Fans sneak in

RIO DE JANEIRO. — Three soccer fans blagged their way into England’s hotel in Rio and met all of Roy Hodgson’s players after telling security they needed the TOILET.
Andy Richardson (22), Alex Hill (20), and Josh Pearce (19), gained entry to England’s Royal Tulip Hotel after making their way past 20 armed guards and had selfies taken with all of the players.

The trio drank beer just feet away from Steven Gerrard and Co before asking the England stars to pose for photos with them.

Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Daniel Sturridge, Joe Hart and Leighton Baines all duly obliged as the pals got some brilliant World Cup momentos.

After chatting with the players, the three friends celebrated their coup by drinking six pints of beer between them and polishing off a club sandwich before calmly walking out the front door.

On Tuesday, Andy, from Worcester, told how they blagged their way past security at the luxury Golden Tulip hotel on Sunday by saying they needed the loo.

They then jinked their way through dozens of FA officials, hotel staff and more security guards before coming face-to-face with their heroes in the lobby.

The Birmingham City fan added: “I found out the England squad had just arrived in Rio so got out of bed and tried finding where they were.

“We found out it was called Royal Tulip. The taxi driver first took us to the Royal Rio Hotel and that was not it.

“Then another hotel called Golden Tulip and again they said no and then suddenly he took us on a 25-minute drive to where they were staying.

“We got out and there was armed police everywhere so we sun bathed on the beach for three hours. Then we thought ‘f**k it’ we are going in.

“There were 20 armed police and I hopped towards them saying I needed the toilet.

“They fell for the trick and suddenly we were in. Roy Hodgson was there so we started off getting a photo with him.

“Within the next three or four hours we got pictures with most the squad.

“We ended up having six beers and a club sandwich as we did it.

“We walked out the hotel and the Brazilian kids started shouting and running.” — Mailonline.