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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
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Mark McCadden

Kilmacud Crokes join world champions Argentina, Bayern Munich and others in extra man controversy

Kilmacud Crokes are at the centre of a storm this week in the wake of their All-Ireland Club Football Championship success over Derry side Glen on Sunday.

The Stillorgan-based side finished the final at Croke Park with 16 players on the pitch, as they defended a Glen free-kick and a two-point advantage in the closing seconds.

But as the GAA ponders their response to the controversy, Kilmacud aren’t the first side in recent times to end a match with an illegal numerical advantage.

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