LONDON (AP) 鈥� One hardcore England fan hopes to sell a house to fund his trip this summer.
Andy Milne, a 62-year-old retired teacher, says he is ready to cash in on a second residency so he can afford to follow the soccer tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
This will be his 10th World Cup supporting England, ninth for the men plus the 2023 Women鈥檚 World Cup. Milne has become a cult figure among England fans, often seen holding a replica World Cup trophy.
He lives in Thailand and has been renting out the house in northern England that he hopes to sell for 350,000 pounds ($465,000).
鈥淚t is going on the market because I鈥檓 selling it to go to the World Cup,鈥� Milne told British tabloid The Mirror. 鈥淲e have had a second home for 27 years so it felt like the right time to cash in.
鈥淚 definitely want to see the whole tournament. I am going to the U.S. on June 3 and will be there for seven weeks. So it will cost quite a lot of money.鈥�
Milne said he will be Dallas for England鈥檚 first game against Croatia on June 17. England then plays Ghana in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on June 23, and finishes its group phase against Panama in New Jersey on June 27.
In addition to the high travel costs to move between venues, fans have criticized FIFA’s ticket pricing strategy for the World Cup.
Fan groups accused FIFA of a 鈥渕onumental betrayal鈥� in December when tickets ranging from $140 for the cheapest group games to $8,680 for the final. FIFA responded by offering .
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