Wrexham Owners' 'legacy' In 2035 Women's World Cup Plan

Football Association of Wales (FAW) main executive Noel Mooney has revealed nan "legacy" domiciled of Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney successful their 2035 Women's World Cup plan.

The United Kingdom is nan sole bidder to big an expanded 48-team tourney successful 2035 - and nan FAW has targeted 2 venues among nan 16 stadiums planned.

The FAW wants 1 successful nan southbound of nan state - astir apt Cardiff City Stadium alternatively than Welsh rugby's Principality Stadium location - and 1 successful nan north, Wrexham's redeveloped Stok Cae Ras home.

Wrexham's Hollywood owners Reynolds and McElhenney are seeking to grow nan Red Dragons' stadium, pinch a projected 7,750-seater Kop guidelines taking capacity to astir 18,000.

The brace - who were astatine nan Stok Cae Ras connected Saturday to watch newly-promoted Wrexham play their first location crippled successful nan Championship - said successful May 2024 that improvement connected each 4 sides of nan crushed could lead to "between 45,000 and 55,000 group successful there".

"The Kop improvement is simply a important first measurement and nan imagination for nan stadium is incredible," Mooney told nan PA news agency.

"What Ryan and Rob are doing is amazing. They are looking to put successful nan stadium and build up nan Cae Ras, which is nan oldest world crushed successful nan world, and location is simply a imaginable northbound prima for them.

"The metropolis and nan nine person a chance to bring a World Cup to northbound Wales. What a communicative that would be. What a bequest for Ryan and Rob to time off Wrexham."

The FAW and Wrexham held talks complete nan Women's World Cup past week and Wales will big nan 2026 European Under-19 Championship adjacent summer.

All games will beryllium played successful nan northbound astatine Bangor, Colwyn Bay, Deeside, Denbigh, Deeside and Wrexham, pinch nan Stok Cae Ras hosting nan final.

"It's our 150th day adjacent year, we were founded successful Wrexham, and nan communicative is very powerful for us," added Mooney, who said nan FAW will motorboat a 10-year strategy for Welsh shot successful 2026.

"The effect of Ryan and Rob has been manna from eden for us, nan timing of it.

"We've been very fortunate complete nan past fewer years to get to a men's World Cup, first women's Euros, and person our young teams starting to suffice for awesome championships."

"That has coincided pinch Ryan and Rob coming in."

Under Reynolds and McElhenney Wrexham person risen from nan National League to nan Championship pinch 3 successive promotions, and head Phil Parkinson has been capable to walk astir £20m connected subordinate recruitment this summer, including Wales internationals Nathan Broadhead, Kieffer Moore and Danny Ward.

"Wrexham has already started collecting a batch of our nationalist squad players, and will nutrient tons of players for america successful nan early pinch their finance successful younker improvement and academy," noted Mooney.

"There is simply a symbiotic narration location wherever we tin create a batch of worth for each other.

"People each complete nan world are talking astir Wrexham and that inspires partners for illustration Fifa, commercialized bodies and governments to get involved."

The UK's general bid for nan 2035 Women's World Cup will beryllium submitted successful November and apt to beryllium approved by Fifa adjacent year, pinch each 4 location nations automatically qualifying for nan tournament.