Wrexham star who had ‘f*** the Tories’ football boots scores stunning overhead kick
Wrexham’s superstar Paul Mullin netted a superb improvised finish on Saturday afternoon after grabbing headlines for his controversial boots midweek.
Mullin produced a bicycle kick when he found himself on the end of a cross to send the Dragons ahead against Altrincham. Wrexham went on to find the net three more times across the 90 minutes – maintaining their second spot in the National League.
After the game, Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson said: “It’s a great finish from Paul Mullin, he can score an array of goals, he had a difficult day Tuesday but he was right at his sharpest today.”
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Mullin hit the headlines over the week when he showed off his new boots that read “F*** the Tories!” The Liverpudlian shared snaps of his boots the day after Rishi Sunak was confirmed as the third Prime Minister the UK has had this year.
However, Wrexham soon banned the boots, and they released a statement: “The club can confirm that the boots revealed by Paul Mullin on social media will not be worn tonight, or in any other Wrexham AFC fixture and that the photographs taken at the Racecourse Ground were done so without our knowledge or approval.
“For the record, the pictures wouldn’t have been permitted to be taken, had we known, and the issue will be dealt with privately by the Club. The Club has adopted a neutral position on many matters with a political dimension and intends to continue to do so going forward.”
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Mullin is already something of a cult hero at the Racecourse – and Hollywood A-lister Ryan Reynolds appears to be his No.1 fan.
Mullin told The Athletic: “The first time they were over I was banned from playing, so they asked me to sit with them and watch the game. Then the next time Ryan was over, I scored two to get us to Wembley.
“The time after that, he watched us play Stockport and I scored twice. Then they were over a couple of weeks ago and I scored three. It’s weird, every time they are here, I’ve done well. And you always know when they are here because about 50,000 cameras turn up.”
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