Two famous North American owners will go head-to-head At the English Football Club next seasonAfter their teams moved in opposite directions within the country's league pyramid this season.
The city of Birmingham, whose ownership team includes NFL legend Tom BradyThis weekend, they were relegated to League One, the third tier of English men's football. The 2024/25 season will therefore see the Brady Blues cross paths with Wrexham, whose rise in the leagues continues under the guidance of Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds and his co-owner, fellow actor Rob McIlhenny.
Who is the richer celebrity owner, Brady or Reynolds?
According to Celebrity Net Worth, which specializes in calculating the wealth of the rich and famous, Brady and Reynolds have similar levels of wealth.
Brady is mentioned Its value is about $300 million, having become one of the highest-paid athletes in the world during his glittering 23-year career in the NFL. Forbes estimates that the former midfielder's combined earnings on and off the field reached $45.2 million annually when he announced his retirement in February 2023.
In addition to his post-retirement role at Birmingham, Brady has signed a long-term contract to work as an NFL television analyst for Fox, and entered into a 10-year, $375 million contract with the network in May 2022. The California native's business ventures also include minority stakes in the NFL franchise, the Las Vegas Raiders, and the WNBA Las Vegas Aces. Additionally, he created the lifestyle brand TB12, and the NFT company Autograph.
Reynolds, meanwhile, is estimated By Celebrity Net Worth to have a fortune totaling about $350 million. When it comes to his acting career, the Canadian-American is best known for his star role in dead pool film franchise – a role that reportedly earned him around $20 million for each of the first two installments of the series. The third film in the superhero series, Deadpool WolverineIt is scheduled to be released in July of this year.
Reynolds also made several profitable business investments. Notably, the 47-year-old bought minority stakes in gin brand Aviation Gin and mobile network operator Mint Mobile, both of which were subsequently sold in big-money deals. He reportedly received nine-figure sums from both sales.
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What did Brady say about Birmingham's relegation?
Moving on to social media platform X today, Brady described Birmingham as a club with a “long way to go” after the Midlanders' relegation to League One was confirmed.Despite the victory over Norwich City. The 46-year-old wrote: “Thank you for your support in the difficult first year of Blue Nose. “We have a long way to go, but thanks to you all we will achieve great things in the future.”
Brady, who was a seven-time Super Bowl winner during his NFL career, He has been a minority owner in Birmingham since August 2023. In a statement announcing his arrival, the club explained that Brady “will provide advice on health, nutrition, wellness and recovery systems and programmes”, in a bid to transform Birmingham into a “respected leader” in sports science.
Birmingham President Tom Wagner He described Brady's arrival at St Andrews as a “statement of intent” that the club's leadership was “setting the standard at a global level”.But he admitted: “Success does not come overnight. It takes time.” With Birmingham now facing life outside England's top two divisions for the first time since 1995, Wagner's warnings have been confirmed.
Reynolds and McElhenney are flying high for the Red Dragons
On the other hand, in Wrexham, Reynolds Announce Last month he and McElhenney are enjoying “the ride of our lives.”, after the Red Dragons confirmed their promotion for the second time in a row with a landslide victory over Forest Green Rovers with a score of 6-0. After winning the National League in the 2022/23 season, the Welsh club finished second in League Two this season, earning one of three automatic promotion places. Wrexham have not played in the third tier of the English Football League since the 2004/05 season.
The club's rise under Reynolds and McElhenney, who took charge of the racecourse in 2021, It was chronicled in the popular FX docuseries Welcome to Wrexham. Season 3 of the show premiered on Wednesday.
