Jamie Carragher appears to show how he feels about England and what he cares about more

Glastonbury might be the biggest greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world but it’s not purely about music. It isn’t even entirely about what occurs on the Worthy Farm site itself either.

As it tends to coincide with a major football tournament every other year, the organizers usually screen England matches if there is one taking place. Fans were pictured leaving Janelle Monae’s set to watch the Three Lions struggle to a fortunate extra time victory over Slovakia at Euro 2024 on Sunday. There’s no accounting for taste.

One of the Glastonbury punters this year is former Liverpool defender turned pundit Jamie Carragher. His social media posts gave a clear indication of how important England’s match was to him this weekend.

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In short: it appears to have been completely irrelevant. Carragher made a post on Instagram of a group shot with the caption “Scouse massive watching @laurenlosung ❤️.” Another photo was posted with “Thursday at #glastonbury ✅,” with the former England international looking like he was having a great time.

Carragher’s Instagram stories also showed him enjoying music at the festival. He shared pictures of Jamie Webster, Coldplay – “wow”, was his verdict on them – Shania Twain and The Farm. Some of these were posted during the England game, suggesting it was the last thing on his mind.

To anyone who has followed his career, this won’t be a surprise. Speaking last year on the Stick to Football podcast, Carragher gave an example of how he prioritized club over country. "The one big sacrifice I made that comes to me, and I would do the same again, in 2002, I got a knee operation. I played with a dodgy knee for most of that season and the World Cup was at the end of that season in Japan,” he said.

"A lot of players probably would have said, 'I'm getting the operation now so I'm OK for the World Cup', and there was no guarantee I would have gone to the World Cup, but I was like no, I need to get this operation to make sure I'm fit for the first day of pre-season for Liverpool. I was obsessed with Liverpool, whereas England wasn’t the be all and end all for me."

He made similar comments in his autobiography, in reference to his missed penalty in the shootout which sealed the Three Lions’ exit from the 2006 World Cup. “Despite this, whenever I returned home from disappointing England experiences one unshakeable, overriding thought pushed itself to the forefront of my mind, no matter how much the rest of the nation mourned. "At least it wasn't Liverpool," I'd repeat to myself, over and over,” Carragher wrote. It’s safe to assume he was more likely to be watching Janelle Monae than stood in front of a big screen watching England on Sunday.

Liverpool.com says: A clip from the Overlap emerged on Sunday which showed Roy Keane gently ribbing Gary Neville for his high performance lifestyle. It's clear Carragher puts friends and family over work. England appears a long way down the list too.