‘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 Dragons fall 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.

WHAT 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 will look to bounce back when they host Crewe on Saturday.

American Wrexham fan traveled from Seattle to the UK only to see the Red Dragons lose 5-0 while….