Shane MacGowan arrived home from hospital today in time for Christmas - and to watch the World Cup semi-final clash between France and Morocco.
The 64-year-old Pogues hellraiser had been treated for viral encephalitis, which can cause the brain to swell.
The rocker also contracted shingles just over a week ago, with the infection spreading to his eye, prompting wife Victoria Mary Clarke, 56, to get him help.