Ryan Reynolds had the support of his wife, Blake Lively, as his soccer team, Wrexham AFC, lost a grueling FA Cup match on Saturday, March 7.
The Deadpool actor, 49, shared a kiss and hugged Lively, 38, from a VIP box at Racecourse Ground in Wales. The couple were quite animated during the most dramatic moments in Wrexham’s clash with Chelsea and were joined by fellow Wrexham owner Rob McElhenney before their squad ultimately suffered a 4-2 loss.
Lively looked casually fashionable in a denim jacket over a striped top while her husband seemed to be equally comfy in a dark grey pullover.
Via his Instagram Story, Reynolds posted footage of himself and McElhenney, 48, giving Chelsea a respectful clap as a show of sportsmanship. McElhenney and Reynolds also shared a hug as they came to terms with Wrexham falling short of a quarterfinal placement in the FA Cup.
“Three years ago this week, we battled Maidenhead United to a draw. Today we pushed Chelsea to extra time,” Reynolds tweeted on Saturday. “So incredibly proud of Wrexham’s performance today.”
Lively later shared a selfie shot from the field at Racecourse Ground as she cuddled up to her longtime spouse. (Reynolds and Lively have been married since 2012 and share four children: James, born in December 2014, Inez, born in September 2016, Betty, born in October 2019, and Olin, born Feb 2023.)
“What. A. Game,” Lively beamed in the caption.
The couple have been seemingly lying low to start out the new year. Their latest major public outing was in November 2025 when Lively offered a sneak peek at their pre-Thanksgiving date night in New York City.
At the time, Lively joked that she was “putting [her] ‘night out hair’ to good use” for a romantic evening with Reynolds. They even posed in front of the Empire Hotel, which was a recurring filming location on her classic teen drama Gossip Girl.
“I spy the Empire Hotel iukuk [if you know, you know],” Lively joked via her Instagram Story.
In February, Lively and This Ends With Us director Justin Baldoni were both spotted entering the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in New York City for a settlement conference ahead of their upcoming trial. Lively arrived solo in a gray suit with a pink and white button-up and a striped green cardigan whereas Justin — who was dressed in a green coat with a pink scarf — was joined by his wife, Emily Baldoni.
Justin’s lawyer Bryan Freedman told Deadline later that day that settlement talks were “unsuccessful” but that there was “always a chance” of making a pretrial deal. Freedman added that he was “looking forward” to the two sides finally facing off in court later this year, should there be no pretrial settlement.
Lively filed suit against Baldoni for sexual harassment and retaliation in December 2024, claiming that his alleged behavior on the set of It Ends With Us had caused her “severe emotional distress.” (Baldoni has denied her accusations. He countersued for $400 million, but his claims were thrown out in June 2025.)
The trial is scheduled to begin on May 18. An original trial date was set for March 9 but Judge Lewis J. Liman delayed the case in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York because of conflicts with an unrelated criminal trial.
“[The other case is] as important as this case is … criminal trials take precedent,” Judge Liman announced from the bench in December.
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