Why Jeremy Clarkson gave his World Cup tickets away

FootballSports
24 Jun 2026 • 9:40 PM MYT
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Why Jeremy Clarkson gave his World Cup tickets away

  • TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson gave away two tickets to England's World Cup match against Ghana in Boston.
  • Clarkson said in a video posted on X: “I’m trying my hand at being a football correspondent for The Sun newspaper and I had two tickets from them and then it’s raining so I thought, ‘I don’t want to be outside.’”
  • Clarkson found two British fans, electrical engineer Gary Collier and semi-professional footballer Derry Robson, who were without tickets for the game, adding that he had plans to watch the match from “a posh box” instead.
  • The pair expressed their gratitude for the tickets, with Robson later thanking Clarkson on social media.
  • England drew with Ghana in their second group stage match, with neither team managing to score a goal.

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