Hull City's team bus has been damaged by stones and bottles just hours before the Championship play-off final against Middlesbrough at Wembley Stadium. A window on the transport was smashed by objects thrown as the bus made its way to the team hotel, according to Sky Sports.
Incident Details
Sky Sports reported: 'The Hull team bus has had a window smashed this afternoon after objects were thrown at it on the way to the team hotel. The Hull players are just arriving out of the team hotel on to the bus, we can show you some damage to the team bus on its way to pick up the players some stones and bottles have been thrown at it so there has been some damage.'
They added: 'They have had to knock out some of the glass on the exterior of the window, still OK for the players to make the very short journey to Wembley Stadium from here at the team hotel which is a few 100 yards away.'
Match Stakes
The play-off final carries a prize worth an estimated £200 million, with the winner earning promotion to the Premier League for the next season. The incident occurred just hours before kick-off, adding drama to an already high-stakes match.
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