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How Welcome to Wrexham continues to surprise fans, four seasons in

Richard Sutcliffe, Wrexham correspondent for The Athletic, and Leander Schaerlaeckens, soccer writer, chat with Elamin Abdelmahmoud about the fourth season of the show and what makes it a hit.

Sports writers Richard Sutcliffe and Leander Schaerlaeckens discuss what makes the series a hit

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Two guys in foreground with soccer stadium and fans in background.
This image released by FX shows Ryan Reynolds, left, and Rob McElhenney in a scene from the docuseries "Welcome to Wrexham," which follows Reynolds and McElhenney as they takeover the lower-league Welsh soccer team Wrexham AFC. (Patrick McElhenney/FX via AP)
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The profile of soccer has grown in North America recently, and that's due in part to Welcome to Wrexham.

The reality show about two Hollywood stars, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, buying a Welsh football team first captured the hearts of audiences around the world back in 2022.

Now, the series is on its fourth season. Today on Commotion, host Elamin Abdelmahmoud chats with Richard Sutcliffe, Wrexham correspondent for The Athletic, and soccer writer Leander Schaerlaeckens about what makes this sports show such a hit.

You can listen to the full discussion from today's show on CBC Listen or on our podcast, Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud, available wherever you get your podcasts.

Panel produced by Jean Kim.

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