Harborough FC ‘surprised’ after 100 Spanish fans turn up to watch game

Harborough FC ‘surprised’ after 100 Spanish fans turn up to watch game

Non-league club garners attention after overseas trip to St Ives match arranged for subscribers to YouTube channel

Football tourism is usually seen at Premier League stadiums like Old Trafford, Anfield and the Emirates, so fans of Harborough Town, who compete in the seventh tier of the football pyramid, were stunned when 100 Spaniards arrived at Bowden Park to watch them take on St Ives Town.

The Spanish fans, who turned up last Saturday, were subscribers to a Spanish YouTube channel, La Media Inglesa (LMI), focused on English football, which has now started arranging overseas trips for its followers.

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