{
  "id": 646905,
  "title": "Man Utd v Leeds - a historic pre-season encounter at Croke Park",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/man-utd-v-leeds-a-historic-pre-season-encounter-at-croke-park-646905",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-12T08:23:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/man-utd-v-leeds-historic-082311347.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Leeds United and Manchester United are set to clash in a historic pre-season football match at Croke Park, Dublin, on Wednesday. This will be their fourth meeting in eight summers, with the latest encounter resulting in a goalless draw in Stockholm in July 2025. The 82,300-capacity venue, which has only played association football since 2009, is now sold out for this unique event. Croke Park, historically viewed as a symbol of Irish nationalism, was once a prohibited site for foreign sports like English football and rugby. However, the GAA amended Rule 42 in 2007, allowing such games on a temporary basis. The stadium's significance became even more evident when Queen Elizabeth II visited in 2011, marking her as the first British monarch to do so in over a century. Despite past tensions, the current atmosphere is far more mature, and both clubs are eager to make the most of this historic occasion.",
  "summary": "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.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}