More than 360,000 people have already signed a petition for Monday to be a bank holiday if England beat Italy to win Euro 2020.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is seemingly under mounting pressure to give workers a day off if they win on Sunday night, with reports even claiming a bank holiday could apply to us in Wales, too.
A petition which has been set up on the Parliament website calling for the holiday reads: "Sunday 8pm is a difficult time for families to plan to be together for the event – knowing we have an additional day off the next day would significantly help this.
"Furthermore, a historic win should be celebrated. It would be expected for the winning team to parade the trophy, and a bank holiday would be a perfect time to do this.
"Also, English people would naturally want to continue to enjoy the win, giving the retail and leisure industry a much-needed opportunity to make up lost revenues."
However, while there is no official confirmation just yet, it looks unlikely that the bank holiday will come into action on Monday, July 12.
Instead, The Telegraph report, a day off could be sanctioned for Friday, August 27, making that a four-day holiday over that weekend, which includes the normal August bank holiday on the Monday.
It is thought that an extra day's holiday over that weekend could help to boost the economy, affording families more time for mini-breaks before the next academic year begins.
When asked about the prospect of declaring Monday, July 12 a bank holiday, the Prime Minister refused to answer, claiming he did not want to "tempt fate" ahead of the European Championship final.
Downing Street has said it will set out any celebrations such as a victory parade for the England team “in due course”, but has not confirmed whether plans for a potential bank holiday are in motion behind the scenes.
The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: “I don’t want to pre-empt the outcome of Sunday’s match. Clearly we want England to go all the way and win the final, and then we will set out our plans in due course.”
The match will be over by 10pm if it is settled in normal time.
However, the prospect of extra time and a penalty shoot-out mean the game could finish closer to 11pm, meaning, logistically, it would nigh-on impossible to sanction the bank holiday in time before Monday.
Pubs can stay open until 11.15pm to reduce the risk of customers being told to leave before the match ends.
