In 2021, actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney bought Wrexham, the sixth oldest football club in the world. Two years later, the team was promoted to England’s League Two and returned to professional football after 15 years. Yes, worthy of a Hollywood story.
If you were on the networks last weekend, you probably saw the emotional reaction of the actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney after witnessing the promotion to the English fourth division of his football team: the wrexham. At 158 years old, this club is the sixth oldest in the world and, after a 15-year absence from League Two, they returned to professional football.
At the end of 2020, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney they acquired the Wrexham A.F.C. for 2 million pounds, a purchase that became official in February 2021. At that time, the actors promised the fans of the Welsh team that they would return the Red Dragons to professional football in England. And from said to fact. Worthy of a Hollywood movie or an episode of Ted Lasso.
Since the purchase was made, the wrexham It not only led a renaissance in football terms, but also in popularity in both the United Kingdom and the United States. After all, it’s not very often that two Hollywood actors buy a debt-ridden fifth division team. What’s more, to give you an idea of what it was generating, the club arrived at the FIFA despite not participating in the first four categories in England and got nothing more and nothing less than Tik Tok.
As all this is so worthy of Hollywood and series, this adventure of taking the team forward and taking it to the highest categories was documented and reached the small screen. Welcome to Wrexhama documentary series that shows us what happens around the club, can be followed on Star+.
Now, in case you have not seen anything about the rise of this team, we will tell you everything. On the weekend, the Wrexham A.F.C. he beat 3-1 Boreham Wood and was crowned champion of the fifth division of English football, returning to League Two after 15 years. As expected, this victory generated a party in their stadium, the Racecourse Ground, with more than 10,000 spectators, many of whom invaded the field.
The emotion of that moment could also be seen in ryan reynolds and Rob McElhenneywho were watching the game in the box, accompanied by another renowned actor, Paul Rudd, who recorded the reaction of the club owners and many fans.
During this season, the wrexham he won 34 of his 45 games, added 110 points and had 115 goals for and 42 goals against. In this way they achieved direct promotion to League Two, beating the historic Notts County.
The next season, the team Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney will play in the fourth division with the aim of continuing to climb to the Premier League itself. “I don’t claim to be a soccer expert, but we would be lying if the dream wasn’t to reach the Premier. We want to return to the Football League and continue our way up“, had said reynolds on Sky Sports.