Wrexham and Birmingham City have been heavily linked due to their on-field success and current owners.
Rob Mac and Ryan Reynolds have brought a Hollywood feel to Wrexham during their four-year ownership.
Paul Mullin has featured in Deadpool, and the success of Welcome to Wrexham has brought a worldwide audience to the club.
Birmingham City have been similarly Americanised in recent years after NFL legend Tom Brady came on board.
And in 2024/25, Wrexham and Birmingham were competing for promotion out of League One, which they both achieved.
The Midlands outfit won the league, and Tom Brady has poked fun at the Dragons on numerous occasions.
Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty ImagesTom Brady on Birmingham City rivalry with Wrexham
On the transfer front, the two clubs have been competing with each other this summer as well.
Birmingham signed Tommy Doyle ahead of the Welsh side, while both missed out on Harry Darling.
While Wrexham and Brady’s team have become close rivals in the last year, Aston Villa have also been Birmingham’s main rival.
Now, speaking to Men In Blazers, the American was asked if Wrexham have become their new rival.
He went on to explain: “I think maybe a rivalry in the making [with Wrexham]. I mean, obviously, Aston Villa I think everyone knows the feelings, certainly all the Birmingham City supporters feel about Aston Villa, they’re probably more of the rival, even though it hasn’t been much of a rivalry in the last 15 years or so. But prior to that, it was all Aston Villa.
“And maybe it’s Wrexham in the making, but I love rivalries because rivalries bring out the best in all of us.”
Birmingham City chairman praises Wrexham
While Wrexham and Birmingham are being compared a lot due to their owners and recent success, the rivalry does not feel anywhere close to the same level as the one the Blues have with Villa.
Jokes and comments are often made between Rob, Ryan and Brady, but it is largely all for fun.
Birmingham owner Tom Wagner has even praised Wrexham for how successful they have been financially.
He said: “Purely on the commercial side, it would be impossible to say anyone has done it better than Wrexham, who have created extraordinary revenue streams out of thin air.
“That is no mistake. It’s a true storytelling genius that Ryan and Rob have brought to that club, and I think it’s to be admired and certainly, to a degree, emulated.”