Pubs to offer a free drink next week to celebrate the start of the Euro 2024

Football fans can kick off this year's hotly anticipated Euros with a free drink from any Greene King pub in the UK. Scotland will face Germany in what will be the curtain raiser for The UEFA European Football Championship on Friday (June 14).

To mark the occasion, brewing company Greene King are offering free drinks to punters in the days leading up to the big match. To claim your free drink, simply head into participating Greene King pubs and say the secret code phrase, ‘For Pub and Country’, at the bar.

The offer is available between 6pm and 7pm at 800 of the pub company and brewer’s pubs in England, Scotland, and Wales before kick-off at 8pm. The participating pubs in Greater Manchester include, The Deansgate, The White Horse in Worsley, Ye Old Cock in Didsbury and many more.

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The free drink comes as the pub company and brewer prepares to host the nation in its pubs over the next six weeks, with 61% of fans saying they’ll support England and Scotland win, lose or draw.

The study that was carried out by OnePoll and spoke to 2,000 adults revealed that nearly six in ten (58%) supporters believe England and Scotland could be the two unluckiest footballing nations in Europe.

Brits cited historical pressure (35%), bad decision making (33%), and tough draws (31%) as the top three reasons for poor past performances.

Unsurprisingly, penalties were named the most agonising way to lose a match by nearly seven in ten (69%) supporters, with psychological pressure (36%) cited as the main reason for low success rates.

One man who’s already filled with footy fever is ex-player Jimmy Bullard, who said: