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Pitch invaders waving England flags took aim at Gary Neville as they interrupted a Salford City football match this afternoon (October 18). The tie with Oldham Athletic briefly stopped as several men stormed onto the pitch with hoodies saying ' Gary Neville is a traitor'.

Far-right group Britain First claimed credit for the stunt, with the political party saying it had 'teamed up with local Salford patriots' to protest against the former England international's 'treachery'. It comes after the ex-Manchester United defender and Salford City owner said he removed a British flag from one of his developments because he believed it was being used in a 'negative fashion'.

In a video posted on LinkedIn on October 3, Mr Neville blamed 'angry, middle-aged white men' for creati

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