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EXCLUSIVE: Ex-Premier League star George Boyd on teaming up with Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney's Wrexham for $1MILLION 7-a-side tournament in the US - and why it's NOT Cesc Fabregas he's most excited to play against

George Boyd lets out a laugh when asked if he's worried about blistering up.

The former Premier League midfielder retired back in 2021 and has kept himself ticking over with five-a-side matches with friends every Thursday night. It's all a far cry from the glitz and the glamour of this million-dollar, high-intensity tournament in the US.

Boyd has been roped in as one of Wrexham's guest stars for this tournament, largely down to his friendship with the Welsh side's player-manager, David Jones, who he played with at both Burnley and Sheffield Wednesday.

'Dave brought it up and I just jumped at the chance,' Boyd tells Mail Sport from Cary, North Carolina.