Salford City pitch invasion targets Gary Neville over flags

Several men ran onto the pitch at Salford City’s Peninsula Stadium on Saturday during the League Two match with Oldham Athletic, protesting co-owner Gary Neville by wearing hoodies reading "Gary Neville is a traitor," waving England and St George’s flags and briefly halting play. The incident occurred in the first half of the lunchtime fixture at Moor Lane and was ended after stewards and police removed the intruders from the playing area.

Video footage and eyewitness accounts show at least two men entering the pitch, one attempting to plant a flag in the centre circle while another paraded a St George’s cross. A small section of the crowd responded with chants directed at Neville, while other spectators cheered the protest. Stewards tackled the intruders and escorted them off the field, and police were seen removing the individuals from the stadium. It was not immediately clear whether any arrests were made.

Organisers of the stunt were reported to include a mixture of self-described local supporters and, according to a statement from the far-right group Britain First, activists associated with that organisation. Britain First said it had taken part in the protest; the claim...