It looks like Gaelic Football has a new famous fan.
Former Irish international Kevin Kilbane has been spreading the GAA message across the water.
He was on punditry duty for the BBC’s Match of the Day 2 yesterday, but he still found time to sneak a peek at the thrilling All-Ireland semi final draw between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Looking forward to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MOTD2?src=hash">#MOTD2</a> later but I'll definitely keep my eye on the big game <a href="https://twitter.com/CrokePark">@CrokePark</a> . Come on <a href="https://twitter.com/MayoGAA">@MayoGAA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/upmayo?src=hash">#upmayo</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DUBvMAY?src=hash">#DUBvMAY</a></p>— Kevin Kilbane (@kdkilbane77) <a href="https://twitter.com/kdkilbane77/status/637933482401001472">August 30, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Dutch legend and former Ballon d’Or winner Ruud Gullit was also on punditry duty for the show.
But his interest was also piqued by the drama at Croker.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Currently <a href="https://twitter.com/kdkilbane77">@kdkilbane77</a> is trying to explain the rules of Gaelic football to Ruud Gullit in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/motd2?src=hash">#motd2</a> office. Never thought I'd see that.</p>— Mark Chapman (@markchapman) <a href="https://twitter.com/markchapman/status/638000725897945088">August 30, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ruud has seen a classic at <a href="https://twitter.com/CrokePark">@CrokePark</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DUBvMAY?src=hash">#DUBvMAY</a> <a href="https://t.co/qWzjKLwCrS">https://t.co/qWzjKLwCrS</a></p>— Kevin Kilbane (@kdkilbane77) <a href="https://twitter.com/kdkilbane77/status/638023084566573056">August 30, 2015</a></blockquote>
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We think those last 10 minutes will have Gullit hooked. Will he be swapping his orange Dutch jersey for the Blue of Dublin?
