A CONFIDENT supporter received a tattoo of a trophy and the words “England Euro 2024 Winners” on his leg three days before the Euros final.
Dan Thomas, 29, from Swindon in Wiltshire, believes the Three Lions will win the coveted title and defeat Spain in Berlin later today and marked his confidence with a tattoo.
The data consultant spent two and a half hours getting the UEFA European Championship trophy tattooed on his leg at the Reign Barbers and Tattoos parlour in Swindon on Thursday – the day after England defeated the Netherlands securing their place in the final.
The tattoo (Image: PA) He is so confident in the Three Lions’ victory he said he does not regret getting the sizeable tattoo covering a large part of his left thigh and predicts England will defeat Spain by 2-1.
“I thought (England) would get far, so it’s come as no shock,” he told the PA news agency.
Mr Thomas is hoping Football comes home (Image: PA) “I’m pretty confident. I think it will happen. I wouldn’t have got it done if I didn’t think it would happen.
“I think it will be close and I think it will be 1-1, but go to extra time. I think we’ll win 2-1 at extra time.”
He had the tattoo done following England's semi-final win (Image: PA) Mr Thomas considered getting a similar tattoo in 2021 when England faced Italy in the Euro 2020 final, but hopes this year’s tattoo will secure Gareth Southgate’s team victory.
“I went into the studio and just said it would be great to have (the tattoo). I was joking, but then I thought, ‘actually, no, I’m really confident I’m going to get it done’ so it was a spur of the moment, last minute thing,” he said.
“My tattooist has already told me that as a punishment if they do lose then he’s not going to cover it up for at least a year.”
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