There was only one winner when show-off greyhound Fools Mile staged a pitch invasion at a football match. The Fleetwood pooch may have retired from the track, but the roar of the crowd and the glare of the lights were just too much to resist. She raced into the Fleetwood Town soccer ground near her home on Peel Road and did four laps of the arena while professional footballers from Blackpool and Burnley reserves could only stand and stare in admiration. "The match had to stop, but she got a big round of applause afterwards" said her owner Jane Holland. Moments earlier Jane had been walking Fools Mile - pet name Fi - in Fleetwood Memorial Park which is next to the football ground. Jane said: "The stadium gates were open and she heard people shouting. She just ran through the gates and on to the pitch and ran and ran. "I think she was looking for the hare to chase. The players stood and watched her and then they clapped her. I couldn't chase after her, there's no way you could catch her. We just had to wait until she had finished. When she had had enough she came back and looked at me as if to say she couldn't find a way off the pitch."Fleetwood Town chairman Andy Pilley said: "It was absolutely hilarious and people didn't realize what was happening at first. It had clearly run on a track before and everyone found it very funny and gave the dog a round of applause."
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