Yahoo News England fans watching Euro 2024 warned to 'stop' drinking tea and coffee
A heart doctor has issued an urgent warninbg that watching England play at Euro 2024 could be FATAL. Heavy match-day boozing alongside the tense nature of the matches so far - which have seen England narrowly scrape through the group stage and past Slovakia in the Round of 16 - could combine to cause dangerous effects.
World renowned English heart expert Dr Dorian Dugmore declared: “Watching England can seriously damage your health. Southgate gets results and winning ugly is still winning — but it’s fair to say his tactics are on the cautious side at the moment.
“That contributes to fans’ negative emotions, including anxiety and frustration, which increase stress levels and heart risks. Attack-minded play — like Spain has shown — creates positive emotions and feel-good chemicals including endorphins.
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“But defensive, restrictive play does not do that. Fans’ frustration over players not meeting expectations also contributes to stress chemicals and risks to the heart.” Dr Dugmore, a board member of the industry-leading Nucleus of Sport Cardiology, urged fans to make drinking and diet changes ahead of the big match.
He advised supporters to drink a pint-and-a-half of water for every pint of beer, eat a carbohydrate-heavy pre-match meal such as pasta, potatoes or rice and avoid caffeine. "We've got a togetherness, we proved that tonight," Declan Rice told BBC Sport. "We'd do anything to protect this manager, protect each other.
"We'll keep going and keep fighting and what we've got as a group tonight showed out there. It's an honour to be a part of it and we're going to give it everything." The Arsenal star said England's players would "do anything to protect" manager Gareth Southgate after they came from behind to seal a dramatic last-16 victory over Slovakia.
And Jude Bellingham praised the "sacrifices" made by the team to help clinch a meeting with Switzerland in the last eight.
