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Associated Press
Sian Watson
LONDON (AP) — In February 2021, actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney will acquire Wrexham Association Football Club, a small North Wales team. Did.
"Welcome to Wrexham," which premieres on FX on August 24, is a crossover between the actors where the idea was formed. Starting with the first late night conversation, fast forward to them standing with fans in the club. A terrace rooting for the team they now co-own.
Wrexham is his third oldest football team in the world and plays in the English National League, the fifth division of professional football. The show hops from Hollywood to Wales, pitch to pub, with his two big stars in Hollywood hoping to bring football success back to town.
Reynolds is enamored with this beautiful game and plans his life around the Wrexham game.
"I got so into the sport that I actually hated it. Like, I hope it doesn't take up all my thoughts," he said. Deadpool' actor jokes.
Luckily, his wife Blake Lively, initially apprehensive about buying Reynold, shares his new interest. He gave me
When Reynolds bought the club, his wife's reaction was "Wait? What?!"—but now she's a bigger fan than he is. "She's obsessed with Wrexham. Maybe more obsessed with Wrexham and its potential for promotion than I am."
Soccer Decision to document her journey as club owner was very easy.
"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" star McElhenney sees "sport as storytelling" and the two wanted to bring Wrexham to the world stage. Due to the collective fame of the two, they aimed to help broaden the horizons of the club.
At first, Reynolds and McElhenney had little experience or knowledge of football, but with the help of their friend David his Beckham, they are now experts in the sport. It is Reynolds described the former football star as "the nicest guy in the world" and gave both of them "a lot of incredibly helpful tips."
The pair join other celebrities who have invested in or brought fame to his football team, including Elton John, Robert Plant, Will Ferrell, Kate Upton, Eva Longoria, Matthew McConaughey and Natalie Portman. increase.
What next for Wrexham his AFC and its owner? A chance to move up from his one in the bottom third of the table in Saturday's game.
"I schedule my time so that I can focus on Wrexham without distractions," says Reynolds. "I live for Saturday's game."
