England fan does not regret 'Euro winners' tattoo

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An England football fan who had "Euro Winners" tattooed on his leg before the final says he will not cover it up and has no regrets.Dan Thomas, from Swindon in Wiltshire, received a tattoo of the Henri Delaunay Cup and the words "England Euro 2024 Winners" ahead of the final that England went on to lose 2-1 against Spain on Sunday.Mr Thomas, 29, now says he is confident the Three Lions will win the next Euros tournament in 2028 - when the UK and Ireland are the hosts - and may get an alteration.He said he "still loves" the tattoo and has urged other England fans to get their own to show their support ahead of the next tournament.

"Spain substitute Mikel Oyarzabal scored in the final four minutes to inflict a second successive European Championship final defeat on Gareth Southgate's side in three years.

Mr Thomas described the results of the match as "bittersweet" and praised the team for reaching the final.

"The result wasn't what we wanted, but a great achievement to reach yet another final," he said.

Tattoo artist Tinashe Chikerema applied the ink to Mr Thomas's skin, not before he "triple checked" he wanted it done.

Fair play to him for being so confident in the team," Mr Chikerema told PA.Mr Thomas's friend, Jack Wilkinson, who owns Reign Barbers and Tattoos, did not believe Mr Thomas would go ahead with the tattoo "until the needle actually touched the skin".

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just change the 4 to a 2 and it'll be fine ;)
everyone ignores that England won the Euros in 2022 because it wasn't the men's team
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This is the best summary I could come up with:
An England football fan who had "Euro Winners" tattooed on his leg before the final says he will not cover it up and has no regrets.Dan Thomas, from Swindon in Wiltshire, received a tattoo of the Henri Delaunay Cup and the words "England Euro 2024 Winners" ahead of the final that England went on to lose 2-1 against Spain on Sunday.Mr Thomas, 29, now says he is confident the Three Lions will win the next Euros tournament in 2028 - when the UK and Ireland are the hosts - and may get an alteration.He said he "still loves" the tattoo and has urged other England fans to get their own to show their support ahead of the next tournament.
"Spain substitute Mikel Oyarzabal scored in the final four minutes to inflict a second successive European Championship final defeat on Gareth Southgate's side in three years.
Mr Thomas described the results of the match as "bittersweet" and praised the team for reaching the final.
"The result wasn't what we wanted, but a great achievement to reach yet another final," he said.
Tattoo artist Tinashe Chikerema applied the ink to Mr Thomas's skin, not before he "triple checked" he wanted it done.
Fair play to him for being so confident in the team," Mr Chikerema told PA.Mr Thomas's friend, Jack Wilkinson, who owns Reign Barbers and Tattoos, did not believe Mr Thomas would go ahead with the tattoo "until the needle actually touched the skin".
The original article contains 401 words, the summary contains 243 words. Saved 39%. I'm a bot and I'm open source!