Andy Milne, 62, has been to nine previous World Cups and is aiming to sell his home for $465,000 to travel to North America for the tournament.
Andy Milne, 62, has been to nine previous World Cups and is aiming to sell his home for $465,000 to travel to North America for the tournament.Roger Bennett previewed his new book “We Are The World ,” talked about on his favorite World Cup memories and predicted the world champion.
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’s 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 . “It is going on the market because I’m selling it to go to the World Cup,” Milne told British tabloid The Mirror. “We have had a second home for 27 years so it felt like the right time to cash in. “I 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.” FIFA said that $60 tickets will be made available for every game at the tournament in North America, going to the national federations whose teams are playing. Milne said he will be Dallas for England’s 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 “monumental betrayal” in December when tickets were put on general sale ranging from $140 for the cheapest group games to $8,680 for the final. FIFA responded by offering some $60 seats.
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