More than a million England fans are expected to pull sickies on 'Hangover Monday' today - and eight million will work form home - after Jude Bellingham dragged the team to a nervy win over Serbia at Euro in Germany last night.
A diving header from Real Madrid's Jude was the difference in Gelsenkirchen as Gareth Southgate's side started their campaign with a victory - only their second ever win in an opening game at the European Championships. Inside the Arena AufSchalke the majority of the 54, supporters inside were from England, including the WAGs and families of the team. The city's fan park was also rammed with 40, fans and in a nearby Italian restaurant 7, pints of beer were downed in just three days.
Millions watched on TV at home while others packed pubs and hundreds of fan zones in England, Benidorm and Magaluf, with thousands of pints of beer being sent airborne as Bellingham put his country ahead in the the 13th minute. More than a million English fans are expected to skip work today, after 30 million pints were downed in pubs and homes. Another eight million will likely work from home, experts said.
BrightHR, which monitors absence among more than a million employees at 50, companies, projected a repeat of the per cent sickness increase the day after England's Euro Sunday group game.
These England fans followed the action from the Trabrennbahn Gelsenkirchen racecourse fan park. England had a passionate following in the Spanish resort of Benidorm last night. The Spanish city is famous for its party scene - and these England fans certainly made the most of it. Pints fly into the air after the first goal of the game at a fanzone in Brighton. Big celebrations greet Jude Bellingham's goal in the 13th minute of last night's game.
