Joking Disney documentary stars at ƈancer-stricken Charles: Paul Mullin and James McClean, football players for Wrexham, pose for an indecent picture while having a good time in Vegas with Rob McElhenney, the Hollywood owner.
While partying with their club’s owner in Las Vegas, Wrexham stars Paul Mullin and James McClean made a terrible joke about King Charles, who is afflicted with ƈancer.
After their team was promoted to League One last month, the football players posed for a picture that Mullin shared on Instagram.
The Irish winger McClean then reposted this with the addition, “We serve no king or kaiser but Ireland!” Please sue me. Since then, both images have been removed.
Days had passed since the King made his first public appearance since beginning ƈancer treatment in February when he made the remark.
Prince William’s visit to the club’s Racecourse ground occurred just weeks prior, and in 2022, Charles personally met with owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.
Although Mullin and McClean, who have a history of making provocative remarks, may come under more scrutiny after their remarks, they are now celebrating their promotion with McElhenney and their teammates in Las Vegas.
Mullin, 29, has gained notoriety and is looked up to by young viewers of the Disney documentary series “Welcome to Wrexham.” However, he was previously involved in controversy when he led supporters in yelling “…the Conservatives” in a McDonald’s following the club’s promotion from non-league. The same words are also inscribed on his boots.
McClean, 35, has a history of publicly expressing his distaste for the monarchy. During the weekend of Remembrance, he refused to wear a poppy and rejected the English national anthem while playing for the Republic of Ireland.
Paul Mullin of Wrexham shared a photo of himself with James McClean, his Irish teammate, along with the following statement
McClean re-posted this with the remark, “We serve no king or kaiser but Ireland!” Sue me.
Their club’s owners, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, met King Charles and Queen Camilla during a visit to Wrexham in May 2024
The taunt was directed towards Wrexham a few weeks after Prince William paid the team a visit and praised the efforts made to get them back into the Football League.
The remarks on Instagram seem to have been in relation to a song against monarchy that McClean acknowledged to having sung during his team’s promotion last month.
A video appeared showed McClean being cheered on by his fans while listening to a song that included the lyrics
On social media, McClean posted a screenshot of Mail Sport’s piece and asked, “Is this correct? Yes, and I let out a hearty rendition of the song as well.
“Do I make any apologies for doing so?” he continued. Definitely not.
Wrexham refused to respond when Mail Sport reached out to them.
Only a few weeks prior, Prince William paid a visit to Wrexham’s Racecourse Ground, where he spoke with staff and players and learned about the remarkable ascent of the team to the EFL.
The Prince of Wales and McElhenney also shared a pint and a whisky at The Turf, a bar close to Wrexham’s stadium.
William made the following statement at Wrexham: “You’re building a great success story here; everything you’ve started and accomplished is fantastic. It’s exciting to keep going forward.”
“And everyone who truly loves football wants you to succeed.”
On his own visit to Wrexham in December 2022, King Charles had a meeting with the Hollywood pair, while on St David’s Day last month, Prince William had a meeting with McElhenney, manager Phil Parkinson, and players Ben Tozer and Luke Young.
King Charles pictured with Ryan Reynolds during a visit to Wrexham AFC’s stadium the Racecourse in May 2024
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Diligent Last month, Irish celebrity McClean applauded Wrexham supporters for their anti-King song.
But Mullin, the great striker for Wrexham who has 88 goals in 122 games for the team and is from Merseyside, did not take well to that visit.
In his autobiography, “My Wrexham Story,” Mullin expressed his displeasure about the disruption caused by the King’s visit to the club during the days leading up to a major match.
After that, he wrote, “I’ll be honest: This visit wasn’t historic for me, even though it was billed as such for Wrexham.” I have no desire to be a royal.
I fail to see why somebody should be born into such wealth and then have to pay for it on top of their God-given right? It all boils down to simple justice.
Mullin has already shown his political allegiances, leading an obscene chant against the Conservative Party following Wrexham’s promotion to League Two last season. Mullin is a Sefton native.
A video recording showing Mullin and a few of his teammates singing.
He had posted pictures from earlier in the season featuring custom-made boots with the same sentiment embroidered on them.
The club was not thrilled that the photos had been shot at The Racecourse Ground, the stadium of Wrexham, so they moved quickly to have Mullin remove the images and take new ones in a more unassuming location.
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Paul Mullin, pictured here lifting the National League trophy, has previously landed himself in h𝔬t water for his political statements
The two are players for Wrexham, owned by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, two famous actors from Hollywood (image).
The gamer then requested that boot designers CustomsZebra remove their post with the original images and then repost it with a fresh, simple background.
The club’s strategy of adopting a ‘neutral attitude’ regarding political matters was the reason behind this.
Additionally, Wrexham maintained that Mullin would not be permitted to wear the boots going forward due to the contentious message on them.
In a prior interview earlier this year, Mullin disclosed that he “struggled with the thought of not being good enough as a dad” and that he aspired to be a good parent to his autistic son.
However, he acknowledged in the same ITV interview that he had no regrets about sharing the contentious photo of his anti-Tory football boots.
I don’t regret them in the slightest. He remarked, “Maybe they should use that energy to highlight the fact that there’s a lot of child poverty in the country and a lot of other bigger problems than a set of football boots.” If people can start a conversation over three words on the side of my boots on the radio or TV, then so be it.
He continued by saying that the experience taught him that “people do care what I have to say,” and that realization motivated him to create boots that address autism.
Because it included a personal note about my baby, I utilized it for a larger purpose and something I was much more passionate about, Mullin said.
I created some football boots with an autistic theme in an effort to raise awareness of the condition.
“And you know, I talk about that all the time because I’m really passionate about it.” I really don’t want to go into politics; that’s not my thing. I just can’t get into it.
Wrexham finished second in League Two this season to secure back-to-back promotions
McClean was celebrating with the Wrexham fans after they earned promotion at the weekend
McClean’s stance against the Royal Family is just one of several controversies around him
Rob McElhenney (left) attended the exuberant League One promotion party hosted by Wrexham in Las Vegas.
With his anti-royal position being just one of many things that have sparked debate, McClean, who is out of contract with Wrexham but has been offered a new deal by the club, has proven to be a more polarizing character in British football.
Following an incident in Blackpool, McClean, then a player for Wigan Athletic, blasted the English FA for their inaction in handling anti-Irish abuse in the sport.
The FA previously looked at instances in which fans sang anti-IRA and anti-Pope songs at McClean.
In September 2023, McClean expressed remorse for sharing an image of himself in lockdown, “jokingly” homeschooling his kids while wearing a mask. The image was taken to be a reference to the IRA.
In March 2020, McClean’s team, Stoke City, fined him two weeks’ pay for the post, which was later removed.
In 2015, McClean faced criticism for turning away from the national anthem during a friendly against West Brom.
The athlete has said that this is because of his strong bond with Derry and the British Army’s involvement in Bloody Sunday and the Troubles.
In addition, he has come under fire for his choice in 2012 to forego wearing a poppies during games on Remembrance weekend. This decision was met with jeers a decade later.
Because the poppies honor all military members who have died in combat, not just soldiers who fought in the First and Second World Wars, he refuses to wear them.
The Welsh outfit were treated to another holiday in Sin City by their Hollywood co-owners
Their players were given a heroes’ welcome as they headed to iconic nightclub Hakkasan
McElhenney, the club’s co-owner, accompanied the two players and their teammates in Las Vegas for their exuberant promotion celebrations.
Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and McElhenney gave the crew a luxury vacation in Sin City, Nevada, for the second season in a row.
After finishing second, the Welsh team guaranteed their place in the third division of English football for the first time in 19 years, but they painfully lost out on winning the championship.
Not long as the third season of the popular docuseries “Welcome to Wrexham” became available on streaming services, McElhenney and Reynolds made sure their winning players received special treatment at their largest celebration to date.
‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ creator McElhenney himself arrived at the celebrations, posing for a picture with McClean and George Evans.
Wrexham arrived in Vegas on Thursday, barely a week after the regular League Two season concluded, and they have been making the most of their stay.
Ryan Barnett, the winger, shared a photo from TAO Asian Bistro shortly after arriving, and McClean shared numerous photos and videos from the first day on his Instagram stories.
Then, after their historic promotion back to the Football League, they returned to the renowned Hakkasan nightclub, the site of the wild celebration the previous year. The venue’s large screen displayed a collage of this season’s best moments.
After receiving a hero’s welcome, Wrexham’s players were given access to a private VIP area, where American musician Lil Jon performed that evening.