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Ipswich Town unveils Ed Sheeran-inspired third kit for 2024/25 season

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Ipswich Town FC has launched its third kit for the 2024/25 season, designed in collaboration with Ed Sheeran.

The new 'Suffolk Pink' shirt features local landmarks and is available for purchase now.

New ITFC third kit modelled by 3 players
Ipswich Town's new third kitIpswich Town FC

Key details:

  • The shirt incorporates the silhouette of Framlingham Castle, made famous by Sheeran's track 'Castle on the Hill'

  • It features the Wolsey Gate, which inspired the turrets in the Town crest

  • Soundwaves from crowd cheers and a representation of Suffolk's coastline appear on the front

  • An 'Ed Sheeran x Ipswich Town' label is inside the neck, with an Ipswich Town heart motif on the back

What they're saying: "It feels like such an honour to be involved in this football club and to be able to create things so close to my heart, which has always been my hometown, family and friends. Which is what football is about really," Sheeran said.

Sheeran added, "I can't wait for the kick-off and to see us in the Prem again."

Former Ipswich Town striker charged in £600k cannabis smuggling case

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Former Ipswich Town striker Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has been charged with attempting to smuggle £600,000 worth of cannabis through a UK airport.

The big picture: The 33-year-old, who spent two seasons at Portman Road from 2011 to 2013, was arrested by National Crime Agency officers in Scotland following the seizure of approximately 60kg of the drug at Stansted airport.

Jay Emmanuel Thomas playing for Ipswich Town
Jay Emmanuel-Thomas playing for TownAlamy

Key details:

  • Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, 33, was arrested Wednesday in Gourock, Inverclyde.

  • He's accused of attempting to smuggle £600,000 worth of cannabis through Stansted airport.

  • Border Force officers found approximately 60kg of the drug in two suitcases from Bangkok.

  • Emmanuel-Thomas is set to appear at Carlisle magistrates court Thursday, charged with importing class B drugs.

60kg of cannabis
60kg of cannabis was seizedNCA

JET's Ipswich career: The journeyman joined Ipswich in 2011 for £1.1m from Arsenal, scoring nine goals in 75 appearances for the Tractor Boys. He left Ipswich in 2013 in a swap deal with Bristol City. He most recently played with Greenock Morton in the Scottish Championship.

The bottom line: The NCA warns that cannabis smuggling into the UK carries a maximum 14-year prison sentence, contradicting misinformation some couriers receive about facing only fines.

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