Anthony Buys Miami Dolphins Shares

4 months ago 22nd Jul 03:40

Latin singing sensation Marc Anthony has kicked off another career - he'sbecome a partial owner of American football team the Miami Dolphins.

The 40-year-old sports fan has struck a deal with real estate entrepreneur Stephen Ross - who paid a reported $1 billion (£667 million) for95 per cent stake in the franchise in January (09) - to become a minority owner.

So she's really, really happy about this because we're going to be spending a lot of time down thereMarc Anthony

The singer did not disclose the financial terms of the agreement but isconvinced his costly investment will be worthwhile, because he's alreadyscoring points with wife Jennifer Lopez.

He tells People.com, "I'm a huge sports fan. These opportunities don't come around too often. It's quite an honour and a privilege to be able tosit here today saying that I'm a part-owner of an Nfl (National FootballLeague) team.

"It would have probably been cheaper just to buy season tickets. We spoke for quite a while about his vision for the team and, like I said, it was just intoxicating. It was just a win-win for everybody involved.

"Jennifer loves Miami. So she's really, really happy about this because we're going to be spending a lot of time down there".