Football fanatics have everything to love the documentary series “Welcome to Wrexham”of Star+. The story itself is already unique. Two Hollywood actors who, although they are just starting to follow football, buy the third oldest club in the world. They are involved body and soul in this English fifth division team based in a small Welsh town of barely 60,000 inhabitants.

The 18 episodes tell the beginning of this trajectory until the end of the 2021/22 season, the first where the actors Ryan Reynolds (“Deadpool”) and Rob McElhenney (from the series “It’s always sunny in Philadelphia”) take control of the club which they paid around 1 million euros at the time (5.6 million reais at the current exchange rate). “But why Wrexham? ask dozens of fans at the start of this unusual journey.

“We didn’t have a connection (with the club), we just had a feeling,” McElhenney says, speaking to fans at the modest Racecourse Ground, which seats just over 10,000 people.

the series of wrexham it not only details the life of a club from before with its modest glories, but sunk by the ghosts of the past. It also focuses on common everyday characters: the young midfielder who faces a family problem, a hopeful owner of a sports bar located next to the stadium, among many other people with unique love stories. for the club.

Canadian Reynolds and American McElhenney are also venturing into not only the position of owning a football team, but beginning to experience the pains and pleasures that the sport provides beyond the 90 minutes of the game. . The two show they are still learning a lot about soccer, including some basic rules of the game. In a low-scoring sport, as opposed to more popular in the United States, the soccer seems to be more fertile ground for the imponderable.

Both actors are giving clear signs that they want to get involved with the club, but also with the city, even though they are mostly on the other side of the Atlantic.

Those who have known English football for a long time know that American investors do not enjoy as much prestige there. Some millionaire businessmen left a bad impression on big clubs like liverpool (George Gillett and Tom Hicks), but also in other small and medium teams. For that, the candor of Reynolds and McElhenney at Wrexham is key to breaking down the barrier of mistrust with the fans.

When @RMcElhenney and I walked into it all, it all seemed so impossible. But impossible is @Wrexham_AFCfavorite color of. It was one of the most exciting things I have ever seen. Thank you to all the Wrexham supporters who came out and directed your hearts to this ground tonight pic.twitter.com/s4dbCDJS7W

—Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) January 29, 2023

The arrival of two actors at wrexham attracts international media attention, in addition to sponsorship deals with major companies, including the social network ICT Tac. With the large financial contribution of the duo – sometimes without as much caution – the dream of returning to the fourth division becomes more palpable, but the reality is often raw.

In football, the road is often winding. From signings that don’t work to star players getting injured. But it’s the obstacles along the way that make the journey interesting. The season itself Wrexham it helps the series be compelling. Incredible victories, heavy defeats, a visit to Wembley and a remarkable end to the season (and series).

Watching a documentary series about a team unknown to the Brazilian public and playing in the fifth division of English football may seem crazy. But all these ingredients make this story gripping until the last episode, which brings great emotions.