Soccer-Wrexham to play Bournemouth, Whitecaps in US summer tour

FILE PHOTO: The club badge is pictured on a team shirt in the club shop at Wrexham Football Club in Wrexham, Britain, September 24, 2020. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wrexham will play Bournemouth and Major League Soccer (MLS) side Vancouver Whitecaps as part of their North American tour in July, the Welsh club said on Thursday after they secured back-to-back promotions earlier this month.

The fan-favourite club co-owned by Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney earned promotion to League One, the third tier of English soccer, for the first time in 19 years.