England fan gets ‘2018 World Cup Winners’ tattoo on his belly after Harry Kane penalty epiphany
Three Lions superfan Jamie Richardson says that at 5-0 up against Panama he thought to himself ‘you get the tattoo and they will bring it home’
When England captain Harry Kane scored his second penalty against Panama in their group stage clash on Sunday, superfan Jamie Richardson was left in no doubt that manager Gareth Southgate’s side were heading for World Cup glory.
“It got to 5-0 up and it just hit me – an epiphany: ‘England are going to the win the World Cup this year. You get the tattoo and they will bring it home.’ And that’s exactly what I did,” Richardson said at his local pub in Kippax, near Leeds.
The tattoo – on his belly – is of the World Cup trophy with ‘England 2018 World Cup winners’ written across it.
England fans know all about misplaced optimism. Their one World Cup win in 1966 has been followed by decades of disappointment.
Still, England beat Panama 6-1 and face Colombia on Tuesday for a place in the last eight. Richardson, 32, will be watching in his local pub.