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Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney Approved as Potential Investors in Wrexham AFC

For their next roles, Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia creator and star Rob McElhenney want to take financial control of a Welsh soccer team.

Wrexham AFC is the oldest Welsh football club and the third-oldest in the world, founded in 1864. They currently compete in the fifth tier of English football after they were relegated from the fourth level during the 2007-08 season.

After the news was announced, Reynolds responded to a tweet from 2012 that said "you never know when Ryan Reynolds is going to show up in Wrexham.