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      Inside Harry Kane’s luxury Munich hotel where England captain has racked up £1MILLION tab as house hunt goes on

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      DESPITE his record-breaking start to life in Germany, Harry Kane is still having no luck finding a house. England captain Kane has broken the all-time record for most goals in a player’s first ten Bundesliga appearances after already scoring 15 league goals for new club Bayern Munich.
      Harry Kane has had a record-breaking start to life with Bayern MunichCredit: Getty
      Kane has been staying at the Vier Jahreszeiten KempinskiCredit: Alamy
      It is a five-star hotel located in the centre of MunichCredit: Alamy
      Kane, 30, started life in Munich by checking in to the luxurious Vier Jahreszeiten Kempinski, one of Munich’s most expensive hotels.
      The Bavarian club have put Kane and his wife, Katie, up at the hotel.
      SunSport has revealed how Kane has racked up a tab worth £1MILLION since arriving.
      And taking a look at the five-star digs it is not hard to see why.
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      The hotel has played host to many celebrities since it opened its doors in 1958.
      It is located in the centre of Munich and is approximately a 16 to 20-minute drive to the Allianz Arena, where Kane’s employers play its home matches.

      The hotel provides a butler service, has access to luxury chocolate brand Purity and Krigler perfume house as well as an exclusive BMW test driving experience.
      Kane’s suite is understood to be located in the historic wing of the hotel and features a separate living room.
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      There are also said to be two bathrooms made of Carrara marble, silk curtains, designer furniture, six televisions and a host of other state-of-the-art facilities.
      His room reportedly sets him back a cool £10,000 per night.
      However, given his bumper £415,000-a-week contract with Bayern, Kane remains well in the green.
      On the former Tottenham striker’s househunt, a source told The Sun: “Harry is a family man so finding somewhere to be with his wife and children clearly has to be a priority.
      “But it’s clear he’s been able to keep his mind focussed on his game because he’s had an incredible start to his Bayern career.
      “If his house hunting is half as good as his goal-scoring he’s going to end up with a palace. Not that his hotel is too shabby.”
      Kane had viewed a dream £70,000-a-month eight-bed home in the village of Grunwald, dubbed “Bavaria’s Beverly Hills”, last month but remains in the hunt for a home for his wife and four children.
      Kane’s suite is £10,000-a-night
      It features a separate living room
      It has a number of luxury facilities More

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      Goal machine Harry Kane suffers blow off the pitch despite sparkling form for Bayern Munich since £104m summer move

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      HARRY Kane is still living in a hotel in Germany where he has run up a £1million tab — after failing to net a new house.The England captain has been a scoring machine on the pitch since his £104million summer move to Munich.
      Harry Kane is still living in a hotel in Germany after failing to net a new houseCredit: AP
      The striker has run up a £1million tab at Munich’s Vier Jahreszeiten Kempinski HotelCredit: Alamy
      But the ace has been firing blanks on his house hunt.
      The striker, 30, who earns around £415,000-a-week, has been staying in a £10,000-a-night suite at Munich’s Vier Jahreszeiten Kempinski Hotel.
      It means with his entourage and add-ons his tab is as much as £1million since August.
      A source said: “Harry is a family man so finding somewhere to be with his wife and children clearly has to be a priority.
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      “But it’s clear he’s been able to keep his mind focussed on his game because he’s had an incredible start to his Bayern career.
      “If his house hunting is half as good as his goal-scoring he’s going to end up with a palace. Not that his hotel is too shabby.”
      The Sun told last month how ex-Spurs legend Harry had viewed a £70,000-a month dream home in a posh German town dubbed “Bavaria’s Beverly Hills”.
      The Bundesliga marksman toured an eight-bed mansion in the millionaire’s enclave of Grunwald, with servants’ quarters, indoor and outdoor pools, a spa and home cinema.
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      But the star has admitted he is still home-hunting.
      Kane has bagged 15 goals in ten league Bundesliga appearances including three hat-tricks.
      He netted his second consecutive hat-trick against Dortmund at the weekend. More

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      We live by historic stadium but it’s like we’re in shadow of ‘giant Ikea’ as it’s expanded… they can’t even fill it now

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      FURIOUS locals living next to a historic stadium say it’s like they’re in the shadow of a “giant Ikea” as it’s expanded.Neighbours have complained Bristol Rovers – who recently sacked as manager ex-England and Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton – can’t fill their ground even before a big capacity boost on the way.
      Neighbours have compared Bristol Rovers’ new stand to furniture firm IkeaCredit: Marc Giddings
      The League One football club have begun work to demolish a temporary stand and replace it with a new stand increasing capacity by more than 3,000 to 12,500.
      Local residents say they have been left in the dark about new development at the Memorial Stadium, in Bristol’s Horfield district.
      Susan Smith, who has lived near the club’s south stand for seven years, said: “We only found out it was happening at 6am one day when demolition work started.
      “The parking is awful on a matchday as it is – the way people leave their cars is dangerous.
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      “Then there is the noise level and the amount of litter left on the street is disgusting.
      “It’s not like Rovers need the extra space – it’s not exactly a full house every week.”
      Another homeowner fears the new stand could block almost half the light coming through her windows.
      She said: “During the building process there has been extreme noise and disruption as well as a massive invasion of privacy.
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      “Something like this takes an enormous emotional toll – this is where we live, it is our home and we are living this every day.
      “One of the things that has been levelled at residents is, ‘You chose to buy a house next to a football stadium’.
      “But we’re not saying don’t play football there or even don’t build a stand, we just want them to consider how badly this impacts us.”
      The proposed new stand would be 44ft high and clad in bright blue metal panels – prompting comparisons with Swedish furniture giant Ikea.
      One local said: “It’s like living next to Ikea – it’s all I can see out of my windows and I don’t go in my garden any more.
      “It’s affected my quality of life.”
      Bristol Rovers moved to the ground in 1996, initially as tenants of Bristol Rugby Club – now Bristol Bears – before securing ownership of the stadium.
      The site of their former home, the Eastville Stadium, is now an Ikea.
      The current application is the second submitted by the club.
      ‘NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH FANS’
      Hundreds of people have written in to tell council planners they support the proposals for a new stand.
      Almost 250 letters of support were received by council planners in the first week after Rovers’ new planning application was submitted.
      There have been 47 letters of objection sent in.
      Bristol Live reported the club decided to build the new stand at the same time as applying for permission due to shortages and constraints in the construction industry.
      That was reportedly felt to be the only way to accommodate extra fans in the new stand during the current football season.
      Bristol City Council has indicated there was nothing illegal about that so long as the work was within the scope of the application.
      If planning permission is refused, they could take enforcement action to make the club pull down the new stand.
      The capacity increase has been welcomed by some supporters and local businesses.
      Sahil Wali, owner of the Bristol Fryer chippy near the stadium, said: “Matchdays are always our best days.
      “I’ve been here 12 years and have never had problems with the fans.
      “If the stadium gets bigger, that’s great for us and other businesses.”
      Rovers fans have also written to the council saying the works should be approved.
      One said: “This will help the football club get back to the capacity they had pre-Covid.
      “By doing this it will support the local businesses that the Bristol Rovers fans frequent when watching the game.
      “It is not making it larger in the sense of footfall, rather than returning back to previous available headcount.
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      “The added traffic would have been the same pre-Covid so no detriment or new experience to the residents who moved next to a football stadium that has been there over 100 years.”
      The Sun has contacted Bristol Rovers for comment.
      The new terraces is taking shape during a wait for planning approvalCredit: Marc Giddings
      Local resident Susan Smith is concerned about parking, traffic and noiseCredit: Marc Giddings
      Chip shop owner Sahil Wall is looking forward to more fans coming alongCredit: Marc Giddings
      The new stand adds more than 3,000 seats to the Memorial StadiumCredit: Marc Giddings
      The ground has been home to Bristol Rovers since 1996Credit: Marc Giddings
      The club has put in a second bid for council permissionCredit: Marc Giddings
      Neighbours have raised worries about a loss of light into their homesCredit: Marc Giddings
      The stadium is in the Horfield district of BristolCredit: Marc Giddings More

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      Awkward FA Cup moment as ball ends up in local’s garden as commentator asks ‘please give it back’

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      SATURDAY’S FA Cup clash between Marine and Harrogate Town left viewers in stitches after a hilariously non-league moment.The two sides faced off the first round of the competition at the Northern Premier League outfit’s home at Rossett Park.
      A ball went to a local’s garden and the game’s commentator asked for it back
      But the game had to be halted when a player accidentally kicked the ball out of the ground and over a nearby fence as it landed in a local’s garden.
      BBC reporter Betty Glover then went on camera and kindly asked the home owner of No30 to throw the ball back over so that the match can continue.
      Glover said: “At the start before kick-off I told you about the numbers on the fences that acquaint to the houses and the gardens.
      “So when a ball does go over a fence, they know where to get the ball from.
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      “Well, I can tell you that a ball has gone over to No30. So No30, if you live at No30 and you’re watching this, there’s a ball in your garden. Please throw it back.”
      Harrogate went on to win 5-1 and qualify to the second round of the FA Cup.
      Abraham Odoh opened the scoring for the League Two side after just five minutes.
      The home crowd then exploded as Chris Doyle equalised for the Mariners in the 26th minute.
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      But Sam Folarin put the visitors back in the driving seat just two minutes later.
      Folarin completed his brace and effectively sealed the win eight minutes into the second half.
      Rod McDonald netted Harrogate’s fourth in the 71st minute, but Simon Weaver’s men weren’t done just yet.
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      How Jim Ratcliffe went from council house to astonishing net worth of £30bn – and why he almost risked everything

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      MANCHESTER United investor Jim Ratcliffe went from a council house upbringing to an astonishing net worth of £15billion – after almost risking everything.One of Britain’s richest people grew up on a council estate before amassing a fortune which has just enabled him to take a major stake in Premier League football giants United.
      Sir Jim Ratcliffe has gone from humble beginnings to vast wealthCredit: PA
      His turnaround hinged on taking a gamble in 1998 by mortgaging his home and buying an Antwerp-based chemical company, which he and two friends transformed into Ineos.
      He says he deliberated for a year over whether to go ahead, fearing he and his family could lose their home if the firm failed.
      Sir Jim climbed to second in this year’s Sunday Times Rich List, with his fortune put at £29.688billion.
      Top place went to Indian-born British businessman Gopi Hinduja and his family, with estimated wealth of £35billion.
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      Sir Jim is looking to finalise a 25 per cent stake in United, with reports suggesting he could invest £245million towards improving the club’s infrastructure.
      His potential plans for the Red Devils have sparked speculation over whether Dutch manager Erik ten Hag could be at risk of losing his job.
      United have lost eight of their 15 matches so far this season, including consecutive 3-0 defeats this past week to Manchester City and Newcastle United.
      An unpromising start in Sir Jim’s life included being sacked from his first job only three days in, when bosses at BP found he had ezcema.
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      Sir Jim, son of a joiner, was born in the Greater Manchester town of Failsworth and lived in a council home until aged ten.
      The family then moved to Hull in East Yorkshire and he was educated at Beverley Grammar School before studying chemical engineering at the University of Birmingham.
      He now lives in exotic Monaco and owns luxury items such as a £130m yacht named Hampshire II with its own beach club and a helipad.
      He has said: “You should see a picture of the council house where I started out.”
      Sir Jim, now 71, later set up his own company Ineos – a chemicals multinational which employs 26,000 people worldwide.
      It sells 60million tons of chemicals each year, with an annual turnover of £45billion.
      He used high-yield debt to fund deals before buying unwanted operations from groups such as BP, whose refining and petrochemical arm Innovent was snapped up by Ineos in 2006.
      That gave his firm refineries in Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Scotland.
      Sir Jim relocated Ineos’ head office to Rolle in Switzerland in 2010 in a move which cut its annual tax bill by £100million.
      Sir Jim has said: “I did have this inkling that I wanted to be successful — that I wanted to be a millionaire one day. But I was just dreaming, really.”
      He also recalled his dismissal by BP when just 21.
      He said: “I was told, ‘You can’t work here with eczema. We can’t spend the money on training you for five years then find you’ve got an allergy, so you’re on your bike’.”
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      He secured a role with rival petrol giant Esso, who sent him to the London Business School helping him become an expert in turning around failing firms – later prompting his move for Ineos.
      The company has been based since 2016 in offices opposite upmarket store Harrods in Knightsbridge, west London.
      The entrepreneur, on his second marriage and with three children, has homes in London and in Hampshire.
      The boyhood Manchester United supporter revealed an interest in buying the Old Trafford club in January this year after the Red Devils were put up for sale by the US-based Glazer family.
      He faced competition from Qatar’s Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani, looking to bid £5billion – but this remained short of the Glazers’ £6billion valuation.
      The Qatar bid was scrapped last month after their attempts to secure a 100 per cent takeover were resisted by the Glazers.
      Sir Jim previously tried to buy Premier League rivals Chelsea last summer when Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich was forced to sell by sanctions imposed after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
      But his £4.25billion bid was rejected, before US investor Todd Boehly and his consortium took charge instead.
      Ineos owns France’s top-flight Ligue 1 club Nice, as well as Swiss side Lausanne and a third of F1 motor racing team Mercedes.
      His Team Ineos cycling team has won seven Tour de France titles, with stars riders such as Sir Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas.
      Sir Jim was knighted for services to business and investment in the late Queen Elizabeth II’s 2018 Birthday Honours list.
      Rich List compiler Robert Watts has said of him: “This is a guy from an ordinary background who has created extraordinary wealth very quickly. He seems unaffected by the wealth.
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      “He’s calm, quiet and doesn’t have the brashness you might think a billionaire would.
      “Ratcliffe shows you don’t have do well in the classroom or be anything special early in your working life to make it as an entrepreneur.”
      The new Manchester United investor owns a luxury yacht named Hampshire IICredit: YouTube / Feadship
      Sir Jim owns French club Nice, who he watched take on Monaco in April last yearCredit: AFP
      The billionaire led a relaunch of Land Rover Defender in 2017Credit: Jon Bond – The Sun
      Chemicals entrepreneur Sir Jim is on the verge of investing in Manchester UnitedCredit: Reuters More

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      Ex-Man Utd star Chris Smalling’s Rome house ‘burgled’ as crooks ‘break in through window and try to escape with safe’

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      A GANG of burglars reportedly broke into Chris Smalling’s home and tried to steal a safe.The former Manchester United star will be questioned by police to get an account of what was stolen.
      Chris Smalling was a target of Burglars in his house in ItalyCredit: Rex
      He is married to Sam Cooke and has a son called LeoCredit: instagram
      The burglars were said to be ‘professionals’Credit: PA:Press Association
      Smalling, 33, is currently playing his trade for Roma in the Serie A.
      Italian media have claimed that his home in Tor Carbone in the Appia Antica area was targeted by thugs on Monday.
      It is reported that a gang broke into his home by smashing a window.
      It goes on to say that they attempted to steal a safe from the house after failing to break into it.
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      Police are said to be investigating the scene and a forensic team have been called in.
      The media have claimed that the gang are “professionals” and are suspected to have come from Eastern Europe.
      SunSport have contacted local police for comment
      It comes two years after the defender was robbed at gunpoint.
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      They have lived in Italy since 2020
      The couple got married in 2017Credit: instagram
      In 2021, Smalling was robbed in front of his wife Sam Cooke and toddler son Leo when three hooded men broke into his home.
      The incident left the family “very distressed” as they required support from the police.
      Smalling signed for Roma in 2020 after a successful loan spell with the club.
      During his time at Old Trafford, he won two Premier League titles after joining from Fulham.
      He married former Page 3 glamour model Sam in June 2017.
      The couple’s son Leo was born before they moved to Italy.
      Smalling is currently sidelined with injury, having played his last match on September 1.
      Earlier this year he rejected Premier League interest in order to stay at Roma and signed a two-year contract extension. More

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      Man Utd’s huge decline laid bare as Red Devils have lost same number of home games since Fergie retired as under him

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      NOTHING confirms Manchester United’s astounding decline since Alex Ferguson departed than one horrific home-groan statistic.Sunday’s 3-0 defeat against neighbours City means the Red Devils have lost the same number of Premier League games since Sir Alex Ferguson retired as during his whole reign.
      Erik ten Hag saw United slump to their fifth defeat in ten Prem matches as a humiliating loss to Man City earned the Red Devils a shock home statCredit: Getty
      Sir Alex Ferguson bowed out in 2013 with United’s last top-flight titleCredit: PA
      United’s all-time great manager suffered 34 home Prem defeats from 1986 to 2013 – a total now matched in just ten years by his eight successors.
      The Athletic’s Will Jeanes noted the staggering stat, adding that Fergie oversaw 405 home league games, compared to 196 from those who have followed in a dire decade.
      Some fans described the ‘ 34 fact’ as “mad and “crazy” – while others claim it sums up the club’s problems in finding the right manager.
      One argued: “This isn’t that crazy. They’re much worse and as a result have lost on average twice as many home games a season.
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      “Why is that shocking? They’ve never come close to challenging for a title since SAF left. More interestingly I think in recent seasons their away form is better than home.”
      In contrast, Pep Guardiola has guided United’s biggest rivals City to six Prem titles in his seven years in charge – peaking with Champions League glory in last season’s Treble triumph.
      One fan posted: “I think Man Utd are as far behind Man City that they have ever been since Guardiola arrived at City , and considering what Ten Hag has spent since he arrived , that is embarrassing on his part.”
      The Red Devils ended the weekend in eighth spot after their fifth loss in ten Prem matches this term.
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      But many supporters on social media believe Erik ten Hag is still in credit after guiding them to third place last season and a return to the Champions League.
      However, this note of caution was typical: “Backing him and want him to succeed, but got to say that some of Erik ten Hag’s decisions are questionable. He has to take his fair share of blame.”
      HOW UNITED BOSSES HAVE FARED SINCE FERGIEHERE’S the record of the five permanent managers, two caretaker-bosses and one interim chief who have followed Sir Alex Ferguson since his 27-year golden reign ended in 2013.
      Their win ratios are for ALL games in charge.
      David Moyes, July 2013 to April 2014 – 52.94% win ratioRyan Giggs, caretaker, April 2014 to May 2014 – 50% Louis van Gaal, July 2014 to May 2016 – 52.43%Jose Mourinho, May 2016 to December 2018 – 58.33%Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, December 2018 to November 2021 – 54.17%Michael Carrick, caretaker, November 2021 – December 2021 – 66.67%Ralf Rangnick, interim, December 2021 to May 2022 – 37.93%Erik ten Hag, May 2022 to present – 64%
      And this is Fergie’s legacy:November 1986 to May 2013 – 59.67%.The Scot bowed out with United’s last Prem title triumph. More

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      We live next to derelict Euro 2028 stadium and are against redevelopment plans – it will completely overshadow our house

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      CASEMENT PARK is one of two stadiums in Ireland that is set to host matches at Euro 2028.That is despite the Belfast ground having been unused and rotting since 2013 and awaiting re-development.
      An aerial view of Casement Park, which was announced as one of the proposed venues for UEFA Euro 2028
      Casement Park is in terrible decay and some residents are opposed to an redevelopment
      Proposed images of the Casement Park redevelopment
      Alongside the Aviva Stadium, Casement will be assigned games once UEFA formalise Ireland and the UK as hosts for the tournament.
      After opening in 1953, Casement Park played a significant role in the development, promotion and profile of Gaelic Games in Belfast, Antrim and Ulster.
      But the now derelict stadium is under opposition from residence in the area, who don’t want the redevelopment plans to go ahead.
      At Owenvarragh Park, a few residents are not impressed with the plans as they fear

      In 2014 — a year after the stadium was closed — the High Court quashed planning approval for the 38,000-seater development after opposition from the Mooreland and Owenvarragh Residents’ Association (MORA).
      The planning application was re-structured in 2022 as they reduced the capacity to around 34,000.
      It was approved by then-Department for Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon, MORA launched a challenge to the ruling.
      But that investigation fell on flat ears in May 2022, when Mr Justice Humphreys ruled MORA’s challenge to the proposal were without merit.
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      The community remain deeply divided about the plans to redevelop the stadium.
      Speaking with the Belfast Telegraph, a number are concerned it will overshadow their houses.
      One resident said: “It’s going to come about. It was inevitable it was going to happen”
      “There are too many interested parties, especially political parties, who want to get it built and put their names to being the ones who got it built.
      “I’ve lived here 35 years. This was my aunt’s house and we build this in her back garden. My father lived here before that.
      “It’s going to overshadow my front garden – my back garden – the windows around the back, so it’s going to be a disaster for me.”
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      Another resident on the opposite side of the abandoned stadium reckons the proposed redevelopment is a huge boost for the community.
      She said the development will revitalise the area: “Can’t happen quickly enough”.
      “It’s absolutely fantastic. It will bring so much employment and activity to the road.
      “Businesses just think it’s great. There’s no real negative to it. Yes, there will be a wee bit of inconvenience while it’s being built, but you’ll get that anyway.
      “I’m born and reared here and I’ve no issue with it whatsoever. There are only – maybe – a dozen times a year when it’s going to be full.”
      Recently during a Northern Ireland European Qualifiers 2024 at Windsor Park, a section of the supporters made clear their feelings on playing matches at a newly developed Casement Park.
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      A banner read: “No Casement.”
      In March 2023 the GAA announced that, if redeveloped as proposed, it would give special permission under Rule 42 for Casement Park to be included in the winning joint-UK & Ireland bid to host the Euro 2028. More