NANNYING civil servants have warned footie fans heading to Euro24 to go easy on the beer – because the German stuff is stronger.
The “killjoy” officials were last night slammed for the “pointless advice” telling Brits to watch how much they drink.
Foreign Office diplomats even said supporters risked being banned from matches for turning up at the stadium too sloshed.
England, Scotland and maybe Wales if they qualify will play in the European tournament that kicks off this summer.
Up to half a million British fans are expected to head to games in Germany, which could even rise to 800,000.
But they have been warned by the Foreign Office: “Beer can be stronger than in the UK, so drink responsibly, know your limits and respect local laws. You may not be let into the stadium if you drink too much.”
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The average percentage of alcohol in UK beer is around 4.4 per cent according to Drinkaware.
Whereas in Germany that figure rises to between 4.7 and 5.4 per cent.
Critics went studs tonight on the official government guidance for the throngs of travelling supporters.
Tory MP Kevin Foster told The Sun: “At a time when there are so many serious issues for the FCDO to be tackling in terms of global peace, passing comment on German Beer should be the least of their worries.
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“Fans travelling to Germany should respect our hosts and their laws, as we expect those visiting the UK to do, but they don’t need nanny state advice to do so.”
Benjamin Elks of the TaxPayers’ Alliance piled in: “Brits enjoying a beer in Berlin need no lectures from kill-joy civil servants.
“Taxpayers have had enough of pointless advice from pen pushers who think they know best.
“Ministers should show a red card to these nannying diplomats”
England captain Harry Kane was recently pictured holding a beer and wearing lederhosen following his move to Bayern Munich last year – albeit though he is teetotal.
Munich is widely considered the beer capital of the world for the amount of breweries.
England fans do not make a secret of enjoying the odd beer, with 17million pints thought to have been sunk across the UK during the 2022 World Cup.
Gareth Soutgahte’s England kick off their campaign on June 16 in a clash against Serbia, before then facing Denmark and Slovenia in Group C.
Wales host Finland in the semi-finals of the qualification playoffs on March 21 in Cardiff.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
