Tom Brady answers Eli Manning’s Birmingham-Wrexham dig

Tom Brady responded to his former NFL rival Eli Manning joining Wrexham’s supporter base ahead of the Welsh team’s game against Birmingham City on Monday with a boast about his Super Bowl success.

Brady, who has a 3.3% stake in Birmingham, was called out by Manning on Friday, with the former New York Giants quarterback being drafted in by Wrexham’s co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, according to an official club announcement.

Manning commented on the post, saying: “Now I can beat @tombrady in football and fútbol! Go @wrexham_afc!”

Brady replied with a video shared to his official X account where he is seen brandishing a Super Bowl trophy and addressed McElhenney directly.

“I’ve been working on a little response video to Eli and I was looking around the house but I can’t find the other six of these [trophies].

“Rob, can you just educate the Wrexham fans just a little bit on the history of the NFL? Thanks bud, I’ll see you Monday.”

Brady won seven Super Bowls in his illustrious gridiron career, while Manning picked up the sport’s most treasured prize twice — beating Brady and the New England Patriots on both occasions.

Monday’s clash at St Andrew’s in Birmingham, England, sees two unbeaten sides go head-to-head in League One. Wrexham are in first place in the third tier of English football with four wins and a draw, while Birmingham have played four matches and have three wins and a draw.

The game has been unofficially dubbed the “Hollywood Derby.”