Shops swamped as Scots buy THOUSANDS of Iceland shirts after England exit
Saturday, July 02, 2016 Source: Dailystar.co.uk
MINNOWS: Iceland have stunned the world at Euro 2016
Minnows Iceland upset the odds to claim a 2-1 victory in the last 16 of the tournament.
Defeat led to manager Roy Hodgson's immediate resignation.
But Iceland kit makers Errea say they are now working around the clock to meet demand for the shirt from all over Europe – including "thousands and thousands" of orders from Scotland.
BANDWAGON: Iceland seems to be Scotland's adopted team
It seems nothing gets a Scotsman's blood flowing like watching England – the Auld enemy – lose.
It's not the first time either.
Scotland fan Mark McConville went viral at the last World Cup in 2014 when he was spotted cheering on the Three Lions' loss to Uruguay.
And England fans were not happy.
Rosa Sembronio, head of marketing at the Italian company based near Parma, was quoted by the Daily Record saying: "Since the win we have had many orders from all over the world for the Iceland kit.
"But by far the greatest surge of orders has come from Scotland – Glasgow and Edinburgh in particular.
“Their win against England was celebrated in Scotland.
"We are determined to satisfy all the requests and we now have our staff working day and night to satisfy demand."
Scotland failed to qualify for the tournament but their fans have been vocal in their wish to see England fail.
Earlier this month, Daily Star Online exclusively exposed Scots saying “England can get ‘tae f***”.
Iceland, on the other hand, take on France in the quarter finals.
It’s an incredible achievement for a country that still believes in fairies.
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