A Liverpool fan with a ticket for Saturday's Champions League final fears missing the game because of a "gut-wrenching" wait for a new passport.
Bryan Rosborough, from Londonderry, sent his British passport for renewal in mid-March.
Since then, Liverpool reached the final and then Bryan was successful in the club's ballot for final tickets.
"I should be living the dream but I am only thinking about the passport," he said.
A surge in British passport applications is threatening the holiday plans of families across the UK.
The Passport Office says most applications are completed within 10 weeks,
It is now a race against time for Bryan, one that must see his passport arrive before Friday or he will miss the trip to Paris where Liverpool face Real Madrid on Saturday night.