D-day looming as anxious Drogheda United wait to learn if they will be allowed to compete in Europe
Drogheda Independent
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DROGHEDA United could learn as early as Wednesday whether they will be allowed to compete in the Uefa Conference League this summer after Danish club Silkeborg - from the same Trivela Group stable as the Boynesiders - qualified to play in the same competition at the weekend.
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