AFC Wrexham: “Hollywood club” celebrate promotion to League Two

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Amidst the cheers of thousands of euphoric AFC Wrexham fans, Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds snatched the silver trophy for a kiss. “Everything I wear smells like champagne, beer and weed,” wrote the 46-year-old about the little Welsh football fairy tale and felt “still somewhere between giggling and sobbing.” A good two years after taking over the traditional club Reynolds and his acting buddy Rob McElhenney, Wrexham were promoted to the fourth English division on Saturday.

Pure ecstasy: Wrexham celebrate promotion to the fourth English division.

“This city and this sport is one of the most romantic things in the world,” Reynolds wrote on social media Sunday. The 3-1 win against FC Boreham on the penultimate day of the National League, which made promotion perfect, was followed emotionally by the two club owners from North America in the stadium. “In the Hollywood world of illusion, all that glitters is not gold,” wrote the “BBC” – in small Wrexham, so the conclusion, but yes.

AFC Wrexham: Prince William congratulates Welsh on promotion

Founded in 1864, the club from north-east Wales has come through tough times, and the world-renowned investors came at the right time. Reynolds and McElhenney had declared the project a matter close to their hearts – contrary to the rather anonymous donor habit in great English football. There was even royal praise for this on Saturday. “Congratulations,” wrote Prince William and Princess Kate on Twitter to the club, “with such an amazing story looking forward to an exciting future in the Football League.”

The club from the small town of just under 70,000 inhabitants describes itself as the third oldest in the world and clearly benefits from the glamor and investments of the two film stars. Well-known actor buddy Paul Rudd was also there on Saturday. “I’m not quite sure if I’ve processed what happened tonight,” Reynolds told BT Sport, adding, “I’m still a bit speechless.”

The fourth division, League Two, is part of professional football in England, and a 15-year dry spell ended for Wrexham on Saturday. But there is still a long way to go before the Premier League with the giants from London and Manchester. “What’s going through my head right now is people kept asking at the beginning: why Wrexham, why Wrexham? What’s happening right now is exactly why,” Reynolds said. The wild ascension celebration was already raging on the lawn. Which fifth division professional can claim that pictures of him go around the (soccer) world like this.

“We can hear what it means for this city,” McElhenney said to the cheers of the fans. “The fact that we can experience this and be part of this community is the honor of life for me.” Wrexham can no longer be knocked out of first place in the National League with one game left. The “Hollywood Club” has 110 points, four more than Notts County in second place.

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