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Music Stars Stormzy and Wilfried Zaha Buy Hometown Football Club

  • Wilfried Zaha of Crystal Palace and rapper Stormzy have formed part of a consortium to buy semi-professional club Croydon Athletic, based in their childhood borough of Croydon.
  • The club currently competes in the ninth tier of English football.
  • The consortium aims to develop the club as a community asset.
  • The deal is pending final approval, but the consortium has already exchanged contracts to acquire the club's assets.
  • The purchase continues a recent trend of celebrities investing in football clubs.
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