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I am Italian and I want to talk about the 2020 European Football Championship final, we all know how it went. I am not here to boast glory but to condemn some attitudes and stances of the fans, if they are real fans, of England. Addressed to all those who feel like true fans regardless of their faction.

What annoyed me most was seeing all the players kneel in unison before the game for Black Live Matters and then to learn that at the end of the game the only black English players who missed penalties were heavily humiliated by their fans or supposed fans. This is disconcerting indeed.

Not to mention other more or less striking facts, maybe some more.

For example, the fact that Prince William, his wife and little George did not attend for the award ceremony.
Not a very lordly gesture I might say. :| I dare say that elegance in general has gone to hell this time, given the behaviour of the royals on duty, who did not even greet the President of the Italian Republic. :?

The fact that England's players took off their medals before they even got off the catwalk. For all the physical attacks on defenceless fans who were waiting, or joyfully awaiting the game, the Italian ones. Yet this treatment has never been meted out to them anywhere in Italy, where the police are always massive and preventive. It would have taken little to say that a party like that would have been a real party, at least in the name of sport.

I have many English friends, I've been to England many times, I know that I don't have to assimilate a few rotten apples to all of you dear friends, but this time it seems to me that the limit has been crossed.

There is much to be done, but not in terms of words: Scripta manent verba volant.

Long live sport, to the best.

I would be curious to know the opinions, if expressed in a civilised manner, of the many fans of the game of football, no matter the faction. Of real sportsmen and women, in general.
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All I can say is that the behaviour of the English fans (certainly the first half) was deplorable (not that it was something exceptional - I hardly ever watch football precisely because the so-called fans act like morons (they certainly fit the description) and I wouldn't want to be standing in the middle of that pack).
As to the players (all nationalities), they all seem to be experts at commedia dell'arte, even beating the Italians at their own game in this respect.
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Hardly a surprise, England fans are stuck in the past, they sing 'Its comin home' like they have already won, a song that has been around since 96 and they haven't won a thing since singing it yet every year it's played over and over, just like the football we play it lacks creativity and gets boring after we score a goal.

They get a fine for booing anthems and the fans do the exact same thing for the Italy anthem, England don't deserve to win anything as the fans are a disgrace, some were drunk and smashing bottles through windows at 2 PM on sunday.

It's unfair that England were allowed 50k more fans than Italy too, regardless of Covid it should have been an even amount even if that meant just 20k fans.

Speaking as an England fan here, I just don't like the arrogance of our fans and even our politicians.

The way Rashford and other black players can be called amazing one minute and then hung out to dry the next shows what a two face bunch of idiots so many of our fans are.

Many congratulations to the Italians and the handsome Mr Mancini :-)
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GTI wrote: Tue Jul 13, 2021 7:49 pm ...
Many congratulations to the Italians and the handsome Mr Mancini :-)
Ah, you also like Henry's music (Pink Panther, Moon River just to name the best-known) ;-)
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3Di wrote: Tue Jul 13, 2021 3:17 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAlTOfl9F2w
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GTI wrote: Tue Jul 13, 2021 7:49 pm ...
I really appreciated your comment, grazie Laura.
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I have never liked Football, and I would like to disassociate myself from the way the England 'fans' behave.

All generalisations are dangerous, but to my view they are mostly jingoistic idiots who think that England has the RIGHT to win, and will do anything within their power to achieve that. Witness the Laser incident, which in a fair world would have ended with England forfeiting the game.

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HiFiKabin wrote: Sun Jul 18, 2021 10:05 am The Laser incident, which in a fair world would have ended with England forfeiting the game.
It would be harsh to punish the decent fans because of the foolish ones but I think a harsh punishment like that would make people think twice in future.

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GTI wrote: Mon Jul 19, 2021 4:59 am would make people think twice in future.
Doubt it - that type of idiot lost the ability to think years ago.
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GTI wrote: Mon Jul 19, 2021 4:59 am
HiFiKabin wrote: Sun Jul 18, 2021 10:05 am The Laser incident, which in a fair world would have ended with England forfeiting the game.
It would be harsh to punish the decent fans because of the foolish ones <snip>
Perhaps, but was it fair to the Danish fans and players NOT to?
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GTI wrote: Mon Jul 19, 2021 4:59 amApparently we hope to host a World Cup, I can't see that happening anytime soon
Why not, it didn’t stop Russia hosting the last World Cup did it?
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Prince William, his wife and little George did not attend for the award ceremony.
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The fact that England's players took off their medals before they even got off the catwalk.
Watch EVERY presentation of a cup/trophy and the losers ALWAYS take their medals off, this seems to have been talked about everywhere, why?
Everybody else does/done it!
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And the Italian Ultras have taken up tiddlewinks now yes? :roll:

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3Di, you are incredible on this site and very clever, but you have let yourself down with your post.
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