Excited for the upcoming UEFA European Football Championship (Euros) in Summer but don’t have tickets? Irish bookmaker Paddy Power has England fans covered. The Flutter Entertainment-owned company is hosting a penalty shootout with the five winners booking a seat to Germany to watch a game.
The shootout will take place on June 8 at Brisbane Road stadium, the home of Leyton Orient Football Club. Meanwhile, the Euros will begin next month and the winners of the Paddy Power competition will get a chartered jet to Germany, as well as three of their friends. There, they will watch England’s first game against Serbia.
As we hurtle towards the Euros, England remain firm favorites to win”
Paddy Power spokesperson Rachael Kane commented on the competition. “As we hurtle towards the Euros, England remain firm favorites to win,” she said. “If they succeed it will be their first major tournament win since the 1966 World Cup. But they’ve lost seven out of nine penalty shootouts in major tournament finals.”
As a result of this, she said “it feels only fitting that we put our potential passengers through their paces if they want to land a spot on Paddy’s exclusive jet.”
Hopeful applicants can enter by filling out a form on the Paddy Power website, but they must be at least 18 years old.
The England team will play its first game against Serbia on June 16 in Dusseldorf. The star-studded team is +300 to win, followed by France (+350), Germany (+400), and Spain (+700). The Euros will run until the final on July 14 in the Olympiastadion in Berlin.