EVEN the pets are falling victim to World Cup fever in one Vale pub.

As England players and fans prepare for tomorrow's World Cup quarter final against the might of Brazil, Buster the dog is being fully kitted out.

Buster spends match days at his home at The Gate Inn at Honeybourne in his own England shirt.

Buster, a three-year-old Staffordshire bull terrier, belongs to pub landlord Paul Wadsworth and his fiancee, Julia Probert.

"He really is a pub dog," she said, explaining that Buster seemed quite happy to wear his shirt in the bar, while fans gathered round the televisions to watch the games.

"For the win against Denmark he sat on a customer's lap," she added.