What is SkyJo? The card game being played in the England camp
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As England try to get their game right on the pitch, the games they play off the field are performing a key role in team bonding. …
As England try to get their game right on the pitch, the games they play off the field are performing a key role in team bonding. While the focus during the World Cup group stage has been all about Croatia, Ghana and Panama, the players' downtime has been spent on Wolf, SkyJo and Imposter. England's players are getting into their leisure time games to strengthen team bonding - which could be crucial if they are to go far at this tournament. The squad are two weeks into their stay at their World Cup basecamp in Kansas City. They could be there for another three weeks if they reach the final - which is why keeping themselves entertained away from the training pitch is so important. At previous tournaments, the players have played Wolf, a game similar to the BBC show The Traitors. When they played it during their downtime in the build-up to the Euro 2024 final against Spain, the squad received a message from Traitors presenter Claudia Winkleman. Wolf is on England's games menu during this World Cup too - but SkyJo and Imposter are new additions to ensure the players are entertained when not on the training pitch under the watchful eye of Thomas Tuchel and his staff. Morgan Rogers told BBC Sport that the players have taken to SkyJo - a numbers-based card game with the focus on scoring low - after Jude Bellingham brought it into the camp. "A few of us yesterday when we rode our bikes to a coffee shop, played cards," Rogers said. "Jude bought it, it's a bit of a different one. …
Original source: BBC News
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