Snoop Dogg has become co-owner of Championship side Swansea City in an unlikely alliance between the world of rap and football, the Welsh club announced.Swansea's Welsh rivals Wrexham have achieved a meteoric rise to the Championship -- the second-tier of English football -- since Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney purchased the club in 2020.

Snoop Dogg has become a “co-owner and investor” of Welsh soccer club Swansea. The former Premier League club, which plays in the English second division, didn’t disclose financial details in Thursday’s announcement,

Snoop Dogg is the second prominent person to buy a stake in Swansea after six-time Champions League winner Luka Modric was announced as a co-owner in April. The 39-year-old joined Italian club Milan earlier this week, bringing an end to a 13-year tenure with Real Madrid.