Wrexham AFC, a Welsh team bought by Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds and fellow actor Rob McElhenney, won England’s Fifth Division on Saturday and returned to the country’s top leagues after 15 years.
Wrexham is one of the oldest and most traditional clubs in the world, but it has been shunned since the turn of the century. In 2021, the team is back in the spotlight after being bought by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, American movie and TV stars. This Saturday, after the disappointment of last season, they got their dream of reaching League Two, the last of the “elite” football teams in England.
In Round 45 of the National League (Division Five), Wrexham beat Boreham Wood 3–1, reaching 110 points, reaching the competition title, and finally returning to League Two. The goal of the Hollywood actors is to take the Welsh team to the English Premier League, the first division of football in England, which is considered the best league in the world. Therefore, now they have to move from the Second League to the First League, then to the Championship and finally to the Premier League.
Wales team in the England Championship? Back to the elite leagues?
Despite being a team from Wales, Wrexham compete in leagues in England, which accept teams that are part of the United Kingdom. For the past fifteen years the Welsh team has been in fifth place, known as the National League. In the English football league system, only the top four divisions are part of the English Football League, which runs professional football in the country.
In short, Wrexham were in the so-called “non-league”, which is of League Five, which is not part of major football in England. Now back in the second league, the club has gained more representation, more money and more professionalism.
Ryan Reynolds is one of the biggest names in Hollywood today. Always known for being a fun guy, with jokes at all times, he started his career as a sweetheart in romantic comedies. In recent years, he’s taken on all kinds of roles, the main one being the anti-hero Deadpool, which has been a massive hit.
Rob McElhinney is an American television actor. It was he who had the idea to buy Wrexham and invited his friend Ryan to be a part of that story. He has done such successful series as Lost, Law and Order and Game of Thrones, but his most notable role is the role in the series “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”, which has been on the air since 2005 in the USA and achieved great success.
