Wrexham executive director Humphrey Ker says America’s reaction to the team this summer has exceeded their wildest expectations.
The Welsh club have become one of the most talked-about teams in the world since Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney took charge 30 months ago.
The ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ docuseries has seen the club wins hearts and minds across the world, with that blossoming fandom clear during this summer’s US tour.
More than 50,000 were in attendance for last week’s friendly against Chelsea in North Carolina and many of the 34,248 at Tuesday’s friendly against Manchester United’s youngsters were rooting for the League Two club.
“It’s been extraordinary, really,” actor and club executive director Ker told the PA…
What the papers say
The Guardian reports that Arsenal are considering bringing in a striker and winger this summer, with Newcastle forward Alexander Isak and Crystal Palace winger Michael Olise among their targets.
Germany boss Julian Nagelsmann has managerial options outside of Bayern Munich and will make a decision in the next week or so, his agent says via the Metro.
Ex-Liverpool and Everton boss Rafael Benitez will take over as manager at Sao Paulo, less than month after he was sacked by Celta Vigo, claims The Sun.
Chelsea are preparing for offers from Liverpool and Ligue 1 outfit Paris St Germain for England international defender Levi Colwill.
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Alan Pardew is excited about returning to one of his former clubs as Crystal Palace head to Southampton in the FA Cup.
Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew is relishing his return to Southampton for Saturday s FA Cup fourth-round tie.
Pardew, who was sacked as Southampton boss in 2010 after just over a year in charge, left Newcastle United earlier this month to take over at Palace, for whom he was a player for four years from 1987.
He has since overseen three successive victories, including a 4-0 win over non-League Dover in the third round of the Cup, and a 3-2 comeback triumph over Burnley in the Premier League last weekend.
However, Pardew has endured a miserable run of results at St Mary s since his dismissal by Southampton.
In three return t…
Mexican club Pachuca have officially agreed to bring Nery Castillo to the South American nation for the first time in his career.
After 12 years in Europe, the 28-year-old celebrated his most recent birthday by leaving Aris Thessaloniki and signing a three-year contract with the Hidalgo side.
Castillo will reunite with Hugo Sanchez, who coached him from 2007 to 2008 with El Tri. The former Olympiakos striker burst onto the international scene under Sanchez s tutelage, with a fantastic Copa America 2007 campaign that saw Castillo score against Brazil, Ecuador and Paraguay.
His performance at the South American competition sealed a big-money transfer to Shakhtar Donetsk, but he struggled to nail down a first-team spot. Loan spells at Manchester City, Dnipro Dnipro…
Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder has signed a new three-year deal ahead of his side s Premier League return.
The Blades have earned two promotions in three seasons since Wilder took charge in May 2016.
After guiding United out of League One with 100 points in his first campaign at Bramall Lane, the 51-year-old ended the Yorkshire club s 12-year exile from the top flight by finishing second to Norwich City in the Championship last season.
Chris signing a new contract underpins everything we are attempting to do at Bramall Lane, chief executive officer Stephen Bettis told United s official website.
He s been the catalyst for our success over the past few years, he is a driven individual and his focus since promotion was secured has been preparing t…
According to a recent report from Marca, Kylian Mbappe has formally asked Paris Saint-Germain to negotiate his move away from the club with Real Madrid.
Real have opened up proceedings with a €160 million offer but as of this writing, PSG are yet to respond.
They may partly be holding out for a better deal or, alternatively, they may be putting the necessary pieces in place to replace Mbappe with someone else potentially even Cristiano Ronaldo.
Mbappe may not have had the best time at Euro 2020 but he s still considered to be one of the best players in world football. If he truly wants to be the main man then a switch to Real Madrid makes a whole lot of sense, but given how much fire power PSG are going to have this season, it also makes sense for him to somew…
UEFA has defended its fair and transparent bidding process for the Europa League final and is working to find cheaper options for Arsenal and Chelsea fans travelling to Baku.
The build-up to the May 29 encounter has been mired in logistical and financial challenges for supporters hoping to reach the Azerbaijani capital.
The Premier League heavyweights have been allocated no more than 6,000 tickets each, a small fraction of the 68,700-capacity Olympic Stadium and a number ridiculed by supporter groups of both sides.
UEFA s move to alleviate the stress on local airports led a bitterly disappointed Arsenal to brand the awarding of hosting rights to a venue with such limited transport provision as quite simply not right .
Baku was selected ahead of Seville a…
England international Jude Bellingham scored on his LaLiga debut as Real Madrid began their league season with a 2-0 victory at Athletic Bilbao.
Bellingham, who joined Real from Borussia Dortmund earlier this summer, scored his team’s second goal eight minutes before half-time.
Rodrygo had opened the scoring nine minutes earlier, and it proved a dominant display by Real, with Bellingham at the heart of it.
Jude Victor William Bellingham, at your service.
— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadriden)
Saturday’s other two LaLiga games finished as draws, with Real Sociedad being held 1-1 at home by Girona and Real Mallorca claiming a point by the same scoreline at Las Palmas.
Takefusa Kubo put Socieded in front after just five minutes at the Re…
Chelsea manager Emma Hayes demanded more protection for players after Sam Kerr sensationally knocked over a pitch invader during the midweek Women s Champions League clash against Juventus.
After winning the FA Cup at Wembley on Sunday, high-flying Chelsea played out a goalless draw with Juventus at Kingsmeadow in London on Wednesday.
The result, which left Chelsea waiting until the final group game to secure a place in the Champions League knockout stage, was overshadowed by a pitch invader during the closing stages of the match.
An individual entered the field to take selfies, prompting Chelsea and Australia star Kerr – who scored twice in the FA Cup victory over Arsenal – to barge over the pitch invader with her shoulder, leading to a yellow card.
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Mevlut Erding says Zlatan Ibrahimovic is one of the three best players in the world, alongside Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Swede grabbed all the headlines in the off-season after leaving AC Milan to join wealthy Paris Saint-Germain in a blockbuster 20 million-euro deal, and has made a stunning start to life at the Parc des Princes with five goals in his first four games.
Erding, who played for PSG between 2009 and 2012, was part of the exodus following the club s Qatari takeover last year, but he nonetheless proceeded to shower praise of the highest order on his fellow striker.
He is one of the three best players in the world, alongside Messi and Ronaldo, the Turkey international told France Football.
We are lucky to have him in Ligue 1. Wh…