ROB McElhenney is bringing the star power to Birmingham on Monday night – and he’s got company.
The Wrexham owner and Hollywood actor will be joined in the stands at St Andrew’s by English football royalty.
McElhenney is jetting in for the top-of-the-table League One clash between the Blues and first-placed Wrexham.
The actor was on the red carpet for Sunday’s glitzy Emmys ceremony at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
Despite being over 5,300 miles away, McElhenney revealed there was no way he was missing the showdown.
Speaking on the red carpet, he explained: “Directly after the Emmys I’m hopping on a plane and going out to Birmingham, England.
“[We’re going] to watch Wrexham play Tom Brady’s team, Birmingham City.”
NFL legend Brady holds a minority stake in Birmingham, with ambitious owner Tom Wagner planning to return the Midlands club to the Premier League.
McElhenney was asked if he and Brady had a “little side bet going on” as they prepared for the grudge match.
“We’re not legally allowed to bet on the games but we have fun, we have social media and whatnot,” the Always Sunny in Philadelphia star replied.
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He then dropped the bombshell that Three Lions icon David Beckham would attend the sold-out fixture.
He revealed: “I’ll be joining him and I believe Mr David Beckham will be there as well – we should have a good time.”
McElhenney didn’t reveal who Beckham would be rooting for on the night.
Golden Balls was snapped earlier this summer hanging out with Brady and Lionel Messi at an MLS game.
Wrexham have enjoyed a stunning rise through the leagues since McElhenney and fellow actor Ryan Reynolds bought the club in 2021.
They have achieved back-to-back promotions and have started the new season in a rich vein of form.
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Wrexham currently top the league with four wins from their first five games, scoring a league-high 11 goals.
They will face their toughest test so far against a Blues side fresh from a summer makeover.
Birmingham have spent big in an effort to ensure an instant return to the Championship, dropping £15m on striker Jay Stansfield from Fulham and bringing in 18 new faces.
“We’re working within the framework of League One rules, but also the Championship because of the three-year lookback,” Wagner told The Telegraph.
“We expect to go back up, that’s clearly our ambition given that objective we need to look at the three-year rules in the Championship and make sure that in our forecasts every one of those years allow us to maintain proper P & S compliance.”
