Football fans in Yorkshire gather to watch England beat Slovakia

Hundreds of England fans gathered at the Euro Fan Park in Sheffield to watch the home team take on Slovakia.

Fans turned out to watch England play Slovakia in the knockout round of the Euro tournament following a draw with Slovenia on Tuesday (25 June).

Fan City welcomed hopeful fans back to the Devonshire Green attraction for an evening of football, food and pints. Before the live sporting action was broadcast live on the big screen, fans were treated to an afternoon of live music from Mat Hook, The Rosadocs and the Everly Pregnant Brothers.

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The site, billed as the “ultimate area for football fans”, has the capacity to accommodate 4,000 fans and has bars and food stands, including Greek food and burgers, for people to get refreshments while watching the game.

The atmosphere at Devonshire Green was filled with anticipation and excitement until Slovakia scored the first goal of the match in the 25th minute. The crowd was sent into consternation. A group of men started jokingly singing the famous “Southgate you’re the one, football is coming home” song.

But all hope was not lost, after 70 agonizing minutes without any further goals and the game going into extra time, Jude Bellingham scored an equalizer for England in the 95th minute to save England from elimination from the tournament.

Bellingham’s goal was followed by another from Harry Kane as the game went into extra time, pushing England ahead of their opponents and sending them into the semi-finals of the tournament the following weekend.

And Sheffield wasn’t the only place watching the action – football fans from Yorkshire flocked to watch the game and there were some very happy fans in the Toast Bar, Leeds, who were quite delighted to learn that England had come through.

Tickets for Sheffield Fan City are available Here. Entry is free for all non-England matches.

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