Some 222 days after changing into co-owner of Swansea Metropolis, Snoop Dogg is about to make his first go to to the membership’s floor after they face Preston North Finish.
The rapper, 54, shocked followers when he adopted the likes of Actual Madrid legend Luka Modric by becoming a member of the membership’s possession group – after a takeover led by American businessmen Brett Cravatt and Jason Cohen – final July.
Snoop, who has spent the final 24 hours performing a personal gig in Llansamlet and visiting the membership’s coaching floor, stated on the time he was ‘proud’ to turn into an investor in Swansea because of them being ‘an underdog that bites again, identical to me’.
And on Tuesday night, the musician will stroll out on the membership’s 21,000-seater stadium for the primary time and watch on as Vitor Matos’s aspect look to climb up the Championship desk.
The Swans have inspired followers to be of their seats 20 minutes earlier than kick-off to ‘be a part of him in a pre-match towel twirl’, with items of white cloth emblazoned with Snoop’s face and the phrases ‘make some noise’ handed out to supporters.
In a video posted to the membership’s X account, the rapper stated: ‘Swansea Metropolis, we created these towels proper right here for everyone to seize them and wave them within the air. Let’s go.’
Snoop Dogg is about to make his first go to to Swansea Metropolis’s stadium and can mark the event by encouraging followers to wave particular white towels earlier than their match towards Preston
The rapper shocked followers when he joined the Championship membership’s possession group final July
The membership have shared an abundance of content material of their celeb co-owner forward of the sport, that includes movies of him singing his hit observe Drop It Like It is Scorching with membership employees.
Snoop, whose actual identify is Calvin Broadus, posed with a personalised No. 20 Swansea shirt after urgent the identify and quantity on himself. He additionally stopped for an image with framed pictures of the membership’s iconic former Spanish striker Michu.
Chatting with Swansea’s official web site two weeks in the past, the rapper stated: ‘I do know it has been a very long time coming, however I can not wait to lastly make my first go to to Swansea Metropolis.
‘From the second we talked about me changing into an proprietor, I’ve been trying ahead to the prospect to be with you all on the Swansea.com Stadium.
‘I’ve heard so many nice issues concerning the ambiance, particularly once we play beneath the lights.
‘Once I watched the Wrexham recreation, the place we confirmed we’re the capital of Welsh soccer, the noise within the stadium sounded unbelievable even from over 5,000 miles away. I can not wait to be part of it.’
Earlier than travelling to South Wales, the rapper had spent the final variety of weeks attending the Winter OIympics in Milan and Cortina, the place he was Staff USA’s honorary coach and a particular visitor pundit for NBC.
Snoop was joined in investing within the Swans by his long-term pal, US author and TV character Martha Stewart – who joined him on punditry duties in Italy for the Video games – final December.
Snoop was a particular visitor commentator for NBC with Martha Stewart on the Winter Olympics
Their enterprise into British soccer comes 5 years after film and TV stars Rob Mac and Ryan Reynolds bought fellow Welsh aspect Wrexham, who now compete in the identical division as Swansea.
Snoop has been outspoken on his admiration for the pair previously when beforehand revealing that he would like to spend money on Scottish Premiership aspect Celtic.
‘I really like what Ryan has performed with Wrexham,’ he instructed the Day by day Report in 2024. ‘It is only a nice story.
‘Investing in a sports activities crew has been one thing I’ve been for a very long time.
‘If the prospect got here to spend money on Celtic, I might be loopy not to try it.
‘I’ve watched a lot soccer in Europe however I’ve by no means seen followers just like the Celtic followers. There’s something so particular about them.
‘There’s a purpose why their followers are talked about throughout Europe. The perfect gamers and coaches on the planet let you know there may be nowhere like Celtic Park and I wish to be part of that.
‘Their mascot is a hound. You could not make that up. Snoop Dogg turns into Hoopy the Hound – that is gotta be a match made in heaven. The headlines write themselves.’
