Glastonbury Festival volition not amusement England's Euro 2024 clash connected Sunday aft the Three Lions' snoozefest against Slovenia past night.
The satellite renowned euphony festival astatine Worthy Farm, successful Somerset, announced it would not beryllium screening the past 16 games of the tournament, contempt broadcasting England men's and women's World Cup 4th finals successful 2010 and 2019, respectively.
England's 5pm lucifer connected Sunday is acceptable to clash with headliners Shania Twain, who volition beryllium finishing her acceptable connected the Pyramid Stage erstwhile the lucifer kicks off, and Canadian popular prima Avril Lavigne on the Other Stage.
It means sports fans could beryllium near unaware of the people with phone awesome notoriously atrocious astatine the festival that volition beryllium afloat of 200,000 people.
In a connection released up of England's stalemate 0-0 gully against the eastbound European state past night, organisers said the determination to not surface the matches had been made not to clash 'with the header sets'.
It comes arsenic fans successful Cologne Stadium were near yawning and adjacent falling dormant aft the teams 'abysmal' sleepwalk into the Euro 2024 sound retired stages.
Even the usually supportive glamorous WAGs were near scrolling aimlessly done their phones and staring up into the stadium arsenic the dull lucifer dragged on.
But contempt integrative brew cups being chucked towards the England manager and the squad being booed disconnected the pitch, loyal Three Lions fans volition beryllium sitting successful beforehand of their tv screens to tune successful again connected Sunday.
Glastonbury goers rise a solid this greeting aft being 1 of the archetypal to get astatine Worthy Farm
Glastonbury Festival volition not amusement England's the Euro 2024 clash connected Sunday aft the Three Lions snoozefest against Slovenia past night. Pictured: Phil Foden and Kieran Trippier astatine Cologne Stadium
Fans successful Cologne Stadium had been near yawning and adjacent falling dormant aft the teams 'abysmal' sleepwalk into the Euro 2024 sound retired stages
Back successful 2010, Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis donned a 1966 England reddish apical and posed with a replica World Cup trophy to announced a 'football field' would beryllium created successful the Bushy Ground to amusement the Three Lions' 4th last against Germany.
Nine years aboriginal organisers to amusement England women's World Cup 4th last against Norway pursuing a plea from Lioness midfielder Georgia Stanway.
However, organisers person echoed the aforesaid stance they took successful 2014 and 2016 successful deciding not to surface games of the World Cup and the Euros owed to a imaginable clash with the header acts.
Glastonbury confirmed successful a connection released earlier Scotland were knocked retired that the matches would not beryllium beamed to the crowds this year.
'In erstwhile years, we person endeavoured to amusement notable matches connected large screens wherever possible, peculiarly connected days earlier the main stages person opened.
'However, with England and Scotland's past 16 matches perchance clashing with header sets astatine this year's festival, the determination has been made that - arsenic successful 2014 and 2016 - should England oregon Scotland suffice from their groups, their past 16 matches volition not beryllium shown astatine the festival.'
They added: 'We would similar to privation some Gareth Southgate and Steve Clarke's sides each the champion successful Germany. And we anticipation we'll each beryllium capable to ticker them play quarter-final matches successful the days aft this year's festival.'
One shot instrumentality Jack Mcalinden, who arrived successful aboriginal successful Pilton, Somerset arsenic the festival opened its doors, said helium was 'not sad' to beryllium missing the game, aft the dull lucifer yesterday.
'I'll begrudgingly beryllium checking the England score,' helium said, 'but I'm not bittersweet to beryllium missing it rather frankly.'
Agitation has been increasing towards Southgate's squad since the tourney began, with fans demanded to spot 'better football' being played successful the adjacent match.
Some fans adjacent foresaw that England's lucifer against Slovenia would travel a akin dull vain to that of its gully with Denmark and mediocre triumph against Serbia.
Wife of extremity keeper Jordan Pickford was besides seen connected her telephone passim the game
Ollie Watkins woman Ellie Anderson appeared to scroll connected her telephone passim the boring game
Bukayo Sako's woman Tolami Benson appeared to look bored arsenic she treated herself to an crystal pick pursuing the dull game
At full-time, a chorus of boos rang astir the Cologne Stadium arsenic the players did a thigh of 'honour'
Punters failed to amusement up to pre-booked tables astatine the Petersgate Tap successful Manchester predicting different mediocre show aft shot fanatics blasted the team's 'sub-par' games against Denmark and Serbia.
'We had 3 tables booked contiguous for the England crippled and nary 1 turned up. Extra unit laid connected who expect to beryllium paid. Roll connected the 6 Nations,' the pub owners fumed.
Fans person go aggravated that contempt topping their radical England has lone scored 2 goals successful 3 games.
The squad were booed disconnected the transportation during their thigh of honour, portion immoderate supporters made obscene manus gestures.
During the game, goalie Jordan Pickford's woman Meghan was seen speechmaking her phone, arsenic good arsenic Wilkins' spouse - portion Bukayo Sako's woman Tolami Benson stared up astatine the assemblage supra and treated herself to an crystal pick mid-match.
Fan Freddie Hahn, 32, from Crawley was pictured accelerated dormant during the lucifer - contempt spending £500 for the 3 time travel to Germany.
'It was a precise dull game, determination wasn't overmuch going connected and I thought I was amended disconnected asleep. There was a batch of booing astatine the extremity and that woke me,' helium told MailOnline.
'I was really having a bully imagination astir England winning the tournament, but I woke up to the nightmare of England's performance. I'd been connected the beers each time and conscionable thought it's amended to adjacent my eyes than spot what was happening connected the pitch.'
Yet galore Glastonbury-goers volition undoubtedly beryllium disappointed that they won't beryllium capable to ticker the adjacent match.
Freddie Hahn, a 32-year-old from Crawley, captured the temper of the federation aft helium was pictured slumped successful his spot accelerated dormant arsenic the Three Lions limped to a 0-0 gully successful Cologne
Festival-goers get astatine Worthy Farm successful Somerset aboriginal this greeting to effort and nab the champion camping spot
People queue for introduction connected the archetypal time of the Glastonbury Festival astatine Worthy Farm successful Somerset
A pistillate with curlers successful her hairsbreadth carries camping chairs nether some arms arsenic antheral successful beforehand drags on his four-wheeled trolley
The federation volition beryllium hoping Southgate's squad tin bring backmost the feelgood origin for Sunday's past 16 lucifer aft their presumption arsenic Group C winners means they volition debar Germany, Spain and France until the final.
The afloat connection read: 'In erstwhile years, we person endeavoured to amusement notable matches connected large screens wherever possible, peculiarly connected days earlier the main stages person opened.
'However, with England and Scotland's Last 16 matches perchance clashing with header sets astatine this year's Festival, the determination has been made that – arsenic successful 2014 and 2016 – should England oregon Scotland suffice from their groups, their Last 16 matches volition not beryllium shown astatine the Festival.
'It won't beryllium known until the week of the Festival whether oregon not England oregon Scotland volition really play a lucifer during the Festival.
'But, arsenic we person already been asked astir our plans, we wanted to fto everyone cognize good successful beforehand that the determination has been made not to surface the imaginable matches.
'We would similar to privation some Gareth Southgate and Steve Clarke's sides each the champion successful Germany. And we anticipation we'll each beryllium capable to ticker them play Quarter Final matches successful the days aft this year's Festival.'
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