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Tuesday 29 June 2010 7:23 pm  |  Updated:  Friday 31 May 2019 5:42 am

COWARDLY LIONS

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ENGLAND’S World Cup flops shunned fans and the media on their return from South Africa yesterday morning. The squad, with WAGs in tow, were ushered through a private area of Heathrow Airport normally reserved for royalty and heads of state, allowing them to avoid supporters angry at Sunday’s 4-1 thrashing by Germany, which hammered the final nail into a disastrous campaign.

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