Ally Pally taunts Ed Sheeran with brutal Ipswich Town chant at PDC World Championship
Darts fans inside Alexandra Palace were certainly 'Thinking Out Loud' when they spotted Ed Sheeran in attendance.
The singer and Ipswich sponsor and co-owner was in the crowd at Ally Pally for Friday's PDC World Darts Championship.
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Spectators quickly recognised him, despite👍 him wearing a cap to help cover his appearance.
And it didn't take long for the boozy crowd to throw some light-hearted Tractor Boys banter his way.
Footage shows Sheeran sat at a table in the arena, waiting for the action to comme♛nce.
Those around him can be heard singing 'Ipswich get battered, everywhere they go' at him.
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Someone on his table, meanwhile, clearly found the whole orde✃al hilarious and stood up, pumping his fi🥂st along to the singing.
Sheeran eventually raised his cup to th💛ose singing at him before continuing in conversation with his pals.
The crowd also had plenty of fun by peer-pressuring Sheeran to downℱ his pint, to which the four-෴time Grammy winner obliged.
Dozens of fans above the hospitality area chanted, 'Have you ever seen Sheeran down a pint', and it didn't take long before it reverberated around the venue.
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Impressively, Sheeran stood up and finished his p♔int each time the crowd chanted and placed his empty cup on top of his head.
Shౠeeran soon built up quite the stack of cups and was incredibly gracious with fans who came up to him seeking a photograph.
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Ipswich got promoted to the Premier League for the first time since 200ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ2 last s🦩eason, completing back to back promotions from League One under ex-Manchester United coach Kieran McKenna.
The Tractor Boys are currently third ꧅from bottom in the top flight, two pointﷺs away from safety - hence the chant.
The 'Perfect' singer began sponsoring Ipswich, his local football club, in 2021.
He was also named in the club's squad list and given the squad number 17.
In August 2024, Sheeran acquired a minority stake in the club 🏅of 1.4 per cent.
Sheeran has been spotted at ꦗgames since he became a sponsor, but has been seen in the crowd m💃ore regularly since their promotion from the Championship.
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He recently sparked controversy by interrupting a Sky Sports interview with Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim after the 1-1 draw at Portman Road - and later apologised.
Th𝓰e Tractor Boys face Newcastle at home on Saturday as they look for their third league win of the season.
Their two victor𓂃ies in the top flight since their return in August came against Wolves and Tottenham.
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