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George Boyd lets out a laugh when asked if he's worried about blistering up.
The former Premier League midfielder retired back in 2021 and has kept himself ticking over with five-a-side matches with friends every Thursday night. It's all a far cry from the glitz and the glamour of this million-dollar, high-intensity tournament in the US.
Boyd has been roped in as one of Wrexham's guest stars for this tournament, largely down to his friendship with the Welsh side's player-manager, David Jones, who he played with at both Burnley and Sheffield Wednesday.
'Dave brought it up and I just jumped at the chance,' Boyd tells Mail Sport from Cary, North Carolina.
'It's just really exciting to get a chance to to play football again.'
George Boyd spoke to Mail Sport from North Carolina about teaming up with Wrexham
Boyd is representing Rob McElhenney (left) and Ryan Reynolds' (right) team in a $1million 7-a-side tournament in North Carolina, which is being broadcast all over the world this week
And the opening game brings with it one of the toughest assignments in Como 1907 - a side led by former Arsenal and Barcelona superstar Cesc Fabregas.
Fabregas is the stand-out name on any roster at the event but Boyd has come up against the Spaniard previously in the Premier League when Burnley took on Chelsea in 2017 and is unfazed.
In fact it is one of Fabregas' Como team-mates this week that has peaked Boyd's interest more.
'It's going to be some special games for the fans watching,' Boyd said.
'Fabregas, and Steve Nash as well. I'm a big basketball fan, so it'll be great to see him.'
Could he really have pictured a matter of months ago the idea of playing in midfield in a
