Wrexham’s FA Cup replay on Tuesday is being broadcast live to viewers in the United States.
After Saturday’s thrilling draw at Blyth Spartans, Wrexham’s FA Cup Fourth Qualifying Round replay is live on ESPN+ on Tuesday at 2:45pm ET. So viewers all over the USA can see Wrexham AFC play in front of their fans at the Racecourse Ground. Accordingly, it is a stadium that viewers of the hit Welcome to Wrexham already know all too well.
Wrexham’s FA Cup replay another plus for ESPN
Saturday’s draw between Blyth Spartans and Wrexham on ESPN2 was a historic event for viewers in the United States. To see also : Sports host Rachel Nichols, one year after controversial exit from ESPN NBA role, resurfaces at Showtime. It was the first FA Cup qualifying round match to be broadcast on American television.
Impressively, ESPN hired its own team of talent to call the game and provide pregame, halftime and postgame analysis. With commentators Guy Mowbray and Alan Smith announcing the game exclusively for audiences in the United States, they were assisted by pitchside talent with presenter Angus Scott. He was joined by analysts Steve Watson and Hal Robson-Kanu.
A late equalizer from Blyth Spartans meant a replay was needed to decide the winner. However, Monday‘s FA Cup first round draw will reveal who the winner of the Wrexham-Blyth clash plays in the next round. Wrexham’s win against Blyth certainly improves their chances of being featured again by ESPN.
Wrexham’s connection to ESPN
ESPN’s tie-up with Wrexham AFC is a marketing dream, helping both companies promote each other. See the article : The former Ashburn Bloom store has been reborn as Replay Sports.
First, there’s Welcome to Wrexham on Hulu (season 2 greenlit), available as part of the Disney Bundle. Second, Welcome to Wrexham airs in Europe on Disney+. Third, viewers are attracted to Wrexham games on ESPN+ because of the popularity of Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. Fourth and finally, ESPN+ promotes a lot of its other football programming during Wrexham games. For example, Saturday’s Blyth-Wrexham match promoted El Clásico and the DFB-Pokal.
Most important, however, is the storytelling aspect. Welcome to Wrexham have done an amazing job telling us the stories of the players, staff, volunteers and supporters involved with the club. And they did it in such a cute way. Our sympathies go out to the Wrexham community. At the same time, the series helped us to feel part of the community.
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