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Wrexham to face Manchester United and Chelsea in US summer tour: full schedule, opponents, dates, venues confirmed
The Blues and the Red Devils are two of four teams the Red Dragons will face as the visit the United States in July.
Wrexham, owned by Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, have confirmed the final fixture of their US summer tour, which will see them play a total of four matches in 10 days across the United States of America, including meetings with Premier League giants Manchester United and Chelsea.
Chelsea kick off US tour
The Red Dragons, who are based in Wales but have won promotion to English Football League Two (the fourth tier of the English soccer league system) for the 2023/24 season, will kick off their spell stateside by taking on Mauricio Pochettino’s Blues on Wednesday 19 July at Kenan Hill Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Despite Wrexham being founded in 1864 and Chelsea in 1905, this will be the first ever meeting between two. The teams will also take part in an open training session on the eve of the game at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina.
From there, they will head west to Los Angeles, where they will face LA Galaxy II on Saturday 22 July at the first team’s home ground, Dignity Health Sports Park.
Manchester United after Los Angeles visit
Their third match of the tour will again see them play Premier League opposition in the shape of the Red Devils. Back in March, legendary United manager Sir Alex Ferguson joined Reynolds and McElhenney on a spoof video call to promote the friendly, which will take place at the 35,000-capacity Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, California on Tuesday 25 July.
Wrexham have now revealed that the fourth and final game of the tour will once more be against an MLS reserve team, this time Philadelphia Union II, who currently play in MLS Next Pro. The Union’s Subaru Park will host the game, which will take place on Friday 28 July.
Welcome to Wrexham
The Welsh club have enjoyed a surge in popularity in the US and around the globe following the success of the Welcome to Wrexham documentary, in which Reynolds and McElhenney tell the story of how they try to turn around the fortunes of a club that is widely considered to be the third oldest soccer club in the world. After 15 years out of the English league system, they won promotion back to English Football League two in April.