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.