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Caroline Darney

How Wrexham AFC recreated popular pub The Turf for its U.S. tour

It may have been July in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, but it felt like home for fans of the Wrexham Football Club. The Welsh team started its four-game U.S. tour on the east coast before a trip to California for two games and finishing in Philadelphia.

One man in attendance was Wayne Jones, owner of The Turf, a popular pub in Wrexham that’s located next door to the team’s stadium. “This is a little bit crazier for me than it is for you,” Jones said to the crowd from the sidelines pre-game at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill as cheers rained down.

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