‘It’s coming home’ – how many times have you heard that chant being sung by English fans? Probably a lot. The Three Lions were close to being European champions a year ago. The English were sure football will come home especially since the final of the continental tournament was played at their beloved Wembley. However, the Italians had other plans and sang a different version of the song after the showpiece – ‘It’s coming to Rome’.Whole of England was devastated, but they soon turned to their next chance to bring football home – Qatar 2022 World Cup. It looked quite promising, English easily got to the quarter-finals and gave a great performance – but this time the reigning world champions France had a say. They made sure that it will not come home this time either.There were those in England who did not doubt the Three Lions would be victorious. Karl Baxter, a company owner from Dorset, bought thousands of T-shirts in anticipation of Gareth Southgate’s team lifting the trophy. But to his demise, England were knocked out of the Qatar competition on Saturday, suffering a 2-1 defeat by the French. ##NAJAVA_MECA_6886040##Mr Baxter, managing director of Poole-based Wholesale Clearance UK, had intended to sell the shirts for £29.99 each, but he has now put them on sale at £9.99 per item. The shirts carry the message: “England, World Cup winners 2022. [Football is] finally home.”“I’m absolutely gutted that England has been knocked out of the World Cup,” Mr Baxter said in a press release.“I have been really impressed with England’s performance in Qatar and was sure they would win this year’s tournament. When approached by a supplier to sell the shirts, I simply couldn’t say, ‘No.’“But now I’ve been left with 18,000 shirts that say they’ve won, and I’m not sure what to do.“I’d like to appeal to England fans to purchase one of the shirts, to keep it as a piece of history and a reminder of how well our team played throughout the tournament.“While they haven’t won, they are still winners in my eyes.”Les Bleus face Morocco tonight eager to qualify for the finals and defend their crown. Lionel Messi and his Gauchos await there after beating Croatia 3-0 in the first semi-finals match.#Repost @pubity ——A company is facing a ‘major loss’ after purchasing 18,000 T-shirts sporting the message: “England, World Cup winners 2022”.England were knocked out of the Qatar competition on Saturday, suffering a 2-1 defeat by France in the quarter-finals – pic.twitter.com/zL9bdbOr1y— Sceneclipp (@sceneclipp) December 13, 2022
