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Football match called off after 200 sheep invade the pitch

St Neot AFC said it had to call off a match with Looe Town 2nds over the weekend after sheep left more than a few smelly surprises on the pitch

Chris Brayford
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Football matches can be called off for all sorts of reasons due to snow, ice and torrential rain. But has a game been called off before because of a sheep invasion on the pitch?
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Football matches can be called off for all sorts of reasons due to snow, ice and torrential rain. But has a game been called off before because of a sheep invasion on the pitch?

A football match had to be postponed over the weekend, and it was not because of ice, rain or snow, but because sheep had invaded the pitch. St Neot Association Football Club were due to play Looe Town...

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