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Minority Owner Will Ferrell Invites Fans To ‘Tackle Me In The Parking Lot’ If New MLS Team Doesn’t Go Undefeated

Will Ferrell is a minority owner of the new MLS expansion franchise Los Angeles FC — along with Magic Johnson, Nomar Garciaparra, Mia Hamm, Chad Hurley and Tony Robbins — and all were on hand Tuesday during groundbreaking ceremonies for their new stadium.

Banc of California Stadium will seat 22,000, cost $350 million and be open in time for the team’s debut in 2018. Although I’m skeptical of that last part, because they began construction by handing Ferrell keys to the excavator.

Prior to that, Ferrell had this to say to the gathered multitude.

“I also want to make a bold prediction.