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‘Tall & good-looking’ Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds gets MLS stars as excited as Lionel Messi, says Vancouver Whitecaps captain Ryan Gauld

<p>The Whitecaps recently played host to the Red Dragons during their pre-season tour of North America. Deadpool actor <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/ryan-reynolds-nightclub-party-wrexham-squad-phil-parkinson-invites-hollywood-owner-beer-friendly-win-vancouver-whitecaps/bltf7588b554fbf7e82" target="_blank">Reynolds was among those in attendance</a> for a game that <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/ryan-reynolds-minivan-promise-wrexham-vancouver-trip-director-jokes-hollywood-co-owner-transport-duty-home-town/blt20c7f565f8c25dfc" target="_blank">took place in his hometown</a>. He had split allegiances on the day, with professional ties to Wrexham countered by family links with Vancouver.</p><div class="affiliate-button-container theme-1" data-name="Apple TV"><div class="affiliate-button"><img class="logo" height="40" width="72" src="https://eu-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltcc7a7ffd2fbf71f5/blt2de198b67da95a2e/65709d2436cf7d0407034ef9/Apple_TV.png" style="width: 72;height: 40;"><span class="affiliate-text">Get the MLS Season Pass today!</span></div><a href="https://tv.apple.com/channel/tvs.sbd.7000?itsct=goal_mls&amp;itscg=30200&amp;at=1010l39UY" class="affiliate-button-link" target="_blank">Stream games now</a></div>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Reynolds <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/ryan-reynolds-lionel-messi-appeal-fans-wild-wrexham-tickets-inter-miami-misery-mls-phil-parkinson-selection-promises-vancouver-whitecaps-friendly/bltbdc0fa96cc9acec3" target="_blank">made a point of visiting the Whitecaps dressing room</a> before a ball was kicked in anger, with club captain Gauld writing in his column for <a href="https://nutmegfootball.substack.com/p/gauld-i-wish-mls-fans-would-give?r=22fdrz&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;triedRedirect=true " target="_blank"><em>Nutmeg</em></a>: “We had Ryan Reynolds in the changing room just before the boys went out for their warm-up recently. I was out injured, by chance, and came in just after he had left. The boys mentioned how tall and good-looking he was. How good his aftershave was. Then I walked in…”</p>

WHAT GAULD SAID

<p>Scottish midfielder Gauld, who <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/mini-messi-vs-lionel-messi-ryan-gauld-excited-face-real-thing-vancouver-whitecaps-mls-inter-miami-canada-call-up/blt3b3914287b29b16e" target="_blank">followed in the footsteps of Cristiano Ronaldo</a> when linking up with Sporting as a teenager, added on the impact that other famous faces – such as Inter Miami talisman <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/lionel-messi-inter-miami-mls-super-bowl-taylor-swift-nfl/blt39d85cdceedca32c" target="_blank">Messi – have had on soccer in the United States</a>: “There’s no doubt that Lionel Messi and the Barcelona boys going to Inter Miami has probably opened a lot of eyes and given the league that extra level of credibility. The league has always had a lot of good, young South American players, for example, but now there are a lot more who are hungry to follow in his footsteps. The publicity around MLS is huge off the back of it.”</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Messi has brought more eyes to MLS, despite <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/lionel-messi-return-date-missing-11-inter-miami-games-update-recovery-ankle-injury-mls-training/blt6306101c2b14086f" target="_blank">currently nursing an ankle injury</a>, while Reynolds is one of several celebrities to have invested in football franchises – with the likes of <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/ryan-reynolds-tom-brady-natalie-portman-jj-watt-good-football-wrexham-carlos-edwards-superstar-owners/blt194c9d39a400e40a" target="_blank">Will Ferrell, Michael B Jordan, Tom Brady, JJ Watt, Eva Longoria and Natalie Portman</a> also involved with clubs around the world.</p>

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‘Tall & good-looking’ Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds gets MLS stars as excited as Lionel Messi, says Vancouver Whitecaps captain Ryan Gauld | Goal.com

“Tall and good-looking” Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds has been getting MLS stars as excited as Lionel Messi, says Vancouver captain Ryan Gauld.