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Ryan Reynolds, Rob McEllhenney Acquire Welsh Soccer Club
Eben Novy-Williams Actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are acquiring a fifth-division English soccer club, and plan to use their own stardom — and a new documentary series — to promote the team globally. Variety’s sister site Sportico first reported the news.The two celebrities have an agreement to take over Wrexham AFC, which is based in Wales and plays in the National League, four tiers below the English Premier League.
