Ed Sheeran's private performance for England Euros team blasted as fans fume: 'Very spoilt!'

Ed Sheeran with Jude Bellingham and Trent Alexander-Arnold

The musician put on a private perofrmance for the England squad

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Olivia Gantzer

By Olivia Gantzer


Published: 02/07/2024

- 22:42

The singer treated the team to a private show as they took time off from training

England stars enjoyed a private performance by singer Ed Sheeran as they enjoyed some time away from training amid Euro 2024.

The Shape of You singer was filmed performing a rendition of his classic The A Team to the squad on Monday following a warm-down session.


Sheeran has visited the England squad previously and the 33-year-old has been spotted attending matches throughout this year's competition.

The singer was present during the 1-1 draw with Denmark during the group stages as well as the recent 2-1 win against Slovakia.

BBC Sport shared photos of the musician with the team, but the fan response towards both Sheeran and the England team was very mixed.

One person penned: "Very spoilt, time for us to step up our performances and relax (after all those yoga and relaxation classes)!"

Another quipped: "I hope he's promised to come back if they lose to the Swiss."

Including a mix of Sheeran's most famous tracks, another wrote: "Well Ed probably thinking it's not been perfect so far but thinking out loud is what Southgate should do to get them into a shape (of you). The bad habits have to stop now for England to win the Euros with the A team."

"Music is a therapy," another shared while someone else commented: "He played better than them."

Another took a swipe by adding: "Can we all agree they've finally found rock bottom."

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The singer has attended some of the matches during the Euros

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However, others applauded both Sheeran and the team, with one writing: "Unreal. what a guy."

Sheeran also made headlines this week for making critical remarks about London, stating "all areas" are "dangerous" and "sketchy".

In a chat with US podcaster Theo Von, the popular singer was asked: "What's the most dangerous place to be around here?"

"Here? I'd say every area of London. Literally, every area is sketchy," the Shape of You singer replied candidly.

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The team were treated to a sing-a-long from Ed Sheeran

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He continued: "I think that you cannot be anywhere. It's not like a segregated city. No, I mean the nice areas are sketchy, the bad areas are sketchy, but you just have to not do stupid s***.

“If you wander around with, I dunno, like a Louis Vuitton duffel bag and a £200,000 watch, you are going to get robbed," he insisted before suggesting: "But just don't do that."

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