Mail Sport asks soccer followers at Euros to strive England’s ‘magic potion’
Mail Sport asked fans at the Euros to try pickle juice to see if they can taste the benefit following the revelation that it is one of the secrets behind England’s success.
England full back Kieran Trippier was seen swigging a mystery liquid during the closing stages of his side’s win against Serbia on Sunday, which sparked claims of mid-match doping from some eagle-eyed fans.
These proved to be false, though, as it has since emerged Trippier was drinking pickle juice – which has also been dubbed as England’s ‘magic potion’ – with players using it to treat cramp. The Three Lions camp has stocked up on pickle juice for the Euro 2024 campaign because the drink has properties found to stop cramping up to ’40 per cent faster than drinking water’.
Midfielder Kobbie Mainoo appeared perplexed by the idea when asked about it at a press conference on Tuesday, insisting he had no intention of giving pickle juice a try, but what do ordinary people make of it?
Mail Sport put the effects of pickle juice to the test out in Germany, asking fans to do as many keepy-uppies as they could without the supplement, before then seeing if they could do better after drinking it.
Kieran Trippier had some pickle juice after being treated for cramp on Sunday night
Pickle juice has been found to stop cramping up to ’40 per cent faster than drinking water’
Mail Sport put pickle juice to the test, and despite one fan hating the taste, they did more keepy-uppies after drinking it than before
Another supporter seemed to have no issue downing the supplement
He also managed more keepy-uppies after trying the pickle juice
The final Scottish fan hated the taste of pickle juice, describing it as ‘horrible’
He then managed only six keepy-uppies, before catching the ball and laughing at his own performance
A Scottish supporter, Ryan, was up first, and he managed just two keepy-uppies without pickle juice.
He then downed a plastic cup full of pickle juice – grimacing his way through the ordeal – before managing a grand total of three keepy-uppies. 1-0 to pickle juice.
Another Scot, Jamie from Edinburgh, stepped up next, and was far more accomplished when it came to keepy-uppies, recording a total of 80 without pickle juice, despite being tackled by one of his fellow countrymen at one point.
Down went the pickle juice in one gulp, and it worked a treat as Jamie managed 94 keepy-uppies before smashing the ball high into the sky to loud cheers from the watching crowd. Pickle juice was running away with the lead.
Kieran from Dundee was the final fan to take on the challenge, and he got to 64 before losing control of the ball without the aid of pickle juice.
He reluctantly drank the pickle juice, describing it as ‘horrible’, before seeing if he could better his score.
He didn’t even get close, as he only managed six before turning to the camera and joking ‘it doesn’t work that juice!’
But his two fellow Scots may beg to differ, with pickle juice running out the narrow winner.
It is currently unknown whether the Scotland team have also tried pickle juice, but they may be considering it after their opening night 5-1 thrashing at the hands of Germany.
Steve Clarke’s men will be aiming to get back on track this evening when they face Switzerland in Cologne.
