Ever since Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney took over Wrexham, the Red Dragons have become one of the most popular soccer teams in the USA. With “Welcome to Wrexham” and their showbiz owners’ social media antics, the Welsh team have become a household name in America.
It’s only natural that they are now being bombarded by American brands for collaborations. The Red Dragons, in their latest collaboration deal, partnered up with Blake Lively’s alcohol brand for a hilarious video segment.
Wrexham players star in hilarious video segment for Betty Booze
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Earlier today, Blake Lively-owned popular canned cocktail manufacturing brand Betty Booze released a video on their social media in collaboration with Wrexham AFC. The video saw Wrexham players James Jones, Rob Lainton, and Luke Young compete against each other as salesmen at a Betty Booze outlet.
The trio was each given a drink – Bourbon, Lemonade, and Shiso respectively. Their objective was to sell the maximum number of the allotted drinks in the same timeframe.
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As expected, the video was a fun riot with the trio using their charisma and humor to win over the customers. The competition was won by Rob Lainton’s Team Bourbon with 37 cans sold. James Jones at 35 was second.
On the other hand, the Red Dragons have had quite a pre-season journey, having faced the likes of Manchester United, who they battered 3-1. Although United fielded pretty much their youth squad, goals from Lee, Hayden and Dalby saw the Welsh side win comfortably. This win will likely instil confidence within the squad as they close out their pre-season tour.
The Red Dragons end their US Tour tomorrow with a final clash against Philadelphia Unions II
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The pre-season US Tour for Wrexham has been very eventful. From bagging multiple sponsorship and collaboration deals to stellar on-field performances, Wrexham will look to end its American pre-season tour tomorrow on a positive note.
The Red Dragons will be taking on American side Philadelphia Unions’ affiliate team in the final match of their tour. What’s special about this match is the fact that both Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are Philadelphia natives. So this will be one of the rare occasions where the owners can witness their team play in their native city.
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Despite Paul Mullin’s absence, Wrexham looks like the favorites against Philadelphia Unions II. We might see a lot more experiments and new faces from Wrexham’s side since this will be the last match before they start their League 2 campaign against MK Dons on August 5th. Who are you backing for the win? Let us know in the comments below!