Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney Buy Another Soccer Team: Can Dynamic Duo Turn Around Mexico Club?
Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney Buy Another Soccer Team: Can Dynamic Duo Turn Around Mexico Club?
Actor and entrepreneur Ryan Reynolds is buying another soccer team, adding a win to his sports assets after his previous attempt to buy an NHL team failed.
演员兼企业家瑞安·雷诺兹正在收购另一支足球队，这为他的体育资产增添了胜利，此前他试图收购一支NHL球队的尝试失败了。
Here's the latest on Reynolds's soccer ventures.
以下是雷诺兹足球事业的最新消息。
What Happened: Actors Reynolds and Rob McElhenney bought a stake in Necaxa, a Mexican soccer team that plays in Liga MX.
发生了什么：演员雷诺兹和罗伯·麦克尔亨尼购买了参加Liga MX的墨西哥足球队Necaxa的股份。
Exiting owners of Necaxa include actress Eva Longoria and investors Al Tylis and Sam Porter, according to Variety.
据《综艺》报道，Necaxa的退出所有者包括女演员伊娃·朗格利亚以及投资者艾尔·蒂利斯和山姆·波特。
The move followed Reynolds and McElhenney buying the Welsh soccer team Wrexham FC, which is one of the oldest soccer teams in the world. The acting duo brought an increased fan base to the team and help it through several promotions.
此举是在雷诺兹和麦克尔亨尼收购威尔士足球队雷克瑟姆足球俱乐部之后采取的，雷克瑟姆足球俱乐部是世界上历史最悠久的足球队之一。演艺二人组为团队带来了更多的粉丝群，并通过多项促销活动为其提供了帮助。
Terms of the deal were not announced, but the minority investment was believed to be significant according to sources.
该交易的条款尚未公布，但消息人士称，少数股权投资被认为意义重大。
Club Necaxa was valued in the low nine-figure range in 2021 when Tylis, Porter and Longoria bought around 50% of the franchise. The team was valued at around $200 million in a 2022 funding round that brought on new investors.
2021年，当提利斯、波特和朗格利亚购买了约50％的特许经营权时，Necaxa俱乐部的估值处于九位数的低位区间。在2022年的一轮融资中，该团队的估值约为2亿美元，吸引了新的投资者。
Related Link: How Ryan Reynolds Builds Billion Dollar Companies
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Why It's Important: While no media plans have been announced, Reynolds and McElhenney's purchase of Wrexham previously led to the docuseries "Welcome to Wrexham" airing on FX, a unit of Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS).
为何重要：尽管尚未公布任何媒体计划，但雷诺兹和麦克尔亨尼对雷克瑟姆的收购此前促成了沃尔特·迪斯尼公司（纽约证券交易所代码：DIS）旗下的FX播出纪录片《欢迎来到雷克瑟姆》。
Two seasons of the hit series have aired with a third set to premiere on May 2, 2024. The series won five Emmy Awards for its first season including Best Unstructured Reality Program.
这部热门剧集已经播出了两季，第三季定于2024年5月2日首播。该系列的第一季获得了五项艾美奖，包括最佳非结构化现实节目。
Liga MX is the most-watched soccer league in the U.S., outdrawing the country's own Major League Soccer.
Liga MX是美国收视率最高的足球联赛，超过了美国自己的美国职业足球大联盟。
The league doesn't sell commercial rights in a package, instead allowing teams to negotiate their own deals. Necaxa's media rights in the U.S. currently belong to Univision, which is owned by TelevisaUnivision, a joint venture which counts Grupo Televisa (NYSE:TV) as the largest holder.
联盟不以一揽子形式出售商业版权，而是允许球队谈判自己的协议。Necaxa在美国的媒体版权目前属于Univision，该公司归TelevisaUnivision所有。TelevisaUnivision是一家合资企业，该公司将Grupo Televisa（纽约证券交易所代码：TV）视为最大的持有者。
Major League Soccer previously discussed a merger with Liga MX. The two leagues have the Leagues Cup, which includes teams from both countries.
美国职业足球大联盟此前曾讨论过与Liga MX的合并。这两个联赛都有联赛杯，其中包括来自两个国家的球队。
The new celebrity owners could help boost overall attention to Necaxa and Liga MX.
新的名人老板可能有助于提高人们对Necaxa和Liga MX的总体关注。
While Necaxa had a string of success in the 1990s the team has struggled in recent years. In the 2023-2024 season, the team ranked ninth in Liga MX. The previous season saw a 17th place out of 18 teams finish in the Liga MX.
尽管Necaxa在20世纪90年代取得了一系列成功，但该团队近年来一直在苦苦挣扎。在2023-2024赛季，该队在Liga MX中排名第九。上个赛季出现了17分第四 在 Liga MX 的 18 支球队中排名第一。
Similar to other soccer leagues, but unlike the MLS, Liga MX uses a promotion and relegation system that moves up the best teams each season and moves down the worst teams. The league suspended this system in 2020 in a move to last through 2026.
与其他足球联赛类似，但与美国职业棒球大联盟不同，Liga MX使用晋级和降级制度，每个赛季最好的球队向上移动，最差的球队向下移动。联盟在2020年暂停了该系统，将持续到2026年。
Returning Necaxa to a higher position in the league and boosting the fan base could help the team negotiate better television deals on its own.
让Necaxa在联盟中重返更高的地位并扩大粉丝群可能有助于球队自行谈判更好的电视协议。
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