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Will Ferrell Announced as Co-Owner of New MLS Team

NOT A JOKE

LAFC will debut in 2018.

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The new Los Angeles Football Club announced Will Ferrell as one of its co-owners Thursday. “This is not a joke,” the comedian and actor said after being introduced at a press conference. The LAFC will make its Major League Soccer debut in 2018, and is owned by a star-studded group that includes Ferrell, NBA Hall of Famer Magic Johnson, star ex-shortstop Nomar Garciaparra, soccer icon Mia Hamm Garciaparra, and author Tony Robbins.

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