Wrexham, the old Welsh club bought by actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, rose

He Wrexham de Galesthe small and old club bought in November 2020 by the American actors Ryan Reynolds y Rob McElhenneypromoted this Saturday to League Two, the fourth division of English professional football unleashing a party in that town in north Wales.

The arrival of Hollywood stars in control of the club founded in 1864, considered one of the three oldest in the world, had unleashed a strong controversy among Wreham fans at the time, but the team began to win and criticism turned in applause, until the Olympic return this Saturday, which returns the “Red Dragons” to the fourth division. The dream, of course, is “to arrive in a few years” to be part of the elite, the millionaire Premier League.

After beating Boreham Wood 3-1, Wrexham snapped a 15-year run, eventually managing to win the National League final, which puts them back in the lower division of professional soccer. Reynolds, famous for his role as superheroes in Deadpooland McElhenney, had paid $2.5 million for the club in 2020.

The Wreham had a historic season, since they reaped 110 points, winning 34, drawing eight and losing just three, of the 45 games they played throughout the year.

It is worth mentioning that it is the third longest-running professional club in the history of world football, founded in 1864, and after the controversy over the purchase of Hollywood stars in November 2020, the new structure became official in February 2021. .

Since then, a path has been started towards which aims to bring Red Dragons to the Premier League “and make them a global power”.

At the same time, they decided to document everything that goes on around the club and thus the Starplus series “Welcome to Wreham” was created.

With Wrexham promoted, they will replace Rochdale in EFL League Two, who were relegated on Saturday after 102 years in the EFL.

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