Man Utd v Leeds - a historic pre-season encounter at Croke Park
Croke Park will host its first association football match between two English teams when Manchester United face Leeds in a pre-season game on Wednesday.
The English football clubs Manchester United and Leeds United are set to clash in a historic pre-season encounter at Dublin's Croke Park on Wednesday. This will mark the fourth time the rivals have met in eight summers, with the match taking place at the 82,300-capacity arena for the first time. Croke Park, which has been a symbol of Irish nationalism since its Gaelic Athletic Association's Rule 42 banned foreign sports, has recently relaxed its stance to allow association football and rugby to be played there on a temporary basis.
The stadium's historic significance and the potential for cross-community support make this match particularly noteworthy.
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