Wrexham AFC has become a household name in soccer now. Everyone is now accustomed to its name. Famous actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have brought Hollywood magic to the Welsh club. They are constantly surrounded by the headlines and take the limelight for obvious reasons.
Be it the club’s ownership or their emphatic domestic success, the Red Dragons’ popularity is on a different level. Surprisingly, it even got them an unlikely shoutout from Real Madrid on a famous social media platform.
Wrexham gets a shoutout from Real Madrid
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Real Madrid is already preparing for this season as they continue to make moves in the transfer market. The Los Blancos recently announced the signing of England superstar, Jude Bellingham. Since then, the Spanish giants are endorsing his signing on social media in many creative ways.
📲 Real Madrid's official account on TikTok. 🤨🤣 pic.twitter.com/6QAgyxCOnX
— Madrid Zone (@theMadridZone) June 16, 2023
Hence, recently, Madrid used the famous platform TikTok to make a trending video for their 31,700,000 TikTok fans to see the Galactic signing. In the video, there are names of several clubs that end with the initials, ‘Ham,’ which are being striked out. Therefore, the names of the club included Tottenham, West Ham, Birmingham, Gillingham, and surprisingly, Wrexham.
how the fuck have we ended up on real madrids tiktok 💀 pic.twitter.com/f4ngtSMGwO
— Harry Russell 💙 (@hxrryrussell) June 16, 2023
At the end of the clip, Bellingham can be seen showing his name on the jersey by pointing out his thumbs at the back. This video has left the soccer world as well as the Wrexham fans both surprised and in hysterics. Be that as it may, it is a proud moment for the Red Dragons and other smaller division clubs of England to get an unlikely shoutout from a club like Madrid.
Likewise, it also tells how the popularity of the club has grown. However, this isn’t the only time they made their name on such a big platform as the Reynolds’ side also made it to New York’s Times Square.
The Red Dragons made it to New York Times Square
Wrexham can’t seem to take off the limelight as they recently took center stage at New York’s Times Square. On one of the digital TV screens, the news of Ben Foster’s contract extension with Wrexham was scrolling on the small headline banner. The banner read, “Foster agrees to a new contract to stay at Wrexham.”
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Big news in Times Sq, NYC. @BenFoster @VancityReynolds @RMcElhenney @Wrexham_AFC Wrexham famous everywhere 🏴🏴 pic.twitter.com/rWvOmFNOon
— Peter Caldecott (@petecaldy) June 9, 2023
Indeed, the fact that the name Wrexham appeared on the screens of Times Square is a moment of great pride for both the club and its owners. It also indicates the club’s increasing popularity and growth among American fans. Be that as it may, it must have brought smiles to Reynolds and Foster’s faces.
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What are your thoughts on Wrexham making it to Times Square? Also, let us know about Real Madrid’s TikTok shoutout.