Ryan Reynolds’ team debuts on television with better numbers than the MLS

The success of the Welsh team Wrexham AFC begins to have significant growth in the United States, because despite being a team from the fifth division of English football, the club became a major attraction in part thanks to Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds, who along with Rob McElhenney acquired the British team.

Since Reynolds joined the team as co-owner, Wrexham became popular thanks to the Welcome to Wrexham series, which chronicles how the two American actors try to ensure that what is the third oldest club in the world has a great golden age full of success.

This success was reflected in Wrexham’s debut on television, as part of the FA Cup qualifying round, the same one in which he faced the Blyth Spartans and which obtained an audience higher than the broadcast that the MLS recorded in the week of Decision Day.

Ryan Reynolds’ success as an owner is reflected in the United States

According to data from Daily showbuzz, the duel between Deadpool’s team and the Spartans in the FA Cup recorded an average of 89,000 viewers, not counting the streaming broadcast via the ESPN + service.

While the MLS Decision Day matches broadcast on fS1 on October 9 only saw 54,000 spectators, which speaks to the significant impact Ryan Reynolds and his club have on English football in the United States. despite being a fifth division team and this speaks to the success that Wrexham matches could have on television.

Wrexham make history and advance to the first round of the FA Cup

In the FA Cup qualifying round replay, Wrexham beat the Blyth Spartans 3-2 to advance to the first round of the FA Cup, where they will face the winner of the match between Oldham Athletic and Chester. So far it is unknown if the confrontation will be televised in the United States due to the high expectation the team is beginning to generate.