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With the news that Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds is set to buy British fooball club Wrexham, let’s take a look at other celebrities who have dabbled in sports ownership.
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Justin Timberlake: The singing star has a minority share in his hometown Memphis Grizzlies basketball franchise.
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Kiwi movie star Russell Crowe has invested in rugby league side South Sydney Rabbitohs in his adopted home of Australia.
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Rapper turned Hollywood superstar Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith bought a stake in the Philadelphia 76ers in 2011.
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Singer Gloria Estefan has a small stake in NFL's Miami Dolphins along with her husband Emilio - a fitting choice for Gloria as she made her big breakthrough with Miami Sound Machine in the 1980s.
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The late actor, singer and comedian Bob Hope was also famous for his love of sport and had stakes in baseball's Cleveland Indians and American football's LA Rams during his career.
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British pop and rock icon Elton John bought over his boyhood club Watford for two stints from the 1970s to the 2000s.
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Hollywood's grand old funnnyman Bill Murray also owns Minnesota minor league baseball franchise St Paul Saints.
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