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Tom Coleman

Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney to pull on red shirts and play for Wrexham

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are set to pull on the famous red shirt of Wrexham this summer.

The club's co-owners, who completed a deal for the non-league side in 2021, have both been named in the club's initial squad for a seven-a-side tournament in Cary, North Carolina.

The Soccer Tournament, which will run from June 1-4, is a winner-takes-all affair between 32 teams, with prize money of $1million at stake.

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Deadpool actor Reynolds and Always Sunny in Philadelphia creator McElhenney are set to take their place alongside Wrexham player-coach David Jones and former players Paul Rutherford, Shaun Pearson and Mark Carrington in bidding for glory.

Elsewhere, former Fulham and Tottenham midfielder Clint Dempsey is set to spearhead Team Dempsey, while the likes of Hashtag United and Liga MX side Club Necaxa will also be represented.

Also attending will be US Women, a side made up of former members of the US Women's National Team.

Wrexham have enjoyed huge global exposure since Reynolds and McElhenney took the reins, mainly due to the creation of their fly-on-the-wall 'Welcome To Wrexham' documentary.

Their participation in this tournament is seen as an ideal opportunity to further enhance the club's profile and, should they win the big prize, they have pledged to spend half the money on local community projects.

The Dragons are currently embroiled in an intense battle for automatic promotion from the National League as they bid to take their place in the EFL for the first time since 2008.

At the time of writing, they are currently second in the National League on 78 points, five behind leaders Notts County, although Phil Parkinson's men do have the luxury of two games in hand.

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