Pitch invaders disrupt League Two game in ‘Gary Neville is a traitor’ flag protest

  • Two men tried to plant flag of St George in centre circle

  • Far-right group calls it protest against Neville’s ‘treachery’

Salford’s League Two match against Oldham was briefly disrupted when two men tried to plant a flag of St George inside the centre circle at the Peninsula Stadium.

The men entered the field during the first half wearing white hoodies displaying the message “Gary Neville is a traitor” before being removed by stewards and police.

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Forest Green Rovers granted planning permission for all-wooden stadium

  • Club say it will be ‘greenest football stadium in the world’
  • League Two side are world’s first 100% vegan club

The world’s first football stadium made almost entirely out of wood, which will be home to League Two side Forest Green Rovers, has been granted planning permission.

Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, the 5,000-capacity ‘Eco Park’ is set to be “the greenest football stadium in the world,” according to the club’s website.

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