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26 days ago
Ex-Premier League footballer comes off bench to play in match - despite being run over by pitch roller at half-time
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. Sky News World is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 20 Sept 2026, 10:18 UTC. 4 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Ex-Premier League footballer comes off bench to play in match - despite being run over by pitch roller at half-time”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Ex-Premier League player Andros Townsend has laughed off an incident that saw him run over by a pitch roller during the half-time warm-up.
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