- ABC News
- September 16, 2024
BIRMINGHAM, England -- Tom Brady took the bragging rights over Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds in the game dubbed the "Hollywood derby" as Birmingham City ended Wrexham's unbeaten start to life in League One with a commanding 3-1 victory at St Andrew's on Monday evening. The match played out in front of a crowd including NFL legend Brady, Hollywood star McElhenney and ex-England football captain David Beckham, but it was Birmingham's club-record signee Jay Stansfield who was the star act. He scored twice to help validate the £15 million the club spent on him on deadline day -- the largest signing in League One history and a statement of intent from the ambitious Blues. Stansfield knows this club well, having spent last season there on loan, and his two goals, alongside a brilliant strike from Tomoki Iwata, gave Birmingham the win against Wrexham, whose sole goal came from Jack Marriott after just two minutes. "Birmingham have had an extraordinary opportunity this summer and every...