In 1995, Crowd trouble forced the friendly soccer international between Ireland and England to be abandoned after 27 minutes play at Lansdowne Road, Dublin.

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Last but not least, there's now live TV streaming for UK and Ireland gamers, who'll get Premier League soccer live from Sky.

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"The chief executive spoke about new groups coming and living in Northern Ireland and if we want other people to be involved in soccer then we have to be saying that the game is open to everyone, " she said.

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The team's success has reportedly prompted a fivefold increase in interest in the sport in Ireland, a country more associated with Gaelic football, rugby union and soccer.

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But only 6% of those net revenues were generated from outside of North America, and part of this revenue resulted from partnerships with soccer teams in France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Spain and Sweden.

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