Faithful fans came, saw and partied, come what may...

CARRYING crates of German beer and with St George's flags draped around their shoulders, England supporters took over the city of Berlin by the thousands ahead of the Euro 2024 final.

- Zak Garner Purkis

Before the game there was barely a side street in the German capital where the strains of Three Lions were not echoing from a gaggle of fans who had made massive financial sacrifices to make it to the big game.

"We drove 13 hours straight from Calais," a bleary-eyed reveller shouted to the Daily Express over their shoulder as they disappeared into a mass of supporters outside a popular Irish bar, "but I wouldn't miss it for the world".

Outnumbering the Spanish by around 50 to one, followers of the Three Lions chanted songs in honour of Manchester City's Phil Foden and Bukayo Saka of Arsenal.

Before kick-off at the Olympiastadion the supporters kept the party going.