Easing of restrictions permits 500 fans at Windsor ParkSupporters will have temperatures checked on entryFootball fans will be allowed inside a stadium in the
UK for the first time since lockdown when Ballymena United meet Glentoran in the
Irish Cup final at Windsor Park in Belfast on Friday.
Supporters have not attended matches since
Football was suspended in March, with games held behind closed doors as a condition of the restart in June. Hopes that the new
Premier League season could start on 12 September with some fans in attendance were quashed on Monday when the sports minister, Nigel Huddleston, confirmed 1 October as the target date.