A former football hooligan who landed £1,000,000 on the EuroMillions has revealed he almost missed out on his windfall due to a crucial detail.

Daniel Wright, whose life story inspired the fictionalised book Northern Monkeys about his involvement with Bradford City's notorious supporter group "The Ointment," shared his tale with podcaster James English.

He recalled being on holiday whilst his partner was in the shower when he decided to check his messages.

He said: "I just thought I'd check my emails, and I saw one that said 'You've won on EuroMillions.' I thought it would be £2.50 or something."

But when Daniel accessed the official lottery app, a prominent alert revealed the scale of his triumph, reports the Manchester Evening News .

He added: "I wasn't really paying attention.

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