Ed Sheeran celebrated promotion to the Premier League with Ipswich Town players

One thing promised, one thing due: sponsor of the Ipswich Town club, promoted to the Premier League, the singer Ed Sheeran celebrated this success as it should, on Wednesday night, with the players.

Officially promoted to the Premier League on Saturday after a win against Huddersfield (2-0), the Ipswich players finally celebrated the event properly. Ed Sheeran, a big fan of the Tractor Boys since childhood and became a sponsor of the club in 2021, while it won in League One (English D3), arranged a video call on the climbing night. “I’m in Miami, I have to pay for the sponsorship somehow. I’ll be back on Wednesday, do you want us to go and celebrate? We’ll find a place!”, promised the English singer. the players.

The 33-year-old artist kept his word. In a video posted on his Instagram account on Wednesday night, we see the guitarist, probably at a nightclub, hosting a visibly drunken night out.

The goal of remaining in the Premier League

Ed Sheeran is so invested in his boyhood club that even the team’s Northern Ireland coach, Kieran McKenna, praised his efforts. “Ed is a very important person for us, he has supported the club through sponsorship for several years now,” insisted the manager. His commitment is such that the author of The shape of you even granted the number 17, which is therefore no longer assigned to any player.

“I know that being in the Premier League will not only bring enthusiasm to the club, but also enthusiasm and joy to the city and improve it, which is very important. If we can avoid relegation next season, that will be the biggest success . for me, but you never know what will happen”, this lover of Ipswich rejoiced to ESPN, on the occasion of this return after a 22-year absence from the PL.