Preston North End defender Kevin O'Connor is now a much richer man after winning the National Lottery Christmas Millionaire Raffle jackpot in Ireland.

The 22-year-old left-back, who only joined the Championship side a couple of months ago, scooped €1 million after receiving the winning ticket as a Christmas gift from his uncle.

According to The Irish Independent, the lucky numbers were posted to O'Connor by his uncle Peadar along with a little note that read "I wish you the best of luck".

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Preston North End kicked off their Championship campaign by inviting a very special fan to be their mascot for the day.

That supporter was none other than 105-year-old Bernard, who has followed the club for the last century or so.

📸 We have a very special mascot today, Bernard is 105 years old! 👏#pnefc pic.twitter.com/1hqAxmnlfl

— Preston North End FC (@pnefc) August 5, 2017

📸Bernard has meeting the players ahead of the game and has been chatting to Sean Maguire about how he met his wife in Ireland. 🇮🇪 pic.twitter.com/EKuT00XAj5

— Preston North End FC (@pnefc) August 5, 2017

And Bernard was in his element as his beloved club laid on a fitting VIP experience at Deepdale before Saturday's opener against Sheffield Wednesday.

Let's face it, it's probably the least Preston could do in light of Bernard's long years of faithful service!

PRESTON, England -- Three thoughts from Arsenal's 2-1 win at Preston North End in the FA Cup.

1. Arsenal pull off FA Cup rescue act

Olivier Giroud's winner came late, but it had been coming. Arsenal are into the next round of the FA Cup, probably the only trophy they have a realistic chance of winning, having been given one hell of an early scare by Preston.

The Championship club, having gone ahead though Callum Robinson, lived to regret not scoring more in their blitz of the first half hour. It...

Fight! �� Preston team-mates Jermaine Beckford and Eoin Doyle are both sent off for clashing in the side's defeat at Hillsborough. pic.twitter.com/QNxh6SY4Wn

- Football On 5 (@FootballOn5) 3 December 2016

When it's not your day, it's not your day.

Spare a thought for Preston North End, who slumped to a 2-1 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday and ended the match with nine men. 

90' Red card. Eoin Doyle and Jermaine Beckford both see red for an off the ball incident.

2-1 #pnefc

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At the end of another long and underwhelming campaign, one Leeds United supporter was determined to enjoy himself while his team signed off for 2016-17 with a 1-1 draw against Preston.

In attempting to instigate a party atmosphere at Preston's Deepdale ground, the fan in question decided that a spot of crowd surfing up in the terraces was the way to go.

Why, the crazy fool even brought his own surfboard along.

We're leeds united, we surf when we want �� pic.twitter.com/4uDHAdMgt3

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Goal bonuses being what they are for professional footballers, we imagined that Preston left-back Scott Laird cleaned up when he found the net against Manchester United.

The League One star scored the opening goal in his side's 3-1 defeat on Monday night but landed only a single pound for his efforts, although it did come from his grandmother.

"Every time we scored as kids, she used to give me and my brothers a pound," the 26-year-old told BBC Somerset. "Even though I'm 26 now, I still carry that...