Reynolds and McElhenney purchased Wrexham, the third-oldest professional soccer club in the world, for about $2.5 million in November 2020, despite neither having much prior knowledge of the sport or of North Wales.
The win will see Wrexham ascend next season from the National League, the fifth tier of the English football pyramid, into the EFL League Two for the first time since its relegation in 2007/8.
Wrexham, the Welsh soccer club owned by Hollywood A-listers Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, secured promotion back to the English Football League system for the first time in 15 years. The win meant Wrexham wrapped up the league title with one game to spare after a fierce challenge from Notts County. It will see the club ascend next season from the National League, the fifth tier of the English football pyramid, into the EFL League Two for the first time since its relegation in 2007/8.
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