Ten years ago this week, Wrexham played Hyde United in a preseason friendly watched by just 372 supporters. On Wednesday night, the Red Dragons will face Liverpool at Yankee Stadium in front of tens of thousands.
There will be a healthy following of Welsh supporters filtering into the Bronx in midweek, but most of the crowd will be U.S. fans who have fallen in love with Phil Parkinson’s side and the incredible journey they have been on during the whirlwind five years since Rob Mac and Ryan Reynolds took over.