Wrexham has introduced plans for a brand new 5,500-person capability Kop Stand at its Racecourse floor, a key stadium renovation undertaking beneath movie star homeowners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.
The membership mentioned Monday that the stand will probably be compliant with UEFA necessities, enabling Wrexham to host matches within the European Beneath-19 Championship in 2026 and different worldwide fixtures sooner or later.
The Racecourse is the world’s oldest soccer stadium. The once-imposing Kop has been unused since 2007, although a brief stand for greater than 2,000 seats was erected halfway via final season.
Reynolds and McElhenney, who purchased the Welsh membership in 2021 and made it the topic of a TV documentary “Welcome to Wrexham,” have been working onerous to safe plans for a brand new Kop stand to revive the 4 sides to the Racecourse.
Wrexham mentioned the design of the stand will embody a tunnel via which gamers would come onto the sector.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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