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Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney joined Wrexham AFC players on an open-top bus as the club celebrated a double promotion in front of thousands of jubilant fans.
Fans lined the streets in the northeast Wales city to cheer on the club’s men’s and women’s teams gaining promotion in their respective leagues this season.
The men’s team are returning to the English Football League for the first time in 15 years – they will play in League Two in the forthcoming campaign.
Wrexham Women have been promoted from the Adran North League and will next play in the Adran Premier, the highest league for women’s football in Wales.
The three-bus trophy parade started and finished at the Racecourse Ground stadium as it toured the city on a loop, allowing supporters to celebrate the efforts of players and staff.
In earlier interviews, co-owners Reynolds and McElhenney, who bought the club in 2021, stated that their aim is to reach the Premier League, even if it takes 20 years.
Joining them was star signing Ben Foster, who came out of retirement to sign a one-year deal in September.
Fans chanted “one more year”, with several of his teammates joining in.
Reynolds and McElhenney have also tried to convince former Wales captain Gareth Bale to come out of retirement and play for Wrexham.
Speaking to Sky News, a US couple who took time out of holidaying in Ireland to join fans said they discovered the club during lockdown.
“With COVID happening all around the world we heard this story and we watched them on the streaming services,” said Robin Beattie. “We fell in love with it.”
“We happened to be on vacation in Dublin and said, ‘Let’s hop on over’. We’re very happy to see the excitement in the town. It’s a Cinderella story. We love it.”
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