World Cup heaven or hell?
is getting ready for his fourth World Cup as the representative of England's travelling fans and it looks likely to be his most challenging yet.
was relatively stress-free for the 48-year-old Geordie. The short haul meant thousands of supporters were able to make last-minute trips to Germany and they discovered excellent transport, plentiful accommodation and sympathetic policing when they arrived.
More than 150,000 England fans travelled out in total, dwarfing the support of just about every other nation, and things went so well that
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