Hull City book place in Premier League with 1-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday

  • 29/05/2016
Hull City fans (Getty)
Hull City fans (Getty)

Hull City won promotion to the Premier League with a 1-0 victory over Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship playoff final at Wembley to unlock millions of pounds from a game billed as the richest in world soccer.

Mohamed Diame grabbed the winner in the 72nd minute with a swerving long-range strike for Steve Bruce's side to settle the clash between the two Yorkshire clubs with Hull set to earn up to ($NZ345.35 million) from their triumph.

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