That's where the English National Team's training base is, and while the team is preparing for their tournament opener against Croatia in Arlington, Texas, a fan thought it would be funny to get as many players as he could to sign copies of the Declaration of Independence.And he was right!English World Cup players, including star Harry Kane, signed an American fan's copies of the Declaration of Independence in a video that has since gone viral.(Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images)The document that proclaimed the United States free from the tyranny of the British Empire (and may or may not have a map to a great treasure passed through generations) is the perfect historical document to bust out as we get close to America's 250th Birthday.WATCH THE WORLD CUP FINAL ON FOX ONEAndrew Forester posted the good-natured goof on X, and it quickly picked up a lot of steam.How great was this, and cheers to the players for being sporting ol' chaps.Forester accomplished his mission of getting English star Harry Kane — the "big tuna" as he put it — to sign, and a bunch of others.This video fascinated me.FOX ONE’S NEW WORLD CUP VIEWING EXPERIENCEFirst of all, it made me realize how often players and celebrities just go into "signing mode" and have no clue what it is they're signing.That said, would any of us recognize another country's historical documents if they were just thrust under our noses?CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APPIf I was in the UK and someone shoved a copy of the Magna Carta under my nose and asked me to sign it, I wouldn't recognize it.
I'd probably give it as much of a read as I give the Apple terms & conditions, which is to say I wouldn't read it all, and I'd put a big ol' loud and proud American signature on it."It'll be really funny when someone gets English soccer players to sign copies of this in about 250 years,"- The Founding Fathers (probably) (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)Also, showing up with the printed-out copies in...