Ryan Reynolds-owned Welsh soccer club Wrexham AFC is on the move. Earlier this year, the team returned to the EFL League Two after a 15-year wait. Recently, the Red Dragons acquired championship player Will Boyle as their first summer signing. Seems like Boyle and the others have some immediate work to do. Word is out that Wrexham AFC has landed on American soil, awaiting the London-based Premier League giant, Chelsea FC’s arrival. Wrexham and Chelsea will lock horns at Chapel Hill on Wednesday.
The hosts are all the more excited about the soccer action. Tickets for the game have already been sold out. The match will bring together soccer fans from across the United States. Apparently, a North Carolina-based financial expert confidently sounded off that the match will bring a business boom for the hosts.
Business will boom for Chapel Hill, courtesy of Wrexham AFC-Chelsea match
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Wrexham AFC will be on the other side of the Atlantic for the next few days. North Carolina is the Welsh side’s first stop in their American tour. The Red Dragons and Chelsea FC will faceoff in the Florida Cup final at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The hosts in Chapel Hill have been going the extra mile ever since the matchup was announced. Thanks to the hosts, tickets got sold out in a matter of days. Soccer fans from all 50 American states have reportedly bought tickets for the match.
In a recent interview with Wral News, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce CEO, Aaron Nelson elaborated on the economic impact of the match on the city. “We see the economic impact north of 15 million dollars on this single game. and that’s going to come in the form of folks visiting our the retailers and restaurants and hotels,” said Aaron Nelson. “Also the flights and the gas that they purchased before they head out, the economic impact is going to be substantial.”
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Will Wrexham’s star owners show up at Chapel Hill?
Shortly after elaborating on the game’s economic impact, Aaron Nelson requested the incoming fans to visit the city’s official websites to check for parking spots. Soon enough, the interviewer asked Nelson if Wrexham’s owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney will show up for the game. “I’m told the owners will be present and enjoying themselves out,” Nelson said in response.
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If Reynolds and McElhenney were to show up, the already fuelled-up buzz around the game will just skyrocket. Well, even if they won’t show up at Chapel Hill, Wrexham will soon take to Tinsel Town to face the LA Galaxy in a friendly. LA being LA, a bunch of A-listers will surely rush to catch a glimpse of Ryan Reynolds’ side.
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