What would you be willing to do to watch England at Euro 2024?
Well, if you’re England superfan Lee Cowell, apparently quite a lot. The summer of 2024 has seen Cowell choose to live in a Transit van with a bed that has no toilet or shower in order to watch the Three Lions out in Germany.
And on Wednesday, he will be inside the Signal Iduna Park as Gareth Southgate‘s side look to book their place in the final of Euro 2024 when they take on the Netherlands. Should they win, and reach a second consecutive European Championship final, they will face off against Spain.
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Speaking to Moneyboat, Cowell explained his living conditions, and just how he made the trip to Germany this summer.
Cowell said: “I’m living in what I would loosely call a campervan which is a Transit van with a bed in the back alongside all of my clothes. There’s no toilet or shower. But I’ve been staying with friends on a site that has toilets and showers but there’s lots of free parking and places to park campervans in free spots along the way in Germany.
“All I have is a bed and it’s been hard to keep my phone charged but I have been charging it at restaurants and anywhere possible.”
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He added: “My first stop was from Coventry to Rochester which was around a three-and-a-half-hour journey where I stayed at my brother’s before going to Dover which was another hour. It was then a two-hour journey on a ferry across from Dover to Calais. Then from there, I drove to Gelsenkirchen which was a four-hour drive where I went across France, Belgium and Holland to get there.
“The good thing is, they kept England in one area throughout the group stage games. We did have to travel to Frankfurt, which was two hours, but I stayed in Gelsenkirchen followed by Essen and then went to Frankfurt and met some friends. I’ve now slowly worked my way back but now we have got to Dortmund ahead of Wednesday.”
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He also even managed to sample the delicacy that is Lukas Podolski’s Kebab shop, which he claims has been “the best” kebab he has had this summer at the tournament.
And while he has also been left frustrated by the cost of tickets for England’s games out in Germany, Cowell also revealed he got to take Spain and Albania’s group stage clash, which he thoroughly enjoyed thanks to the raucous support of the Albanians.
He added: “What I will say is, the tickets for this tournament are some of the most expensive I have come across compared to other tournaments I have went to, to support England at the likes of Qatar. My tickets for England have cost me £100 per game and that’s through the England Supporters’ Club.
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“For other games for Denmark, they ended up paying £600 for a ticket. I looked at getting tickets for Albania v Spain and they were going to be £250 to go and watch them. Instead, I went to watch the game with Albania fans as I have a friend who is from there and it was amazing.
“I got an Albania shirt and had a flag, and it was the best experience of the tournament so far which is strange. They love it when English people support their team. They lost 1-0 to Spain but you would’ve thought they had won the tournament; they were in their element. The fans have been brilliant, there has been no trouble. The only downside is watching England perform the way they have.”