Cute footage shows a pride of lions showing affection for their namesake England football team ahead of World Cup England vs Wales

Cute footage shows a pride of lions showing affection for their namesake England football team - ahead of today’s crunch World Cup match game against Wales. One lioness, which lives at Knowsley Safari, was captured cradling a box painted with the St George’s cross after knocking away others featuring England’s Group B rivals. But the apex predators also seemed a little “peed off” at England's draw against the US on Friday (Nov 25), with another big cat urinating on the American flag. A spokesperson for the Merseyside park said: “The lions at Knowsley Safari in Merseyside have got World Cup fever. “They’re proudly following the Lions in Group B, keeping a close eye on Wales and Iran, but they’re a bit peed off with Friday night’s England/USA performance. “The pride male found it laughable. Hopefully, England’s lions can be as dangerous in and around the box as these big cats tomorrow night.