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Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney discover who opponents will be in their Wrexham debuts

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Published 12:12 11 May 2023 GMT+1

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney discover who opponents will be in their Wrexham debuts

The two Wrexham co-owners are going to make their playing debuts for the newly promoted League Two side.

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Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are set to step out of the boardroom and onto the pitch for Wrexham this season, and they now know who they'll be facing.

The two Hollywood stars, who have grabbed the attention of many football fans, have certainly learnt a lot about the sport in their short time involved with it.

In fact, quite a while into the whole process they still didn't even know the offside rule and had to be taught by David Beckham, in pretty embarrassing circumstances.

But the pair really do seem to get what it means to be the owner of the Welsh side, even claiming they don't like the phrase 'owners,' for all the right reasons.

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After sending the players off on holiday to Las Vegas, after a promise they made, the pair are now getting ready for the club's first season in League Two in 15 years.

So far that has included unsuccessful attempts at trying to get Gareth Bale to come out of retirement and play for them, and competing for a Championship striker.

But the summer is also going to look very different for the two owners, who are about to pull on the Wrexham shirt to play for the first time.

They're taking part in The Soccer Tournament, in the US next month, a seven-a-side competition with team's from across the world competing.

The pair are registered to play as part of Wrexham Red Dragons and their first match will be against Italy's Como 1907, who include Cesc Fabregas in their side.

McElhenney and Reynolds will be representing their team on the pitch soon. Image: Alamy
McElhenney and Reynolds will be representing their team on the pitch soon. Image: Alamy

Serie B side Como are part of a project themselves, with Fabregas and Thierry Henry part owners and Dennis Wise the president of the club.

READ MORE: The unique experience of a Como 1907 matchday

READ MORE: Cesc Fabregas exclusive: ‘I gave absolutely everything and more for Arsenal, I’ll be grateful to the fans forever’

READ MORE: Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are set to play for Wrexham

As well as the Italians, Reynold, McElhenney and player-coach David Jones, and some former players, will take on a US Women's team made up of former USWNT players and Say Word FC, a team representing black colleges and universities in America.

The tournament, with a $1 million prize, takes place from June 1st to June 4th and includes the likes of West Ham and Hashtag United from England.

The game doesn't even stop after the initial 40 minutes allotted, with teams having to reach a 'target score' once the time has run out.

That means if a game is 6-4, the target will be set at seven goals and one side only needs one to win and the other needs three.

Reynolds and McElhenney can forget everything they already know about football, especially the offside rule...

Featured Image Credit: Instagram/Alamy

Topics: Wrexham, Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney, League Two

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Ryan is a journalist for SPORTbible with over eight years of experience. Passionate about all sports, he mainly covers football and F1 - Daniel Ricciardo once spent an entire interview referring to him as 'Ryan Gosling,' still his proudest moment.

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