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A football fan treats his body like a passport by completely covering it in tattooed stamps.
Every time Ian, from Dereham, Norfolk, visits a different country to watch the football he gets fresh ink on his skin.
He's travelled the world to watch the England national team play, and he wanted something to remember each trip by, so he decided to get his arms and legs inked.
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He currently has tattoos from 32 countries, but he's not planning on stopping any time soon.
Ian is determined to keep the tradition going, and he totally loves his body art.
The operations manager and dad-of-three said: "The experiences I've had across the years have been incredible.
"So, I decided it would be cool to have a tattoo artist replicate the travel stamps on all my old passports on my arms and legs."
The dad is a huge England football fan, and has travelled to various countries to see the boys in action.
He's such a super fan that he hasn't missed an England qualification or friendly game for more than 10 years, and he's attended five international tournaments – including the most recent World Cup in Qatar.
Ian also travels to see concerts and to take part in marathons, but it was in 2017 that he got his first travel tattoo.
This year he decided to go all out, and he took the plunge and got multiple passports done.
"I got my first stamps six years ago," he said.
"Then I had a break and picked it up again last year.
"I had four sessions in four months where [tattoo artist] Tori filled up my whole arms and down my right thigh.
"Each stamp holds a unique memory from the time I spent in that country, and each one is personal to me.
"My first stamp was Malaysia, and the last stamp I got done was Qatar.
"Sadly when I look at the latter all I can think of is Kane's penalty miss!"
Ian's wife, Ria Odgers, 55, accompanies him when she can and they often travel to see gigs together.
But football is something he enjoys doing for himself, and he loves to document his journeys.
He said: "We're planning a trip to South America soon, and I'm already planning for the next World Cup.
"There's still a bit of space on my arms and underneath my neckline for more stamps from the adventures to come."
Ian has stamps from visits to Malaysia, Spain, North America, Philippines, Argentina, Brazil, China, Hong Kong, Jordan, Qatar, Russia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Egypt, Morocco, Finland, Germany, Montenegro, Canada, Mauritius, Kenya, Thailand, Tunisia, Costa Rica, Maldives, Slovakia, Ireland, Cyprus, Turkey, Lithuania and France.
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