Approximately 50,000 people have purchased tickets for their team’s first game against Italy in Dortmund on Saturday, some of which are suspected to be counterfeit.

But what worries organisers the most is that Albania will face fierce rivals Croatia just four days later in Hamburg. The two nations have become political adversaries.

The danger is that many Albanian fans may fly to Hamburg and battle with their Croatian counterparts.

England has been training on the same grass as the Wembley pitch at their headquarters near Blankenhain. It is understood that FA workers arranged for the grass to be shipped to the camp months before England arrived.

That’s all well and good, but the fact that the players feel like they’ve got Wembley under their feet won’t assist them much if they make it to the final, which is in Berlin!

Didi Hamann, a former German darling, may wish to keep a low profile when in his native country. Hamann, who also played for Newcastle and Liverpool, earned 59 international caps.

However, this did not stop him from blasting current Germany attacker Kai Havertz on the eve of the host nation’s opening Euro 2024 game against Scotland.

Did Hamann has slammed Kai Havertz (Image: DeFodi Images via Getty Images)

Hamann reckons the Arsenal star is not good enough to lead the German attack. He told Prime Casino : “He is going to be turning twenty-five soon, and I’m still not sure what his best position is or what it is he does as a football player.

“He’s at that stage of his career where he needs to define his role. If you asked a hundred people what his best position is, you would probably get a lot of different answers.

“He’s not a centre forward, but he’s not prolific enough to score goals or create chances as an offensive midfielder.”

English supporters will save money on beers. (Image credit: Corbis via Getty Images)
Football lovers who went to Qatar to see the 2022 World Cup may still be paying off their overdrafts. A beer in Doha costs a whopping £14.

So those travelling to Germany for Euro 2024 will be pleasantly surprised to learn how much booze costs. Some cities’ prices are less than half of those in UK stadiums, and up to five times lower than Doha.

A pint at the BVB Stadion Dortmund costs £3.34, compared to £7 at Wembley. A pint at a Euro game costs £3.82 (€4.48), while a bratwurst costs £3 (€3.41).

Harry Kane is chasing another Golden Boot. (Image: Getty Images.)The contest for the Golden Boot appears to have become one of history’s most predictable two-horse competitions.Betting trends reviewed by bookmakers revealed that more than half of all bets in the marketplace were placed on Kylian Mbappe or Harry Kane. And it’s easy to see why.Mbappe earned the Golden Boot at the 2022 World Cup with eight goals, including a hat-trick in the final, while Kane received the same award in the previous tournament in Russia in 2018.

Conor Gallagher has been playing the media in pool. (Image: AFP via Getty Images.))Since taking over as England manager in 2016, Gareth Southgate has been working to improve ties between the players and the media. He has urged his stars to interact with media and not regard them as the enemy within.There was additional proof of this at the team’s media headquarters in Blankenhain.Conor Gallagher played darts with one of the travelling reporters and competed in a game of pool against Eberechi Eze in the wonderful games area provided by the FA for those covering the event.A room with a practice putting hole, table football, subbuteo and two Xboxes.