Many purple faithful are making the trip overseas this weekend, but one fan is going the extra mile.

John MacDonald lives more than 4,000 miles away from Minnesota, but his heart beats purple and gold.

"I started following the Vikings in '09 after watching the championship game against the Saints," MacDonald said.

It was that memorable loss that hooked him.

"I always like to root for the underdog and there's no better underdogs than the Vikings," he said.

MacDonald lives in England and is co-founder and vice president of the UK and Ireland Minnesota Vikings Fan Club . He will be joining tens of thousands of fans in Dublin on Sunday.

"It's going to be an amazing atmosphere. The Irish always put on a good party," he said.

But MacDonald's trip won't stop there. After taking a fe

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