22 Jan, 2014 @ 18:30
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Great in defence!

ThreeSidedFootball

THE ongoing political dispute between Gibraltar and Spain led to a Gaelic football tournament taking place in the most unlikely of venues – on a Ministry of Defence pitch!

The local Gibraltar GAA club usually play their matches on pitches across the border in Spain.

But because of the delays caused by the introduction of border checks, however, they decided to hold the tournament on ‘home’ soil provided by the MOD.

The competition involved Sevilla, Gibraltar and Marbella, who play independently in an Andalucian league, but band together to field a team in the Iberian league.

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor)

Jon Clarke is a Londoner who worked at the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday as an investigative journalist before moving permanently to Spain in 2003 where he helped set up the Olive Press. He is the author of three books; Costa Killer, Dining Secrets of Andalucia and My Search for Madeleine.

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1 Comment

  1. Great news for Gibraltar that has a positive ‘it can be done attitude’ compared with those responsible for allowing 27% of their population to remain unemployed.

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