Hollywood legend Will Ferrell joined more than 45,000 others inside Stockholm’s Strawberry Arena on Saturday as his Leeds United side drew 0-0 with Manchester United. The first of five pre-season friendlies provided plenty of encouragement for Daniel Farke’s side, with all five new signings settling in nicely and lots of good football played.
Each of Jaka Bijol, Sebastiaan Bornauw, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Sean Longstaff and Lukas Nmecha got 45 minutes under their belt with all looking solid. Leeds would well have won their summer opener, had one of Jayden Bogle or Largie Ramazani finished good chances, and look well-set for a Premier League survival bid.
Ferrell will be particularly invested in that survival bid, with the world famous actor one of several well-known minority shareholders in the club. His presence in the growing list of celebrity investors was confirmed at the start of last summer and, as per the club’s X account, he was even spotted sporting the whites’ new blue away strip.
Since 49ers Enterprises took full control of the club two years ago, Leeds have welcomed a huge number of well-known faces into their investment circle. Below, the YEP takes a look at their estimated net worth.
14. Jordan Spieth
The former number one has a reported net worth of $120 million (£95.2 million) | Getty Images
15. Will Ferrell
Another high-profile Leeds United investor, Hollywood actor Ferrell has an estimated net worth of around $160 million (£127.5 million) | Getty Images
16. Russell Westbrook
The NBA star, currently at the LA Clippers, is worth $375 million (£297.8 million) | Getty Images
17. Michael Schwimer
The retired MLB relief pitcher turned business owner is the founder and CEO of Big League Advantage, a $400 million (£317.7 million) investment fund | Getty Images
18. 49ers Enterprises
The combined net worth of 49ers Enterprises and those involved in it is $7.21 billion (£5.72 billion) | Getty Images