England match was only going in one direction as singer Louis Tomlinson roared on Three Lions at Boxpark
JUBILANT fans knew England’s World Cup campaign was only going in one direction when they soaked 1D’s Louis Tomlinson with beer as the Three Lions scored.
The football-mad former boyband star squeezed into the packed fanzone at Boxpark, Wembley, North London, to roar on Gareth Southgate’s men as they dispatched Senegal last night.
Simon JonesLouis Tomlinson squeezed into the packed fanzone at Boxpark in North London to roar on Gareth Southgate’s men[/caption]
Pints flew into the air as Jordan Henderson shattered the nation’s tension with his opener, before Harry Kane’s first goal of the tournament lifted the roof.
Manager Tom Brodie, 28, punched the air at the fanzone in Newcastle as England scored.
He said: “It might be the middle of winter and rainy up in Newcastle, but plenty of pints and an England win made it feel like a Saturday night in summer.”
At the Luna Springs pub, Birmingham, engineer Chris Mitchell, 22, said: “It’s coming home, it has to be.
“It’s weird being cooped up inside instead of outside in the sun like normal, but who cares when we win like that?”
Human resources worker Dan Hall, 35, watched at the Test Match Hotel, Nottingham.
He said: “We couldn’t make it to Qatar, but the pub has been packed for every England game and we’ve really roared the lads on.
“Apart from the fact there is a Christmas tree in the corner, it could almost be like watching a summer World Cup in the pub.”
Emma McClarkin, boss of the British Beer and Pub Association, said: “The beer has been flowing, and fans have been showing up to cheer on England.”
