A football fan who mounted the bonnet of a taxi before being pushed off by the angry driver said: "It's just something I do when I'm drunk".
Footage of warehouse worker Ashley James being sent flying from the roof of the cab in Birmingham city centre was viewed thousands of times following Saturday's 4-0 win over Ukraine.
Speaking for the first time, and sharing a new video of the incident, the 25-year-old - who was on a weekend away with friends - said he understood the driver's angry response after he grabbed the reveller by the ankles, sending him crashing to the floor.
Ashley, from Blackburn, said he had got "very drunk" while watching the quarter final at the Sun on The Hill pub, reports Birmingham Live.
And he revealed it wasn't the first time he had mounted a car while drunk - having once previously scaled a friends' motor after having one too many.
He has now shared more footage of Saturday's Bennetts Hill incident, and claimed his mates had been "egging him on".
He told BirminghamLive: "Me and my mates were visiting Birmingham for the weekend and decided to go out to watch the match.
"We ended up at the Sun on the Hill where we had a bit to drink.
"After the game everyone was chanting England songs outside and then taxis were going past.
"People started shouting: 'On the car, on the car' and my mates were egging me on so, obviously me being drunk, thought it was a bit of fun.
"I ran up the bonnet of the car on to the roof.
"The taxi driver grabbed me by the ankles, but I can't blame him - there are no hard feelings.
"I honestly thought it was hilarious when I fell off the car. I had a cut on my elbow but it was worth it.
"Since then, my mates have all seen the video and think it's hilarious. It was my first time in Brum and I'll be back.
"I've done it before on a mates car - it's just something I do when I'm drunk."
