Wrexham set for 'special' US return - Parkinson

Wrexham set for 'special' US return - ParkinsonImage source, Corbis via Getty ImagesImage caption, Phil Parkinson (right) shakes hands with Wrexham co-owner Rob Mac during the club's last pre-season tour to the States in 2024Published1 minute agoWrexham manager Phil Parkinson says the club are "privileged" to have been invited back to the United States for another high-profile pre-season tour.Parkinson's side fly to the US this week where they will face Premier League opposition in Leeds United, Liverpool and Sunderland.The Championship club's previous tours of America have attracted huge crowds, due to their global profile under owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac as well as the success of the Welcome to Wrexham documentary series"It's a real privilege for us to be invited back there and attract the games and to be invited to play three Premier League clubs."When I speak to people around the country a lot of the Premiership clubs would like to be in America"But getting the games and the tour has been difficult because of the World Cup."It's quite amazing for us and we never, ever take it for granted at all."It's very special to be part of a Wrexham squad travelling across the Atlantic and I want the lads to appreciate that."To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, Wrexham USA boundWrexham, preparing for a second successive season in the Championship, meet Leeds in Tampa on Sunday, 26 July before facing Liverpool in New York four days later.Their final pre-season game is against Parkinson's former club Sunderland on Sunday, 2 August in Philadelphia, where Wrexham co-owner Rob Mac is from.Wrexham toured the US in 2023 and 2024 with opponents including Manchester United and Chelsea and they return this year after spending the 2025 pre-season in Australia and New Zealand."The three tours we've had have been abso...