We are one of the world’s fastest growing For starters, the club is noted for being the record-winners of the now-defunct FAW Cup winning it five out of the eleven times. “Why wouldn’t somebody be interested in Wrexham?” Spencer Harris, director of Wrexham AFC, told the BBC on Thursday, before conceding that the actors' interest had been a “surreal experience.”. - Durant follows LeBron, Elton John's lead into football ownership. }); ga('ads.send', { Richard Lapchick | Contributing writer, ESPN.com, 'Deadpool' star Reynolds seeks to buy Welsh club. },false) hitType: 'event', Collin Martin, Landon Donovan and San Diego Loyal take a stand after anti-gay slur. For comparison, the average value of the playing squad of a Premier League team is 390 million pounds ($497 million), according to the soccer player valuation website Transfermarkt. ga('ads.send', { Download the NBC News app for breaking news and politics. Will soccer follow suit? Wrexham AFC — who, despite being Welsh, play in the English soccer league — were founded in 1864 and lay claim to having the oldest international soccer stadium in the world. The Wrexham Supporters Trust — the fan group that owns the club — announced last week that they had received a proposal to buy the team. Actor Ryan Reynolds has been revealed as a potential investor in Wrexham AFC, the Welsh team playing in the National League -- the fifth tier of English football. eventAction: 'click_image_ads' It is probably a little while off in terms of everything going through but you’d be lying if you didn’t think it was exciting. eventAction: 'click_adunit' ga('ads.send', { hitType: 'event', I've waited 8 years to respond to this tweet. hitType: 'event', eventAction: 'render' ga('create', 'UA-67136960-15', 'auto', 'ads'); This month, Macclesfield Town — based in the neighboring region of Cheshire and also in the National League — went bust after 146 years of play. if(document.querySelector("#ads")){ The Welsh team that plays in the fifth tier of the English football league system garnered eyeballs when news of Hollywood actors, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney were in talks to invest in the football club By Iain Leggat. MEAWW is an initialism for Media Entertainment Arts WorldWide. Traditionally Wrexham has been part of the Labour Party's “red wall,” but it voted resoundingly for Brexit in 2016 and returned a Conservative member of Parliament for the first time in the 2019 U.K. general election, helping to propel Prime Minister Boris Johnson's party back into office. Formed in 1864, the club went on to be supporter-owned since 2011. document.querySelector("#adunit").addEventListener('click',function(){ Yep, you never know. The biggest highlight is the side defeating Arsenal, one of the marquee teams in the Premier League in the FA Cup in 1992. Thursday, 24th September 2020, 2:50 pm. Early Premier League club-by-club assessments: Are Liverpool still favourites? }. Shaun Pearson, the current Wrexham skipper was optimistic about the club's journey forward when he heard the news of Hollywood taking an interest. Only then did they reveal that Reynolds, star of the "Deadpool" movies, was behind the bid, along with Rob McElhenney, the actor and creator of the TV series "It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.". Actor Ryan Reynolds has been revealed as a potential investor in Wrexham AFC, the Welsh team playing in the National League -- the fifth tier of English football. The Racecourse Ground is the home of Wrexham AFC and lays claim to being the oldest international soccer stadium in the world. Ryan Giggs' Wales team last played at Wrexham when they faced Trinidad and Tobago in March 2019. Wrexham avoided relegation to the National League (North) last season by a single point and have yet to start the 2020-21 campaign due to the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic on lower league football in the UK. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), MEAWW brings you the best content from its global team of eventAction: 'click_ads' This is something that could move the club forward in quite a big way," he told The Guardian. 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Arfon Griffiths, Gareth Davies, Joey Jones, and Tommy Matthias are some of the major names with over 200 appearances for Wrexham. Despite the rich legacy Wrexham eventually ran into financial troubles risking an ouster from the Football Conference when fans jumped to the rescue in 2011 raising £127,000 ($162,051) in one day to help pay for a bond that would see the team stay afloat. media-tech companies with hubs around the world. Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are trying to buy a Welsh football team. "I’m probably similar to everyone else; at first you think: ‘Nah, no way,’ but it is potentially a big opportunity for the club. They are also nicknamed the Robins. 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