We’ve all had a bad night or two. “Sure, I’ll get drinks with the boys,” you say, “but I’ll only have one or two.” Cut to a few hours later, and you’re face down in a ditch covered in what you hope is a spilled beer but know in your heart is vomit. Good times!
But no matter how bad you felt on your worst “morning after,” it probably doesn’t come close to matching the confusion this man felt after waking up in a soccer stadium hours after the match had ended.
An England fan woke up this morning at 4am still inside the stadium, completely empty…
— Football Away Days (@FBAwayDays) June 17, 2024
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According to News.come.au, this England soccer fan decided to go see his nation’s opening match against Serbia in the Euro 2024 events. He promptly fell asleep — leading to him waking up in the stadium wondering what the hell just happened.
The slight risk that humanity may miss out on things like this is the reason no sporting tournament should be held in countries that ban alcohol https://t.co/eStOC9o46r
— Sakhaav Billa (@InquilabiBilla) June 17, 2024
Another episode of:
— Donatello Piras (@DonatelloPiras) June 18, 2024
Tell me you’re English without telling me you’re English. #EURo2024 #Eng https://t.co/AZ4bNjWufO
I could be wrong, but I think under EU law, it’s technically his stadium now. https://t.co/dxfkuzzI8R
— Andrew Visnovsky (@AndrewVisnovsky) June 17, 2024
Some people are doubting this man’s claim, saying that he would have been noticed by security at some point, or that the UEFA would have commented on it by now. To those people I say, stop ruining our fun. And to this man I say, get home safe — and try to throw a Red Bull into your drinking mix to prevent it from happening again.
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