Model and big football enthusiast Laura Bragato has made a promise to jet out to Russia to root for England and her close friend Jesse Lingard at a semi-final on Wednesday, according to The Daily Star.
The condition is that England beat the Swedes; given the outcome of Saturday’s match, in which The Three Lions thrashed Sweden 2-0, Bragato, who boasts a 450,000-strong crowd of followers on Instagram and is billed Italy's "sexy face of football," will apparently have to deliver on her vow. She notably earlier claimed that her backside can influence games, referring to it as her “lucky bum.”
Speaking to the UK newspaper, she stressed that she would like to see the game with her own eyes, cheering her favorite team in the stands; however, she is uncertain about if she will be permitted to see her friend Jesse. She went on to say that she has been in touch with Lingard during his World Cup team’s stay in Russia, where he netted an excellent goal against Panama in, thereby contributing to England’s dazzling 6-1 glory.
She claims, her friend’s emotions about Russia are most positive:
"Jesse told me he is enjoying the Russia World Cup, and that everything there is amazing," Bragato noted, adding she will come to Russia “to be soon posing” with Lingard’s England shirt.
England will play the winner in Saturday’s bout between Russia and Croatia on Wednesday, in a semi-final.