Before Eva Longoria became one of the investors in Club Necaxa, a Mexican soccer team in the nation’s top-tier Liga MX, she could barely pronounce its name. Now, Los Rayos (the team’s nickname, which translates to “the lightning”) are consistently at the top of her mind. Over the last few weeks, FXX has been streaming Necaxa , a docuseries in the vein of Welcome to Wrexham that shadows the Mexican soccer team over a recent season, following the investment of a group of high-profile benefactors who include the likes of Kate Upton, Upton’s husband Justin Verlander, and Longoria.

The show has made Longoria more than just la patrona ; like Wrexham’s celebrity co-owners Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds, she’s also now the face of the team. The series follows a similar format to Wr

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