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CamperKing ambassador and YouTube sensation Ben Foster has backed England and Wales to come through their group in style in this winter's football World Cup in Qatar.

Revealing his predictions on his popular Cycling GK YouTube channel, Ben backed England to top Group B, with Wales a close second, meaning both would qualify for the second round of the competition.

The 2022 tournament kicked off on Sunday, with host nation Qatar losing 2-0 to Ecuador in Group A. England kick off their campaign against Iran on Monday, while Wales play the USA the same day.

Everyone at CamperKing would like to take the time to congratulate CamperKing Ambassador and renowned goalkeeper, Ben Foster on a successful career in football and a happy future, as he announces his retirement from the sport.

After a career that saw him get capped by England eight times, make 536 senior appearances at club level and win the League Cup on three occasions, Ben called time on his playing career yesterday.

Announcing his retirement in a video titled ‘It’s time to say goodbye’ posted on his Cycling GK YouTube channel, Ben said "I've got an announcement to make, it's a big one. The time has finally come for me to announce my retirement."

Ben’s career has seen him make appearances for teams including Manchester United, Watford, Birmingham City, and West Bromwich Albion, before returning to Watford in 2018 and finishing up his playing days there at the end of last season.

Alongside football, Ben is known for the Cycling GK YouTube channel mentioned above, and in his latest video on the channel, he discussed his exciting post-football plans.

Giving CamperKing a shout-out towards the end of the video, he discussed how he plans to attend some of the biggest football derbies not only in this country but also derbies across Europe and will use his CamperKing campervan to travel to these.

Amongst the derbies, Ben mentioned are El Clásico, the derby between Barcelona and Real Madrid, known as one of the biggest in the world, the Old Firm derby between Celtic and Rangers, and the Derby della Madonnina between A.C. Milan and Inter Milan.

Talking to his lifelong friend and regular co-host, Tom Ochoa, and Tubes of Soccer AM fame, Ben discussed the features of his CamperKing Portofino. He described it as “all singing, all dancing” and it being “absolutely beautiful”, before declaring “if we are doing it in Europe, we are doing it in the CamperKing van!”

Once we have more details about their European football travel plans and once Tom and Tubes have decided who’s sleeping on which side of the bed, we shall reveal more. However, for now, we are saying well done to Ben on his 20-year playing career and we are excited as everyone else to see what comes next!

Check out Ben’s announcement video below

CamperKing ambassador Ben Foster has been celebrating after literally taking the shirt off Cristiano Ronaldo's back!

The Watford FC goalkeeper, now a much-followed creator on YouTube under his alias The Cycling GK, recently swapped shirts with the Portuguese star following his team's match with Manchester United at the weekend.

The match ended goalless, but CamperKing ambassador Ben managed to score the classic CR7 shirt at the end of the game.

"I need it on my wall," he told his YouTube followers, in a video which has already been watched 220,000 times.
"I'm 38 now, so I don't know how many more times I'm going to get to play at Old Trafford, You just never know."

In the matchday video, Ben is seen cycling near his Warwickshire home, then nips off to training in his CamperKing Portofino (see 2:11). He shares a few laughs and jokes with his team-mates before we see him take to the Old Trafford pitch. He emerges with Cristiano Ronaldo's match-worn shirt, as well as that of England star Jadon Sancho's, which he plans to give away via his channel.

"I've got to keep Ronaldo's for myself," he said. "It's something I'll tell my kids about for years to come!"

Ben became a CamperKing ambassador in January when he collected a Portofino model from our Warmington HQ, which so far he has been using for family days out and as transport to training.

Watch the video below and be sure to keep an eye on our blog for updates about Ben's activity.

Premier League goalkeeper Ben Foster, who plays between the sticks for Watford FC, has a smile as wide as his goalmouth today having collected a CamperKing campervan from our Warmington, Oxfordshire HQ.