AN INTERNET star has surprised her family and friends with tickets to the final of the Euros.
Saffron Barker, from Brighton, managed to get hold of five tickets for the final of the Euros and has surprised her two brothers Casey and Jed, her dad, Darren and her boyfriend, Tyler Dixon, with them.
The YouTuber bought the tickets before England's quarter-final match against Ukraine. She said she wanted to get the tickets before the prices became too high.
Now the teams in the final are decided the ticket prices have risen. Some of the lowest-priced tickets available could cost people almost £2,000.
Saffron said: "I thought I would take the risk and actually do it. I wanted to surprise my family with the tickets.
"To go to the final of the Euros is a once in a lifetime opportunity, especially if your country is in it.
"The tickets are getting so expensive, so I thought I would buy them now and take the risk."
After telling them about the tickets she had bought, all of them refused to believe her at first. After finally convincing them that she was serious, they all celebrated. Darren ran outside to tell his friends.
He said: "She's only gone and got me tickets for the Euro final.
She shared the surprise with a video on her YouTube channel, which has 2.5 million subscribers.
The video has already been viewed 158,950 times.
The Three Lions went on to beat Ukraine at the Stadio Olympico in Rome by four goals. They then faced Denmark in the semi-final.
After going behind to a wonder strike from Denmark's Mikkel Damsgaard, Gareth Southgate's team fought back to win the game 2-1 in extra time.
The result means that England will be in the final on Sunday and will face Italy, who Spain in the other semi-final.
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