Does England’s ‘magic potion’ work? Mail Sport asks football fans at the Euros to try pickle juice
Mail Sport asked fans at the European Championship to try pickle juice to see if they could taste its benefit after revealing it is one of the secrets behind England’s success.
England full-back Kieran Trippier was swallowed with a mysterious liquid in the closing stages of his side’s victory against Serbia on Sunday, leading to claims of doping during the match by some attentive fans.
However, these turned out to be untrue, as it has since emerged that Trippier drank pickle juice – dubbed England’s ‘magic drink’ – while players used it to treat cramps. The Three Lions camp has stocked up on pickle juice for the Euro 2024 campaign because the drink has properties that stop cramps up to ’40 percent faster than drinking water’.
Midfielder Kobbie Mainoo appeared baffled by the idea when asked about it at a press conference on Tuesday. He insisted he had no plans to give pickle juice a try, but what do fans think?
Mail Sport put the effects of pickle juice to the test in Germany, asking fans to do as many keep-uppies as possible without the supplement, before seeing if they could do better after drinking it.
Kieran Trippier had some pickle juice after being treated for cramps on Sunday night
It has been found that brine juice stops cramps up to ’40 percent faster than drinking water’
Mail Sport put pickle juice to the test, and despite one fan hating the taste, they ended up doing more keep-uppies after drinking it than before
Another supporter seemed to have no problem removing the supplement
He also managed to keep more keep-uppies after trying the pickle juice
The latest Scottish fan hated the taste of pickle juice, describing it as ‘terrible’
He then only managed six keepers before catching the ball and laughing at his own performance
A Scottish supporter, Ryan, was first in line, and he managed just two keep-uppies without pickle juice.
He then downed a plastic cup full of pickle juice as he grimly made his way through the ordeal, before having a total of three keepy-uppies at his disposal. 1-0 to brine juice.
Another Scot, Jamie from Edinburgh, came up next and was much better at keepy-uppies. He recorded a total of 80 takes without pickle juice, despite being tackled at one point by one of his compatriots.
The pickle juice went down in one go, and it worked beautifully as Jamie managed 94 keepy-uppies before hitting the ball high into the air to loud cheers from the watching crowd. Pickle Juice ran away with the lead.
Dundee’s Kieran was the last fan to take up the challenge, reaching 64 before losing control of the ball without the help of pickle juice.
He reluctantly drank the pickle juice, describing it as “terrible,” before seeing if he could improve his score.
He didn’t even get close as he only managed six before turning to the camera and joking ‘that doesn’t work!’
But his two fellow Scots may differ, with the pickle juice coming out of the narrow winner.
It is currently unknown whether the Scottish team have also tried pickle juice, but they could consider doing so after their opening night 5-1 defeat to Germany.
Steve Clarke’s men will look to get back on track tonight when they face Switzerland in Cologne.