‘I’ve got to get some sleep’: fans brave delays, a red card and a tense finish to cheer England into the final eight

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From the World Cup fan park in Manchester, supporters cheer through the night as England beat Mexico to advance to the quarter-finalsManchester is up there with the greatest footballing cities in the world. But even here, the fans had hardly seen a game like it.In the early hours of Monday morning, at Europe’s biggest World Cup fan park, as the final whistle blew after an agonising 11 minutes of injury time, the crowd cheered with a roar loud enough to wake anyone in Manchester still asleep. Continue reading...