Ipswich will now return to the top flight of English football for the first time in 22 years, with Kieran McKenna’s side securing back-to-back promotions after being as low as the third tier last season. Instead, the ‘Shape of You’ singer was up at 7 am to watch the game from a swanky hotel, and met up with some fellow Ipswich supporters who he’d met by chance at the Formula 1 circuit on Friday. In a video shared on “Where are you, mate?”

forward George Hirst asked. “I’m back on Wednesday, do you guys wanna go out?” he then asked.

“Obviously!” Hirst responded. Sheeran then said, “I’ll be in touch with Marcus, we’ll find somewhere.

Congrats guys, well done.” In a separate post, Sheeran was shown taking a sip of his beer before one of the fans asked: “What does that taste like?” Turning to the camera, he beamed: “It tastes like promotion!”

Will Ipswich stay up next season? Very emotional. It wasn’t that long ago I was sat at Portman Road watching them lose in League One with 11k people watching.

“This is huge for the club, huge for the town, and huge for football, showing anything can happen with belief and passion. Congrats to all the players, people at the club, and of course super Kieran. “Sorry I can’t be there to celebrate but we don’t want another betting company as the sponsor next season eh.

Uppa town. Emotional. See you in the Prem xx”

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