A vast sinkhole has appeared in the middle of an Illinois football pitch that was laid above a limestone mine, just days after amateur teams stopped using the ground for practice.
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The collapse happened at Gordon Moore Park in Alton, Illinois, about 18 miles north of St Louis, Missouri, on Wednesday. The sinkhole was 30 metres wide and 9 metres deep. No injuries have been reported but all sports at the park have been cancelled

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