Luke Littler and Luke Humphries BOOED by German crowd on day they got their MBEs but fans love their ‘s***house' walk-on
LUKE LITTLER and Luke Humphries were both booed by a German crowd on the day that they were awarded MBEs.
Both darts superstars were
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Luke Littler and Luke Humphries walked on to Vindaloo
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The England pair looked confident as they strolled to the oche
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The top-two ranked players in the world grinned as they cheekily sauntered over to the oche with Vindaloo booming through the arena speakers.
The pro-England party tune prompted a chorus of boos from the German crowd in Frankfurt.
But fans watching back in Blighty loved the "s***house" partisan walk-on.
One wrote on X: "
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While a second joked: "Give a knighthood to whoever's idea it was to walk out to Vindaloo."
A third gushed: "Coming out to Vindaloo. Pair of heroes!"
And another added: "VINDALOO HAHAHAHA WE ARE SO BACK."
Unfortunately for the two Lukes, it was downhill from there.
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England were stunned by the German pair
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Littler and Humphries
After missing five darts to go up 3-2, the contest got away from England, with Germany going on to win 8-4.
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The two Lukes' poor displays sparked comparisons with Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard - who famously struggled to replicate their sparkling club form while playing together for the Three Lions.
Watching England's nightmare unfold, one fan joked on X: "Littler and Humphries is Gerrard and Lampard for a new generation."
While a second quipped: "Littler and Humphries is the new Gerrard and Lampard."
Another added: "Littler and Humphries is the darting equivalent of Lampard and Gerrard. Absolute ballers. But cannot play together."
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Humphries struggled to produce his best form
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Teenage sensation Littler was out of sorts
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