A ‘Welcome to Wrexham Bus Tour’ will be heading around LA this week connecting football fans from America to the Welsh side ahead of the documentary release.

The tour will promote ‘Welcome to Wrexham’, the documentary by Wrexham AFC owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, which is set to premiere on FX and Disney + on August 25 (August 24 in the States).

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The Hollywood duo who have officially been in charge of Wrexham AFC since early 2021, have documented not just the club’s journey last season, but also their own as they learn what it means to own a football club.

The Wrexham Bus Tour will visit stadiums and bars in LA where fans of Major League Soccer (MLS) will be greeted with a red bus advertising the documentary.

MLS is the highest level of football in the US and is sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation. It currently consists of 28 teams, 25 of which are in the US and three in Canada. It is due to expand to 29 teams in 2023.

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The announcement of the tour was made on social media by the official Welcome to Wrexham account, which Tweeted: “FX’s Welcome to Wrexham Bus Tour is coming to LA. We’re packing up & hitting the road with a double decker bus to visit some of MLS’ biggest fans this week. #WrexhamFX”

 

The tour is four days long and begins at the Banc of California Stadium on August 16, where LA FC is due to play DC United.

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Then, on August 17 the tour moves to the Championship Soccer Stadium, where Orange County Soccer Club will play Las Vegas Lights FC on the day.

On August 19, the tour moves on to its first bar. The bus will arrive at The Greyhound bar and Grill in Glendale, LA to meet with the MLS fans.

The final date is August 20, when the bus will arrive at 33 Taps Silver Lake, a sports bar in California.