Hollywood Derby: Brady’s Birmingham beat Reynolds and McElhenney’s Wrexham

September 17 – An English tier-3 game dubbed the Hollywood derby went the way of Birmingham City on Monday when they beat Wrexham 3-1.

The League One fixture would not normally be of interest outside the two clubs but the profiles of both clubs’ owners have changed that story

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s association with Wrexham has been well documented, not least in the TV series Welcome to Wrexham, while Birmingham have superstar NFL legend Tom Brady as a minority shareholder. Brady has just taken centerstage in the US with his debut in the US as a lead NFL analyst on Fox. He attended the match with David Beckham beside him.

The result put Birmingham level on points with Wrexham at the top of League One with the latter ahead on goal difference having played a game more.