Ed Sheeran announced as shirt sponsor for Ipswich Town football club

'The football club is a big part of the local community and this is my way of showing my support'

Ed Sheeran, file photo

Ed Sheeran has been announced as the new shirt sponsor for Ipswich Town football club.

The singer, who grew up in Suffolk, has agreed an initial one-year deal with Blues to sponsor shirts for the club’s men’s and women’s first teams.