Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney had been hoping to attend Wrexham versus Birmingham games with Tom Brady in 2024-25, but that dream may be dashed.

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• Red Dragons have risen into third tier
• Blues have taken steps backwards
• Famous faces to be spotted at games

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  The Red Dragons and Blues, who both have famous investors in their respective boardrooms, find themselves in the same division after heading in opposite directions at the end of last season. Back-to-back promotions have lifted Wrexham into League One, while Birmingham have slipped into the third tier of English football for the first time since 1995.

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  McElhenney has reiterated a desire to take in a game alongside NFL great Brady in the upcoming campaign, with Wrexham seeing dates with Birmingham lined up for September 16 at SToK Racecourse and January 24, 2025 in the West Midlands.

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  There has been talk of a “celeb-fest” being enjoyed at those matches, but Brady is unlikely to make a trip over the Atlantic alongside Reynolds and McElhenney. That is because the seven-time Super Bowl winner has signed a lucrative analyst deal with Fox Sports.

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  Wrexham’s clash with Birmingham in September coincides with Monday Night Football in Week 2 of the new NFL season, while the match in January takes place on the same weekend as the NFC Championship Game, meaning that Brady will be expected in a punditry chair on American soil rather than soccer stands in the UK.

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