FILE - Britain's King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort meet Wrexham Soccer team co owners, US actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney and players during their visit to Wrexham Association Football Club's Racecourse Ground, in Wrexham, England, Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. The Hollywood owners of Wrexham are still learning the vernacular of British soccer. They dont need any advice, though, in setting the scene for this weekends FA Cup match against second-division Sheffield United. (Arthur Edwards/Pool Photo via AP, File)Wrexham's Paul Mullin celebrates scoring against Sheffield United during the English FA Cup fourth round soccer match at The Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, Wales, Sunday Jan. 29, 2023. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)Wrexham co-owner, actor Ryan Reynolds arrives prior to the English FA Cup 4th round Soccer match between Wrexham and Sheffield United at The Racecourse Ground, in Wrexham, England, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)
FILE - Britain's King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort meet Wrexham Soccer team co owners, US actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney and players during their visit to Wrexham Association Football Club's Racecourse Ground, in Wrexham, England, Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. The Hollywood owners of Wrexham are still learning the vernacular of British soccer. They dont need any advice, though, in setting the scene for this weekends FA Cup match against second-division Sheffield United. (Arthur Edwards/Pool Photo via AP, File)
BOSTON – Wrexham, the fifth-tier Welsh club owned by actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, will send a team to compete in a $1 million, winner-take-all, seven—on-seven tournament in early June in Cary, North Carolina.
The 32-team tournament includes Mexico's Necaxa and teams organized by former U.S captain Clint Dempsey, U.S. women's team midfielder Heather O’Reilly and Hashtag United, a British site founded by YouTube personality Spencer Carmichael-Brown.
Wrexham adviser Shaun Harvey said if the club wins the tournament, it would use $500,000 of the prize money for community work.
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