BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 16: Tom Brady, Minority Owner of Birmingham City (L) with David Beckham to the Sky Bet League One match between Birmingham City FC and Wrexham AFC at St Andrew’s at Knighthead Park on September 16, 2024 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images) Getty Images

Rubbish is piling up in the streets of Birmingham. An industrial dispute with refuse collectors has led to weeks of uncollected waste and rats running amok in England’s second biggest metropolis.

A win Tuesday guaranteed Birmingham a finish in one of the two automatic promotion spots in the third division, which is called League One.