Soccer-'Hardest Geezer' sets off to Germany to support England's Euro 2024 bid

FILE PHOTO: Athletics - London Marathon - London, Britain - April 21, 2024 Britain's Russ Cook and Yasmin Mahamud in action during the marathon REUTERS/John Sibley/File Photo

(Reuters) - Russ Cook, the so-called "Hardest Geezer" who became the first person to run the length of Africa, set off on a new challenge on Tuesday, running to Germany from Wembley Stadium to support England for the European Championship

The 27-year-old, who is from West Sussex, completed his run across the entire length of Africa in Tunisia in April after travelling through 16 countries, with the 352-day odyssey including being robbed at gunpoint and suffering food poisoning.