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Wrexham confirm former Premier League title winner will play for the club during pre-season

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Updated 14:52 28 May 2025 GMT+1Published 14:51 28 May 2025 GMT+1

Wrexham confirm former Premier League title winner will play for the club during pre-season

The Red Dragons will return to the pitch just weeks after securing promotion to the Championship.

Ben McCrum

Ben McCrum

Wrexham have announced that a former Premier League winner will play for them in an exclusive pre-season tournament set to get underway in the coming days.

Having secured promotion for the third successive season after finishing second in the League One table, Wrexham are currently riding what seems to be an unstoppable wave.

But in order to survive in the Championship, the Red Dragons are going to have to ensure they are playing at the peak of their ability, while also signing some proven talent from England's top divisions.

And it seems that they are well aware of this, as Wrexham have officially entered an exclusive pre-season tournament with three Premier League players included in their squad, one of whom won the title in the famous 2015-16 season.

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Wrexham secured promotion to the Championship after finishing second in League One. (Image: Getty)
Wrexham secured promotion to the Championship after finishing second in League One. (Image: Getty)

The TST (The Soccer Tournament) 7-a-side tournament will get underway in Cary, North Carolina next week, and Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney's club will be represented by a team called the Wrexham Red Dragons.

Their squad will feature a mix of first-team players, legends and friends of the club, including former Leicester City star Marc Albrighton.

Wrexham Red Dragons will face Real Athletico, The Concafa Soccer Club and AFC Bournemouth in the group stage, with the likes of West Ham United, Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund and Hashtag United all competing in other groups.

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So who will feature? You can see the full squad list HERE, but the following former Premier League players will take part, according to the official TST website.

Marc Albrighton - Aston Villa, Leicester City, Wigan Athletic, West Bromwich Albion

George Boyd - Stevenage Borough, Nottingham Forest, Hull City, Burnley, Sheffield Wednesday, Peterborough United, Salford City and Scotland Men's National Team.

David Jones - Manchester United, Derby County, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wigan Athletic, Burnley and Sheffield Wednesday.

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Brandon Barker - Manchester City, Glasgow Rangers, Omonia, Morecambe

Marc Albrighton made 310 Premier League appearances in his career. (Image: Getty)
Marc Albrighton made 310 Premier League appearances in his career. (Image: Getty)

The TST will take place at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina from June 4-9.

The 48-team men’s tournament will begin on June 4, with teams being split into 12 groups of four.

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16 teams will be eliminated while the remaining 32 will compete in the the knockout rounds, beginning on June 6.

TST’s round of 16 and quarterfinals will take place on June 7, and the two semifinal matches will be played June 8.

Both the men’s and women’s tournaments will finish with in a winner-take-all championship match on June 9, with a total of $1million up for grabs in prize money in each match.

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: Wrexham, Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney, Leicester City

Ben McCrum
Ben McCrum

Ben is a sports journalist who specialises in football and MMA. He has written for publications such as Manchester Evening News, WiganToday, Manchester World and beIN Sports. Throughout his career he has interviewed top athletes in MMA including Tom Aspinall and Michael Bisping.

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