'This weird, crazy American' - Seattle-based Wrexham fan goes viral after travelling to Stockport game - only to watch Red Dragons lose 5-0
American Wrexham fan, Dana Burkey, traveled from Seattle to the UK only to see the Red Dragons lose 5-0 while becoming a victim of internet hate.
WHAT HAPPENED? American soccer fan Dana Burkey traveled to the UK to watch her beloved Wrexham AFC while visiting a friend abroad, only to see the Red Dragonsfall 5-0 to Stockport on the day. Burkey, who found out about the club through it's celebrity ownership and famous TV documentary, was gifted her ticket by a fan who could not make the game — a gesture which moved her to tears on social media. However, her story unfortunately attracted some negative attention.
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I feel in love with the team and town. Visiting has only enhanced that. Thanks to the insane kindness of <a href=«https://twitter.com/r77ulr?ref_src=» https:>@r77ulr I’ll be at the game today, cheering on the team in person. Words cannot express my extreme thanks!<a href=«https://twitter.com/Wrexham_AFC?ref_src=» https:>@Wrexham_AFC <a href=«https://twitter.com/hashtag/WelcomeToWrexham?src=hash&ref_src=» https:>#WelcomeToWrexham pic.twitter.com/gVnpKSIBn3WHAT THEY SAID?: “Everyone online has made huge assumptions about me,” Burkey told The Athletic. “It makes me look like this weird, crazy American.”
“When people were saying things like, ‘I’d have a cry if I went to Stockport too,’ that was pretty funny,” she said. “But then people started to get really rude — ‘She’s an American fan, she’s fake, she’ll never be back…’ it went from just banter to really rude.”
She added: “The result wasn’t great but I got to experience the atmosphere; it was amazing… everyone had their heart in the game."
WHAT NEXT FOR WREXHAM? The Red Dragons
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