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Sean Carrington, 36, has had the line 'Only Joking!' added to his huge tattoo declaring England as World Cup Winners [BBC]
A man who spent £550 on a huge tattoo declaring England as World Cup 2026 winners has returned to the parlour for a small correction.
Sean Carrington, 36, from Wigan, in Greater Manchester, was so sure that England would win the World Cup that he requested a foot-long trophy homage captioned "England World Cup winners 2026"... two weeks before England were knocked out of the tournament.
Now the roofer has returned to the chair to have an additional line, "Only joking!" inked underneath the original piece.
"I'm more bothered that England hasn't won the World Cup than I am to have a tattoo on my leg," Sean told BBC Radio Manchester. "It's not bothering me. It's just a tattoo."
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'The back-up plan was to have 'Only Joking!' added to the bottom and unfortunately I've had that done,' Sean said [BBC]
Sean said he did not regret getting the original tattoo - adding that he "wouldn't have done anything differently".
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Sean said he had the idea to get the original tattoo (pictured above) while he was watching England v DR Congo in Tenerife with his friends [Sean Carrington]
Sean had the extra line added to his tattoo at Holy Trinity Tattoo Studio, in Standish, earlier.
He said he was happy with the result.
"Sound," he said. "I didn't really feel it."
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Sean said it has been 'weird' to see the social media attention that his tattoo has attracted [BBC]
Asked whether he has plans for any more tattoos, Sean did not rule out the possibility of getting another football-related tribute in the future - adding, "I don't plan any tattoo, it's just if it pops in my head."
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