Global music star Ed Sheeran, a lifelong Ipswich Town supporter, joined the Tractor Boys in their dressing room for an impromptu singalong following t...
Global music star Ed Sheeran, a lifelong Ipswich Town supporter, joined the Tractor Boys in their dressing room for an impromptu singalong following the club. �s official return to the Premier League. The English songwriter, who has been seen at Portman Road on multiple occasions this season, was invited by the squad after their final match secured automatic promotion. Sheeran, whose hit shape of you has become an anthem for the Suffolk side, led the players in a chorus that shook the walls of the away dressing room at Pride Park. The club. �s management confirmed to GoalZaza that the singer will be a regular presence in the stands next campaign, having already invested in the club. �s youth academy. As the celebrations continue, Nigerian fans at viewing centres in Surulere and Wuse will surely draw parallels with the euphoria that greeted the Super Eagles. � qualification for the 2018 World Cup. They will recall how players like Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho once led similar chants after Leicester City. �s FA Cup triumph. For now, the Town faithful can look forward to top flight football at Portman Road for the first time in over two decades. At the end of the day, Sheeran. �s involvement has given the club a global profile that even some Premier League stalwarts might envy. It remains to be seen if the powers that be at the league will invite him to perform at the opening fixture. Meanwhile, in Abuja, fans gathered at the popular Zuma Viewing Centre will debate whether Sheeran. �s presence can inspire the Tractor Boys to avoid relegation, with many insisting the Super Eagles. � attacking options remain the more pressing concern for Nigerian football enthusiasts.