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(Reuters) – Wrexham, the newly-promoted Welsh club owned by actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, will compete in a seven-on-seven tournament in early June in Cary, North Carolina.<\/p>\n

The 32-team event from June 1-4 called The Soccer Tournament will consist of a group stage and knockout rounds capped by a winner-takes-all $1 million championship game. The field features clubs from seven different countries.<\/p>\n

Last month, Wrexham sealed promotion to the English Football League as fifth tier champions after beating Boreham Wood 3-1 to win the National League with a game to spare.<\/p>\n

The club have attracted plenty of attention in the famously soccer-ambivalent United States thanks to their owners’ star power and their popular docu-series “Welcome to Wrexham.”<\/p>\n

They will begin the group stage of The Soccer Tournament on June 1 against Italian Serie B club Como 1907, whose ownership group includes soccer greats Thierry Henry and Cesc Fabregas.<\/p>\n

Late that day, Wrexham will face a U.S. women’s side of former national team players before closing out the group stage on June 2 against Say Word FC, a young team paying homage to Historically Black Colleges and Universities across the country.<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, it was announced that Wrexham will play a July 22 friendly in California against Major League Soccer reserve team LA Galaxy II.<\/p>\n

Two other U.S. fixtures had already been set, with Wrexham facing Chelsea in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and Manchester United in San Diego, California, on July 19 and 25 respectively. <\/p>\n

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(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto; Editing by Ken Ferris)<\/p>\n

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