For the past five years, Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac have owned Welsh football club, Wrexham AFC, with their exploits documented in the FX series. welcome to wrexham.
The club has since undergone a remarkable turnaround, achieving league promotion, bringing in blue chip sponsors and turning entertainment giants into the main attractions of the town (pop. 45,000). It also gave a small regional football team a global fan base.
But there’s one thing the pair haven’t yet done with the club: call a live game.
Mack and Reynolds will co-host the live broadcast from STōK Cae Ras (the racecourse where Wrexham hosts their matches) for the Wrexham AFC vs Swansea City match on 13 March. special, called Live from Wrexham with Rob and RyanWill include unscripted match analysis and real-time reactions from Sky Sports presenter David Prutton as well as Mack and Reynolds.
The special will stream on Paramount+ in the US and Sky Sports in the UK
“As with our decision to take over Wrexham five years ago, we don’t really know how it’s going to turn out, but we’ll give it our best,” Mack and Reynolds said in a statement. “None of us have called a sporting event of any kind, let alone a game whose rules we originally learned five years ago. Either way, it will be another unpredictable day at the racecourse and we can’t wait. We are grateful to our partners at the EFL and Sky Sports, of whom we hope they are ready with the bleep button.”
Wrexham CEO Michael Williamson said, “From the beginning of Rob and Ryan’s ownership, we have striven to do things differently as a club.” “For the first time Live from Wrexham with Rob and RyanTeaming up with Sky Sports and the EFL, we continue on this theme and provide Wrexham fans globally with another unique way to follow our match with Swansea where sport and entertainment collide.