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Swansea Leverages Snoop Dogg and Modric Stakes Ahead of Season Start

Alan Sheehan says celebrity stakes are set to reshape Swansea’s global profile with a stronger club ethos

Overview

  • Rapper Snoop Dogg finalized his minority stake in mid-July, joining Luka Modric who took a board role in April
  • Manager Alan Sheehan credits the new celebrity ownership for creating a “buzz” he intends to translate into commercial appeal and on-field resilience
  • The club is advancing plans for a docu-series modeled on FX’s ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ to showcase Swansea’s underdog narrative
  • Widespread media comparisons to Wrexham’s celebrity-driven revival are met with Sheehan’s insistence that Swansea will chart its own course
  • Swansea prepares to face Middlesbrough in Saturday’s opening Championship fixture with ambitions to showcase newfound momentum