A star-studded bevy of investors backed by Deadpool superhero Ryan Reynolds and actor and model Eva Longoria has bought Colombian football club La Equidad, a first-division minnow. 

The Bogota-based side, which spent last season in the bottom half of Colombia’s Categoria A, said they had been snapped up by the Tylis-Porter consortium. 

Aside from Reynolds and Longoria, the group has the backing of a roll call of stars, including actor Rob McElhenney, baseball star Justin Verlander, actor Kate Upton and tech investor Scott Galloway. 

Reynolds and McElhenney gained footballing fame by buying Welsh side Wrexham and transforming them from non-league also-rans to celebrated FA Cup giant-killers. 

A fly-on-the-wall documentary, Welcome to Wrexham, catapulted the team to international fame, building a new support base worldwide. 

La Equidad’s long-suffering supporters will hope Reynolds and McElhenney can pull the same trick again. 

“Our new owners have committed to invest in key areas,” the club said in a statement.