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Wrexham has just concluded one monstrous season. With a record-breaking speed-run of a season, the Welsh club is now getting ready to play league soccer after 15 years of exile. Almost every player from Wrexham AFC has played an important role in getting the club this feat.

Although, if Phil Parkinson had to pick a couple of names who have been the crème de la crop of this behemoth of a soccer team, his choices wouldn’t be as obvious. Ollie Palmer, Paul Mullin, Rob Lainton and, towards the end of the season, Ben Foster, these few names have taken Wrexham from a struggling tier-5 team to a team that defeated tier-2, Coventry.

Despite one match left in this season, Wrexham has now bagged the title and got themselves an automatic promotion. Amid all this, Ben Foster, the hero of the season-defining Wrexham vs Notts County match, has joined hands with a legendary athlete Usain Bolt.

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Wrexham star drafted in World XI

On June 11 the hero of Racecourse Ground, Ben Foster will swap his new home for the old one as he will play for the World XI in a Charity match. Scheduled in Old Trafford Foster will save the goalpost for the world’s fastest athlete.

Lee Mack, Steven Bartlett, and Reality TV star Kem Cetinay among many known names will be playing in a team captioned by Usain Bolt. Foster also made a major announcement sharing his inclusion in the biggest charity soccer match in the world.

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It appears that the deal he cracked with Ryan Reynolds and the National League during the negotiations of him filling Lainton’s space. He got the same with Soccer-Aid organizers. Sharing the announcement of him in the team on Twitter, Foster wrote, “Go pro in the goal gonna be” [fire emoji]. Meanwhile, his future in Wrexham’s squad still remains questionable.

A verbal agreement with Ryan Reynolds

Although, not official Ben Foster does have a verbal agreement with Ryan Reynolds on his place in the Wrexham AFC. During the celebration post-promotion, Ryan Reynolds and Foster were engaged in a talk that raised the rumors of Foster staying in the team for one more season.

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Wrexham owner said, “You’ve been here before,” to which Foster replied, “We’ll do it again this year.” Ryan Reynolds couldn’t control his excitement and he said, “Alright that’s a contract. He said, ‘We’ll do it again next year’. That’s it done. That is as good as gold. You just verbally signed.”

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There is no doubt Ryan Reynolds would want Foster in his squad as they face new challenges in league soccer. Whether Foster agrees? Only time can tell.