Sport stars who invested in clubs

Ronaldo Nazario

David Beckham

Owner of new MLS club Miami after playing spells with Manchester United, Real United, Milan, PSG and LA Galaxy.

David Beckham

Gary Neville, Phil Neville, Scholes, Giggs y Butt

Man United greats | The Neville brothers (Phill and Gary), along with Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs and Nicky Butt, are hoping to take Salford City from the eighth tier of English football to the Premier League.

'Magic' Johnson

Los Angeles Lakers | From player to shareholder, the star bought a 4.5% stake before turning his attention to baseball. He headed a group which took over the LA Dodgers.

Michael Jordan

The best basketball player of all time bought the Charlotte Bobcats for 170 million dollars.

Maldini

Miami FC, founded in 2015 thanks to the investment by Italy and AC Milan legend Paolo Maldini.

LeBron James

From LA Lakers fame to a 2% stake in English football club Liverpool.

LeBron James

Serena and Venus Willimas

The tennis sister have part-ownership in American football team Miami Dolphins.

Andrés Iniesta

The former Barça star bought 7,000 shares in Spanish club Albacete in 2011, saving them from going out of business.