Inside the glitziest game in football as millionaire Hollywood owners face off in Wrexham vs Birmingham
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ROLL up for Hollywood vs the Wall Street-backed American sports GOAT: The Sequel. Wrexham and Birmingham face off tonight at the Racecourse Ground, and it’s not just a top-of-the-table League One game — but two glitzy worlds colliding. Or, as Rotherham manager Steve Evans called their first clash, the Real Madrid of League One against the Harlem Globetrotters.
![[Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/rob-mcelhenney-ryan-reynolds-cr-896040357.jpg?strip=all&w=768)
Hollywood A-listers Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s third-placed Wrexham host Tom Brady and Tom Wagner’s Wall Street-financed leaders Birmingham in the highest-profile fixture our third tier has ever known. And if Thursday night’s game is anything like the first instalment, we are in for a cracker.
![[Tom Brady and David Beckham holding a pink Inter Miami jersey.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/seven-time-super-bowl-champion-835845707.jpg?strip=all&w=706)
When the two teams met at St Andrew’s in September, the Blues came from behind to win 3-1 with two goals from £15million summer signing Jay Stansfield and Tomoki Iwata. But, in truth, the scoreline flattered Wrexham who were overpowered by a team that spent more money in the summer transfer window than any club outside the Premier League.
![[Soccer players in a heated disagreement on the field.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/paul-mullin-wrexham-krystian-bielik-933506291.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Even Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson quipped: “Birmingham bought every player we wanted to sign!”. Not only was Birmingham’s famous old ground packed to the rafters with more than 30,000 fans but the game attracted a global audience of FOUR MILLION - the biggest viewing figure ever for a third-tier game in any country, let alone England.
![[Illustration comparing Ryan Reynolds & Rob McElhenney to Tom Brady, highlighting their net worth, wives, homes, and car collections.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/jb_22_01_tott_wrexham-v-birmingham__1_.jpg?strip=all&w=554)
