Eli Manning wants to annoy Tom Brady by becoming a Wrexham fan

Wrexham have signed two-time Super Bowl champion Eli Manning as a fan ahead of Monday's League One game against Birmingham City, in which legendary quarterback Tom Brady holds a 3.3% stake.

The club made the announcement on its Instagram account on Friday with a post that read: “We are honoured that @elimanning has randomly (because co-chairs @robmcelhenney and @vancityreynolds asked him to) joined the @Wrexham_AFC fanbase, just in time for our game at @TomBrady's @BCFC on Monday night.”

Manning then commented: “Now I can beat @tombrady at football and fútbol! Go @wrexham_afc!”

Manning, 43, played for the New York Giants for 16 years, leading the team to victories in Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl XLVI over Brady's New England Patriots. He is also a “strategic investor” in NWSL team NJ/NY Gotham FC.

Monday's clash at St. Andrew's in Birmingham, England, sees two unbeaten teams in League One meet. Wrexham are top of the English third tier with four wins and one draw, while Birmingham have played four games and have three wins and one draw.

The game has been unofficially dubbed the “Hollywood Derby,” with Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s Wrexham taking on Brady’s Birmingham.