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Joe Pagnelli & Saffron Otter

Footy-mad landlord puts up FIVE HUNDREDS flags for Euros to create 'best decorated pub' in the UK

A football-loving landlord has adorned his pub with 500 flags to celebrate the Euros - making it the 'best decorated pub' in the UK.

General manager Adam Chamberlain, 43, draped more than 1,000 feet of flags across the Big Tree pub in Sheffield, in anticipation of the footballing extravaganza.

He spent 36 hours painstakingly pinning up flags from every nation that qualified for the European Championships this summer.

Patriotic punters will be greeted by two massive 10ft ‘Come on England’ inflatable mascots and roughly 2,000 feet of buntings and flags.

Staff will also be wearing England t-shirts during their shifts to show support for the Three Lions - who will first play on Sunday against Croatia, with a kick-off time of 2pm.

Adam said he is ‘buzzing’ for this year’s tournament and feels like it is one of the best England squads he’s seen in his lifetime.

The Greene King pub boasts six 55-inch TVs inside, as well as three 50-inch TVs in the beer garden for supporters to enjoy.

Adam Chamberlain, 45, general manager of Big Tree pub (Tom Maddick / SWNS)

Adam said: “I’d like to think this is the best-decorated pub in the UK.

"We thought we wanted to do something special for the Euros because it’s been quite a tough year and we’re all just buzzing for this.

“We wanted to lift spirits and get everyone excited and thought – go big or go home."

He added: “We spent around 36 hours pinning the flags up, which was quite the effort but it’s absolutely worth it looking at it now.

“We’re buzzing at the moment, weather has been incredible, and I think this is the best England team of my lifetime.

“I don’t want to get ahead of myself, but it’s coming home.”

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