US tour highlights Wrexham's stock higher than ever

US tour highlights Wrexham's stock higher than everImage source, Nasdaq, Inc./Vanja Savic/Wrexham AFCImage caption, Wrexham toured in America in 2023 and 2024ByIan MitchelmoreBBC Sport WalesPublished2 minutes agoCommentsAs Wrexham unveiled their new 2026-27 home shirt while ringing the Nasdaq bell in New York's iconic Times Square, there was little doubt that the club's stock has never been higher.Icons from the past such as Mickey Thomas, Steven Fletcher, Ben Tozer and Ben Foster were among those in The Big Apple proudly adorning the club's red jersey.It formed part of the launch of their new home kit, complete with their newest sponsor - yet another global brand.Which is all in keeping with their cross-Atlantic profile, one unlike any other in the Championship or even many in the Premier League."Each time Wrexham has come to the U.S., we've been blown away by the reception," co-owners Rob Mac and Ryan Reynolds told Sports Illustrated, external. "The support has continued to grow, and it felt important to come back and connect with those fans in person."The Red Dragons are more than halfway through their pre-season tour of the United States, the third time in four summers they have travelled across the Atlantic.It is a far cry from the summer of 2021 - Phil Parkinson's first pre-season in north Wales - when Wrexham faced the likes of Burnley's Under-23s, Tamworth, a Fleetwood Town XI, Spennymoor Town and Curzon Ashton.Latest Wrexham news, analysis and fan viewsWrexham AFCAttributionSoundsA red buzz in the USJust a week after the World Cup final was held in New Jersey, Wrexham's tour started in dream fashion as they earned an impressive 3-2 win over Premier League Leeds United at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay, Florida.A narrow 1-0 loss to Liverpool, Premier League champions in 2024-25, at New York's iconic Yankee Stadium followed - a defeat from which Wrexham will still take plenty of encouragemen...