All-nighters, phone bans and school screenings – how you watched England’s epic win

“Text your bosses and tell them you won’t be coming.”

This was the advice of man of the match Bellingham, who scored twice in two minutes in the first half.

Some sectors, such as manufacturing and retail, have been less successful in providing flexibility, while others have offered later starts to blindfolded fans so they can catch up on sleep.

Workers at a distribution center in Rochdale didn’t need to follow Bellingham’s advice while watching the game on shift.

“It’s not good for my heart, but football is my heart,” one worker said.

Joshua Elash, who runs London-based firm MT Finance Group, allowed his staff to start work at 11am, telling the BBC it was “a no-brainer”.

“It’s good for morale,” he said, adding that even if Monday wasn’t particularly productive, it would be worth it.

Octopus Energy allowed engineers to start home visits several hours later, while staff dealing with customers in the office or at home could start and finish later.

Kevin Craig, founder and managing director of communications agency PLMR, is a huge football fan and went to watch the England v Panama game last weekend.

He has given his staff of around 100 employees across four offices in London, Coventry, Birmingham and Ipswich permission to start at 12pm if they want to stay awake and watch Monday’s game.

“I instinctively knew it was the right thing to do,” he told the BBC.

“We’re trying to be pro-family as well as making money. I know that’s not possible for all organizations in the country, but… these days are special.”

But on Monday it was business as usual in Sainsbury’s and Aldi supermarket stores. There was no change for the automaker Nissan either.