Three Lions play football in support of three lions ahead of England v. Iceland

Three lions have been getting into the England spirit ahead of tonight's Euro 2016 encounter with Iceland by playing their own game of football.

Male lions Simba and Klaus and female Nyota demonstrated some enthusiastic, if not entirely successful, dribbling skills as they grappled with a trio of footballs at Longleat Safari Park.

Klaus may have a German-sounding name but we're assured he's English through and through. Credit: Longleat Safari Park

And there's one particularly good omen for England as they look to progress in the tournament...the lions were first brought to Longleat back in 1966 - the year the Three Lions won the world cup.

Keepers at the Wiltshire attraction are hoping their 2016 version of the Three Lions will help England win the UEFA European Championships.

The three lions take on Iceland tonight in Nice. Credit: Longleat Safari Park

Longleat’s Ian Turner said:

Unsurprisingly the game of football ended up with a few punctured balls. Credit: Longleat Safari Park