If American’s love affair with soccer came with a Facebook relationship status, it’d have to be called Complicated. That love has been growing in recent years and celebrities like Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney purchased the Wrexham AFC in Wales, UK, and Lionel Messi came to play for David Beckham’s MLS Inter Miami FC.
But following along with all the different soccer clubs and leagues around the world is tough. Currently their games are broadcast on nearly every streaming service, and if you want to keep up with scores and commentary good luck hoping ESPN will carry the results on SportsCenter.
Now a company called Men In Blazers is looking to solve that problem, while stepping up their production quality to that of the big league broadcasters like Fox Sports and ESPN.
Men In Blazers just raised $15 million dollars from a who’s who of investors in the world of sports, including Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney through the company RR McReynolds that they used to purchase Wrexham AFC, Marc Lasry’sAvenue Sports Fund, Peter Chernin’sChernin Group, Brent Montgomery’sWheelhouse, Ryan Sports Ventures and Bolt Ventures.
Men In Blazers plans to use the proceeds of this fundraising to become a “place where U.S. soccer fans congregate for news, analysis, opinion and soccer-related entertainment across its programming and properties.”
With the Men’s World Cup coming to the United States in 2026 their timing to build out their soccer-focused sports network couldn’t be better.