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James Blunt took to his socials on Tuesday to joke about a hilarious task he has been set if England lose to Switzerland on Saturday.
Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, the singer, 50, reposted a video of Ed Sheeran serenading the Three Lions.
He hilariously captioned the repost with: ‘And I’m booked to do the same if they lose against Switzerland.’
Fans then flocked to the comment section to praise the star claiming his joke was ‘well played’.
One fan commented with a clapping gif that read: ‘Well played sir.’;
James Blunt took to his socials on Tuesday to joke about a hilarious task he’d been set if England lose to Switzerland on Saturday (pictured in July)
Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, the singer, 50, reposted a video of Ed Sheeran (left) serenading the Three Lions (both pictured in 2023)
‘Goodbye my lover the headline performance.’;
‘I did a post earlier saying they have Liam Payne lined up next, but did think this would be a good moment for you to post (laughing emoji)’;
‘Legend.’
It comes after England stars were treated to a private performance by Ed as they enjoyed some down-time in their Euro 2024 campaign.
The singing sensation was filmed performing a rendition of The A-Team for the squad and staff after a warm-down session on Monday.
Gareth Southgate’s stars are preparing for a quarter-final clash against Switzerland on Saturday, with their campaign having been less than perfect so far.
Ed, a sponsor of Ipswich Town who is worth £300million according to the Sunday Times Rich List, has visited the England squad in the past.
The 33-year-old, who has been attending England matches this tournament, also paid them a personal visit at Euro 2020 ahead of their final against Italy.
He hilariously captioned the repost with: ‘And I’m booked to do the same if they lose against Switzerland’
Fans then flocked to the comment section to praise the star claiming his joke was ‘well played’
It comes after Ed was filmed performing a rendition of his song ‘The A-Team’ for the England squad after a warm-down session on Monday
Ed was at the 1-1 draw with Denmark in the group stages as well as the nail-biting 2-1 win over Slovakia on Sunday.
As the Three Lions went 1-0 down after just 25 minutes, he struggled to hide his shock as the nation feared England could crash out of the tournament with a whimper.
Pictures show the star going through the full gamut of emotions, from a deadpan face resting his chin on his hand to celebrating in elation.
Ed exclusively revealed to Mail Sport after the match that he felt England were going to go on and win the Euros.
He was also asked whether he had joined in with fellow fans serenading Jude Bellingham with the ‘hey Jude’ chant., claiming that he had not but vowed to do so ‘next time’.
Three Lions fans were certainly kept on edge until Jude Bellingham’s stunning scissor kick in the 95th minute to take the game to extra-time.
Just a minute into the extra period, Harry Kane headed home the winner after Ivan Toney flicked on a wayward Eberechi Eze shot.
It came after Ed couldn’t hide his elation as England battled back from an early scare to beat Slovakia 2-1 in a nail-biting Euro 2024 last-16 tie on Sunday
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