Guernsey favourites for their own event

GUERNSEY will be looking to take another step towards European glory in front of their own fans tomorrow as some of the Continent's top Gaelic footballers come to Footes Lane.

The Sarnians are hosting the second round of three in the 2011 Pan European Gaelic Football Championship, with regional teams travelling from The Hague, Brussels, Paris, Amsterdam, Luxembourg, Copenhagen and Jersey.

After winning the French and Channel Islands championships to qualify, it will be the home side who enter the tournament on Saturday as favourites.

The event will be played as an 11-a-side format, a step up from all previous tournaments held on the island, which featured seven-a-side matches.

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