Soccer
Chelsea, Wrexham prepare for friendly in Chapel Hill
Ahead of their match Wednesday, the two teams took the pitch at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary. One thing they noticed in the state, was the heat and humidity.
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Ahead of their match Wednesday, the two teams took the pitch at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary. One thing they noticed in the state, was the heat and humidity.
>> WRAL, SPORTS STARTS NOW. >> THE CAUSE IS REALLY COLD. HUMI, THE COMMUNITIES. WE WILL KNOW WHO USE IT WHEN YOU OUT OF THE BEACH. >> CHELSEA FC COACH MAURICIO CASINO ISN'T ALONE. BOTH WREXHAM IN CHELSEA PLAYERS AND COACHES FILL IN THAT HEAT TONIGHT AT THEIR FIRST TRAINING SESSION. BUT AS WRAL'S LUIS FERNANDEZ TELLS US, THAT'S NOT THE ONLY THING THAT STOOD OUT SINCE ARRIVING IN THE TRIANGLE. >> JUST ABOUT EVERY CHELSEA AND WREXHAM PLAYER AND MANAGER WE SPOKE WITH ON TUESDAY HAD THE EXACT SAME FIRST IMPRESSION OF NORTH CAROLINA. YES, HOLMES AND INTENSE. BUT BESIDES THE WEATHER PLAYS THE KINDNESS AND JUST THE SHEER NUMBER OF FANS THAT STOOD OUT AT TEAM TRAINING. BASIC. MORE EXCITING FOR US TO JUST >> HAVE BEEN TIMES I'VE BEEN TAUGHT IN ENGLAND THAT STAFF AND FOR THE PREMIER LEAGUE POWERHOUSE, THERE WAS A WHOLE LOT OF BLUE IN THE STANDS AND WAKE MED SOCCER PARK TO WATCH THEM GET TO WORK. >> LET'S GO TO A WREXHAM PLAYERS. PART OF THE LOWER-RANKED ENGLISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE TO ARE LOST IN THE MOMENT. >> I GET CARRIED AWAY AS A LOT ELSE. HE SAYS HE HAD BEEN YOU KNOW, WE REALIZED THAT THE BIG HOLE WITH A KIND OF THE SITE. >> BUT IN THE STATE'S WREXHAM'S POPULARITY IS THROUGH THE ROOF AFTER BEING BOUGHT BY ACTORS, RYAN REYNOLDS AND ROB MCELHENNEY BEING THE STARS OF A DOCU SERIES. WELCOME TO WREXHAM AND RECEIVING PROMOTION AT THE END OF LAST SEASON. BUT IT SHOULD BE PRETTY SPECIAL. STAFF IS SAID TO WANT TO STAY WITH US A LITTLE BIT. SCARY 136 POINT BEEN. >> WHAT I CAN SAY IS I SEE JOY BOATS HAVE A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE. AND, YOU KNOW, I >> I WANT TO EMBRACE THE MANAGER, PHIL PARKINSON WANTS THE TEAM TO EMBRACE THE TOUR IN THE U.S. WHATEVER THE PITCH, THE HOLE. >> SOMETIMES ON FOOT BOAT TRIPS, YOU KNOW, FROM THE HOTEL, THE TRAINING GROUND IN THE GARMENT. THAT WAS WHAT WAS THE HIGHLIGHT IS THAT I DIDN'T SAY IT A REALLY LOW. DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN ON THIS TRIP. STOP ONE KENAN STADIUM ON