Soccer saved me says trapped pensioner

An 85-year-old Swede said he survived four days without food and water inside his broken down car thanks to Sweden’s 5-0 victory over Bulgaria in Euro 2004.

Soccer saved me says trapped pensioner

An 85-year-old Swede said he survived four days without food and water inside his broken down car thanks to Sweden’s 5-0 victory over Bulgaria in Euro 2004.

Soeren Gellerstedt said news of the win was all he needed to cling on to life until rescuers found him in a desolate area in northern Sweden.

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