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Ryan Reynolds goes through range of emotions in FA Cup match

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Wrexham co-owner, actor Ryan Reynolds. (Courtesy/AP)

The unlikely new love of his life - Welsh soccer club Wrexham - put the movie star on an emotional roller coaster Sunday in a thrill-a-minute FA Cup match that had an ending not quite in the script.

Wrexham, the fifth-tier team bought by Reynolds and fellow Hollywood actor Rob McElhenney for $2.5 million in November 2020 on the recommendation of one of their writers, conceded in the fifth minute of stoppage time to draw 3-3 with Sheffield United.

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