Daily News | Welcome to Philadelphia: Rob McElhenney’s Wrexham play the Union’s reserves Friday
Wrexham co-owners Rob McElhenney, left, and Ryan Reynolds celebrate after their team clinched promotion from the National League soccer last season.When Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds bought Welsh soccer team Wrexham A.F.C. in November 2020, the two Hollywood actors knew little about the city of Wrexham, less about its ancient club, and only a little bit more about soccer, period.
Fast forward two and a half years and the duo are among the most popular people in Wrexham, after overseeing the club’s first promotion from the National League to League Two in 15 years. Friday, represents a full-circle moment for Philadelphia native McElhenney, as Wrexham wraps up its U.S. preseason tour with a friendly against Union II at Subaru Park , not far from where McElhenney grew up., called it “a dream come true” on X, the social platform formerly known as Twitter, Thursday.
McElhenney was intrigued by the sport, particularly by the passion and attachment of European fans toward their teams — something he was naturally drawn to as a Philadelphian. He told Ker to find him a club he could get involved with and Ker made some calls. After McElhenney recruited one of Hollywood’s highest-paid actors in Reynolds, the duo, for a price of $2.5 million, became owners of Wrexham, the oldest club in Wales having been founded in 1864.
Over the past year, Wrexham have become a brand and McElhenney and Reynolds are the two most recognizable faces of it. Experts estimate Wrexham is now worth $10 million, which would mean a 300% increase on McElhenney and Reynolds’ investment in less than three years. The team’s global popularity due to the TV show has been on full display this summer. Since July 19, Wrexham have been touring the States, playing friendlies in North Carolina, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Friday in Philadelphia . Fourth-division teams don’t traditionally tour the U.S., but then again, Wrexham has proven it is no ordinary lower-league club given its owners.
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