years.
'And it is hoped his global profile and love of football can play an important part in helping us spread the
A mural of the rapper, who owns Death Row Records and has 17 Grammy nominations to his name, is also going to grace the stadium's west stand.
Chief executive Tom Gorringe said: 'It is very exciting for us as a football club to formally welcome
Swansea
.
'Dogg is passionate about this project and helping us continue to raise the profile of the club to as wide an audience as possible.'
It comes after
American football
legend Tom Brady bought a minority stake in
Birmingham
City a year before the Blues broke the
EFL
points record (111) on the way to winning
League One
.
Meanwhile, arguably Wales' greatest-ever player Gareth Bale has dreams of taking over at his boyhood club
Cardiff
City, with the former
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