{"id":376997,"date":"2026-09-05T13:32:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T20:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=376997"},"modified":"2026-09-30T08:55:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T15:55:29","slug":"hugh-jackman-confirms-norwich-city-investment-talks-another-hollywood-backed-ownership-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/hugh-jackman-confirms-norwich-city-investment-talks-another-hollywood-backed-ownership-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Hugh Jackman confirms Norwich City investment talks: another Hollywood-backed ownership story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hugh Jackman says he&#8217;s in talks to invest in Championship club <strong>Norwich City<\/strong>. If it goes through, English football gets another ownership story with a Hollywood name attached.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"OneFootball\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/18dcab44-9b6f-11e6-8db2-00163ed833e7\/773367016\/onefootball-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">OneFootball<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/onefootball.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/onefootball.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This wouldn&#8217;t be Wrexham all over again, even if that&#8217;s the first comparison most people will make. Norwich have a more recent Premier League past, a bigger stadium, a higher profile, and they&#8217;re already owned by Mark Attanasio, who also owns MLB&#8217;s <strong>Milwaukee Brewers<\/strong>. Still, the Wrexham model is hard to ignore. Their promotions, along with <em>Welcome to Wrexham<\/em>, turned celebrity ownership into bigger sponsorship deals, a broader international fan base, stronger merchandise sales, and real cultural pull. Jackman says his interest is personal too: his mother is from Norwich, and he&#8217;s been a supporter for life.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you pay attention to football ownership stories, this one&#8217;s got plenty to hold onto. Philippe Clement is already backing the global exposure, branding boost, and media upside. Then there&#8217;s the ready-made <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/ryan-reynolds-ted-lasso-story-wrexham\" rel=\"noopener\">Jackman versus Reynolds<\/a><\/strong> Championship rivalry angle. But the risk is obvious as well. Celebrity projects can bring a rush of attention, then start leaning too heavily on star power, or drift away from the club&#8217;s local identity if the whole thing isn&#8217;t handled carefully.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Any official announcement will come through Norwich City&#8217;s own channels. 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If it goes through, English football gets another ownership story with a Hollywood name attached. This wouldn&#8217;t be Wrexham all over again, even if that&#8217;s the first comparison most people will make. Norwich have a more recent Premier League past, a bigger &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/hugh-jackman-confirms-norwich-city-investment-talks-another-hollywood-backed-ownership-story\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Hugh Jackman confirms Norwich City investment talks: another Hollywood-backed ownership story&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9326,"featured_media":376996,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6823],"class_list":["post-376997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","content-category-games"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9326"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=376997"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376997\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":376998,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376997\/revisions\/376998"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/376996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=376997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=376997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=376997"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=376997"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=376997"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=376997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}