Is Wales set to host football's closest derby?
•Is Wales set to host football's closest derby?Image source, FAWImage caption, Lee Trundle is preparing to make his Cwmbran Town debut in the third tier of Welsh footballPublished25 minutes agoComments...
•Everyone is buzzing for this game.
•What better way to start the season."Image source, GoogleImage caption, Just a line of trees separate Cwmbran Town's Halo Stadium and Cwmbran Celtic's Motazone Arena.Despite being located next door to...
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Is Wales set to host football's closest derby?Image source, FAWImage caption, Lee Trundle is preparing to make his Cwmbran Town debut in the third tier of Welsh footballPublished25 minutes agoCommentsThey have been separated for more than a decade by just 40 metres.Now two clubs in south Wales believe they may finally have the most local rivalry in British football.Nottingham Forest and Notts County, divided only by the River Trent, are the closest senior professional rivals in England.Even less space - only 0.17 miles (272m) - separates Dundee's Dens Park and Dundee United's Tannadice Park.But when Cwmbran Celtic host Cwmbran Town on Tuesday for their first meeting in 16 years - in the third tier of Welsh football - it could be the shortest distance of the lot separating their home grounds."We think it's the closest derby in the UK and one of the closest in the world," said Celtic fan Steve Fry."It makes that distance between the Dundee grounds feel like a real trek!"I don't know if Town are putting on a coach for their players but they'll get a warm welcome. Everyone is buzzing for this game. What better way to start the season."Image source, GoogleImage caption, Just a line of trees separate Cwmbran Town's Halo Stadium and Cwmbran Celtic's Motazone Arena.Despite being located next door to each other, the clubs have spent years apart until Cwmbran Celtic were relegated from the second tier of Welsh football last season to the Ardal South-East League.Under the competition rules, visitors Cwmbran Town must travel to Celtic's recently renamed Motazone Arena, rather than use their own changing rooms."A lot of the players know each other because they're from the same town but until now, our paths have not crossed on the pitch," said Fry.Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Dens Park home of Dundee FC and Tannadice Park Home of Dundee United FC separated by 200 metresOne new face to...المصدر: BBC Sport Football | Source: BBC Sport Football
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