WREXHAM co-chairs Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are set to play for the club.

The pair have been named in the club’s initial squad for a seven-a-side tournament due to take place this summer in the United States.

The Hollywood actors, who bought the club in 2021, are due to play alongside Wrexham player-coach David Jones and former players Paul Rutherford, Shaun Pearson and Mark Carrington.

Wrexham have signed up to play in The Soccer Tournament, a winner-takes-all tournament in Cary, North Carolina from June 1-4 with 32 teams competing for a 1million US dollars (£831,000) prize.

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The Reds confirmed their participation earlier this month, joining a field that already includes former Fulham and Tottenham midfielder Clint Dempsey’s Team Dempsey, Hashtag United, Liga MX side Club Nexaca and US Women, made up of former United States internationals.

Deadpool actor Ryan and It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia creator Rob announced their intention to buy Wrexham in September 2020 and completed a deal for Wales’ oldest club the following February.

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Since then, heavy investment has turned the club into National League promotion contenders and they made further national headlines in late January when they came close to knocking Championship side Sheffield United out of the FA Cup.

The fly-on-the-wall ‘Welcome To Wrexham’ documentary has given the club a global profile, and participating in TST is seen as an opportunity to continue that.

Should Wrexham claim the big prize, the club has pledged to spend half of the money on community projects.