Wrexham fans can look forward to a busy summer and some may have their eyes on The Soccer Tournament as the club’s profile continues to rise in the United States.
Promotion to League One has already been secured and Wrexham fans are now able to enjoy another season of ‘Welcome to Wrexham’.
Supporters have also been enjoying all of the social media posts from Las Vegas with players away celebrating the promotion out of League Two.
Add in what is bound to be a fascinating transfer window and Wrexham fans should have plenty to get stuck into in the ‘quiet’ months between seasons.
‘The Soccer Tournament’ shouldn’t be forgotten about either with Wrexham once again sending a team to the United States.
TST 2024 will see 48 teams travel to North Carolina for a seven-a-side tournament with $1million up for grabs.
Wrexham featured last year as the likes of Lee Trundle, Paul Rutherford and Andy Morrell all turned out.
A mixture of Wrexham players past and present alongside America-based players will turn out again this time – and a surprise name is involved.
Roger Espinoza joins up with Wrexham TST squad
Wrexham announced the travelling party for this summer’s tournament on Monday.
Current Wrexham Coach David Jones will be playing once again, just as he did last summer.
Goalkeeper Mark Howard will be involved too whilst striker Jake Bickerstaff – who is back at Wrexham this summer after his loan spell at Accrington Stanley came to an end.
Those names will all be familiar to most Wrexham fans whilst Harry Ashfield – crowned Bob Clark Academy Player of the Season last week – is also on the plane.
Then there is Roger Espinoza, a name which hasn’t been connected to Wrexham before but will be representing the club this summer.
Who is Roger Espinoza?
Espinoza hails from Honduras but emigrated to the Untied States at a young age and spent time in the college system in Arizona.
After turning out for the Ohio State Buckeyes, Espinoza became a Major League Soccer regular with Sporting Kansas City.
2013 saw Espinoza land his big move as Wigan Athletic lured him to the Premier League after more than 100 MLS appearances.
Within six months of arriving at the DW Stadium, Espinoza had won an FA Cup having helped Wigan pull off a stunning victory over Manchester City.
Espinoza lasted less than two years at Wigan, leaving in December 2014 after 58 first-team outings for the Latics.
That sparked a return to Sporting Kansas City, where Espinoza racked up more than 200 appearances as a midfielder.
Espinoza even turned out at two World Cups, featuring for Honduras in both 2010 and 2014.
Now 37, Espinoza will be thrown into representing Wrexham this summer, once again proving that you just never know who will be associated with the club these days.
Wrexham Men’s TST Squad 2024 – announced names so far
- Mark Howard
- Liam Hall
- Scott Butler
- Aaron James
- David Jones
- Callum Edwards
- Roger Espinoza
- Harry Ashfield
- Dan Jarvis
- George Boyd
- Jake Bickerstaff
- Gary Hooper