Wrexham Rise Showcases English Football Pyramid In US, Says Anton Ferdinand

Fuente: International Business Times

Former West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand is now a club ambassador AFP Wrexham's exploits since being bought by Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have helped lift "the bonnet" on lower-league English football and boosted its popularity in the United States, former West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand told AFP. The 40-year-old, who is now an ambassador for the Hammers, said Wrexham's climb up the English Football League (EFL) pyramid had "opened people's eyes across the pond on such a great league". The Wales-based club have scarcely looked back since Reynolds and McElhenney's surprise purchase of them for around GBP2 million ($2.