England's 'lucky' lion mascot is dumped in the back of a lorry after the most embarrassing defeat EVER forces manager Hodgson to quit and turns his multi-millionaire players into laughing stocks

England 's failed footballers will return home today after the country's most humiliating defeat in its history (main picture). Roy Hodgson (inset) resigned minutes after an abject England crashed out of Euro 2016 last night - humbled 2-1 by tiny Iceland, the lowest ranked team left in the competition, saying: 'These things happen'. Today the team's 'lucky' lion mascot was shoved under suitcases and then tossed into a lorry outside their Nice hotel after a showing legend Alan Shearer called 'the worst performance from an England team, ever'. The players were barracked by fans from the stands after paying a fortune to watch the team perform so badly in a major tournament. England's players were booed off at the end of the match, with Rooney's wife Coleen and his six-year-old son Kai (bottom left) looking on dejectedly. Stars Dele Alli, Jamie Vardy (top right with Rebekah Vardy) and other players were comforted by their wives and girlfriends in the stands.