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Italy players celebrate Bonucci's equaliser. PA

Italy inflict more penalty heartache on England to win Euro 2020 final

A 3-2 win in the penalty shootout for Roberto Mancini’s side.

LAST UPDATE | 11 Jul 2021

ITALY INFLICTED MORE penalty heartache on England to win Sunday’s Euro 2020 final 3-2 in a shoot-out, Bukayo Saka missing the decisive kick to deny the hosts after the game at Wembley had ended in a draining 1-1 draw through extra time.

Saka’s kick was repelled by Gianluigi Donnarumma to give Italy the Henri Delaunay trophy for the second time at the end of a shoot-out in which England scored their first two penalties but then saw Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho also fail.

Jorginho could have won it for Italy only for his penalty to be saved by Jordan Pickford, giving renewed hope to the England support who had earlier created a febrile atmosphere with their team looking set to run away with this final.

The nerve-shredding climax seemed unlikely given the way the match began, with Luke Shaw scoring for Gareth Southgate’s England after just one minute and 57 seconds, the fastest goal ever in a European Championship final stunning a team who arrived here on a record 33-match unbeaten run.

italy-v-england-uefa-euro-2020-final-wembley-stadium Dejection for England. PA PA

Italy were shell-shocked and struggled to recover in a stadium where the official attendance was 67,173 but more England fans clearly managed to enter after disgraceful scenes when supporters without tickets stormed the gates.

Serious questions will be asked about security — the game was also briefly held up by a pitch invader late on — but English fans were obviously desperate to see their team finally win a major tournament for the first time since the 1966 World Cup.

Italy, though, had most of the possession after falling behind and ultimately deserved their equaliser when it came midway through the second half through Leonardo Bonucci.

italy-v-england-uefa-euro-2020-final-wembley-stadium Italy's Giorgio Chiellini and Leonardo Bonucci celebrate with the trophy. PA PA

With no further scoring, this was the first European Championship final to be decided on penalties since 1976.

It is more penalty agony for England, whose list of previous shoot-out exits included losing to Italy at Euro 2012 as well as in the Euro 96 semi-finals against Germany when Southgate missed the crucial kick.

While their 55-year wait to win another major international title goes on, Italy’s own particular half-century of hurt is over.

The Azzurri have won four World Cups but their sole European Championship triumph before this dated back to 1968.

They had lost two European Championship finals in little over two decades, with the agony of losing to France via a golden goal in Rotterdam in 2000 and then being torn apart by Spain in 2012, going down 4-0 in Kiev.

italy-v-england-uefa-euro-2020-final-wembley-stadium Italy's Giorgio Chiellini. PA PA

Roberto Mancini’s team had an extra day’s rest in between the semi-finals and this final but they appeared completely unprepared for the experience that awaited them in London.

England’s baying supporters created a hostile atmosphere, and that combined with Southgate’s tactical choices seemed to catch the Italians off guard.

England brought back Kieran Trippier in place of Saka in the only change from their semi-final, reverting to a five-man defence.

Within two minutes the choice of system paid dividends as England broke forward, Harry Kane opening the play up to Trippier, who crossed from the right to the far post where the arriving Shaw scored on the half-volley.

Italy, who had not been behind all tournament, were stunned and the only surprise was that England did not try to press home their obvious superiority.

Instead they allowed Mancini’s side to have the ball, confident they could withstand whatever was thrown at them.

England were rarely seriously troubled in the first half even if Federico Chiesa remained a danger.

It was a rather different story in the second half once Mancini had turned to his bench, notably replacing hapless striker Ciro Immobile and sending on Domenico Berardi.

As the game opened up, Chiesa probed again and forced a save from Pickford, before a John Stones header from Trippier’s corner was tipped over by Donnarumma.

The equaliser arrived in the 67th minute. Marco Verratti stooped to meet a corner with a header that Pickford tipped onto the post, but Bonucci was on hand to score the rebound and celebrated with the Italy fans massed at that end of Wembley.

Italy then lost the outstanding Chiesa to injury. Lorenzo Insigne did not last into extra time either, and Verratti came off too.

England, meanwhile, sent on Jack Grealish in the hope of a bit of magic, but it would come down to penalties, and more gut-wrenching disappointment for them.
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    Southgate is a poor coach. Threw young attacking players to the wolves, who would have thought it. Himself and Roberto martinez are the two biggest charlatans in football, insulated by class squads, but you still need a bit of nous at this level, of which he has none.

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:14 PM

    @ChadChaderson: there’s millions of fans not just the ones you see on tv. I don’t believe that all Irish are badly behaved because something kicks off in Dublin but should I do so now?

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:55 PM

    @Nigel Barlow: There is millions more fans but the world see booing when italy walked out, booing national anthems, booing during penalties, breaking into the national stadium, and plenty of vids going around ….. It follows the english football team around. No problems with rugby or cricket supporter’s in comparison. That minority dont do the majority of fans or the team justice.

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    Jul 12th 2021, 12:23 AM

    @Paul Hedderman: at least you’ve ack that it’s a minority and not all fans.

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    The riots will make good TV…

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    Jul 12th 2021, 12:01 AM

    I pity the residents. Neither the players nor the local people need that lot on the rampage.

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    @Shane McGrath:
    My family in Canada have told me they are rioting in Ontario and going crazy.
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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:00 PM

    Sorry for the players but sky and the BBC just had enough listening to them.

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    @Ken Hoey: they were so confident at half time……

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    Thank you baby Jesus….

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    @Franny Ando: who’s probably Irish and should be playing for ireland.

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    Jul 12th 2021, 2:11 AM

    @Nigel Barlow: Ah I don’t think so. He took the last penalty for England.

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:14 PM

    Better team won…. Simple as … Sorry for the English player’s they are honest… the carry on of many of their supporters today in London insulting the Italian nation and flag, they deserved to miss any celebrations of a win

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:00 PM

    Bellisimo

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    Jul 11th 2021, 10:58 PM

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    Better team won

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    @Greg: grazie mille thanks

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:00 PM

    Thank god

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:00 PM

    Forza Italia well deserved win

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:01 PM

    Italian job.

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    Hook the Sasanch tears to my veins!

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    Yesssssssss it’s going to Rome

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    Super Match, Better team win, congratulations to Italy . Football ain’t going home TG

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:05 PM

    Grealish the turncoat featured in the defeat

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    @Jimmy Jones: the kn0b. Grealish was born in England , was never capped by Ireland even though the manager at the time had ample opportunity, why wouldn’t he declare for England. All you have to do is look at the present Irish midfield to see he made the right choice for himself.

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    @Mark Sheehan: but wasn’t his grandmothers cow Irish?

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    @Mark Sheehan: he played for Ireland under age.

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    @Jimmy Jones: turncoat? An Englishman playing for England, the nerve of him

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    @Nigel Barlow: Think you’re getting mixed up with the grand-udder rule

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    @Damien Leahy: and by the letter of the law he was entitled to change as he was not capped at senior level. Get over it Laporte did exactly the same declaring for Spain as they obviously didn’t rate him in France.

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:03 PM

    Southgate said Germany win driven by ww2. Give us a new quote Gareth??

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    Hon the booiisss!!! England got what they deserved for such negative football.

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    @Conor Houlihan: yeah , they should have went on in the first half and scoring another goal to finish the goal.

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    Jul 11th 2021, 10:59 PM

    That’s what happens when you don’t pick Jonjo Shelvey….

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:10 PM

    37 year old chilini was never troubled . Crazy to give saka a spot kick , rashford and s ancho penno s were terrible , but it has to be said , Italy were superior technically .

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:05 PM

    Why are UK playing Euro after Brexit?

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    @Sid: exactly the UK are well out of it…

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    @Sid: the same way isreal, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia are…

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:17 PM

    @Sid: why are u sooo thick.

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:22 PM

    @Sid: They left the EU not UEFA

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:43 PM

    @Sid: Something to do with the Eurovision song contest ha it’s coming home bull,,,,

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    @Sid: because it’s European championship not EU

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:02 PM

    Si..si campioni…..

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:13 PM

    It’s coming Rome , it’s coming Rome, footballs coming Rome!!

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:00 PM

    Brilliant late substititions by Gareth…

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:00 PM

    I thought it was coming home??

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    @Munster1: never does for Munster I’m afraid.

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    Jul 12th 2021, 12:28 AM

    @Nigel Barlow: Nigel you are losing this battle lad, chin up

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:00 PM

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:32 PM

    Italy the better team after the second minute, Southgate needs to answer why Sako was sent up to take the fifth kick with Stones, Shaw and Sterling all there. A very young man with a bright future in the game is going to get slaughtered on social media while more experienced players stood on halfway twiddling their thumbs. Couldn’t understand taking Henderson off either. He’d have been a much better player than Sako to take the last kick.

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    Jul 12th 2021, 12:33 AM

    @David Lawlor: The last penalty Henderson took for England , he missed.

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    Jul 12th 2021, 7:29 AM

    @David Lawlor: Henderson had a nightmare when he came on…passes going all over the place, iut of play….the sub was subbed

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:12 PM

    They think it’s coming to Rome, it is now!!!

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:00 PM

    Its going home

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:23 PM

    I can sleep easy tonight and not listen to anymore its coming home. Now back to club football o yea.

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    Jul 12th 2021, 12:34 AM

    @Ken Hoey: back to supporting your English teams..sad

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:29 PM

    Cowardly negative performance from England at home in Wembley, thinking that they could preserve a goal lead for the whole match, who did they think they were, Italy?

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:04 PM

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:03 PM

    Best team of the tournament the azzurri, crazy substitutions by England.

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:30 PM

    Italy only team trying to win, well deserved

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    They think it’s all over, it is now

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    It’s coming Rome, it’s coming Rome, it’s coming – football’s coming Rome!

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:00 PM

    It’s coming home alone, again.

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    @Noel Martin: isn’t there a Northern Ireland team? Or has that folded as the republic keep nicking their players

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:40 PM

    Chiellini can take Kane out of his back pocket now. Feel sorry for Saka. Should never have been put in that position at 19 and two mins on the pitch. Great tournament from England though, a really good side, probably top 4 in Europe right now behind Italy, France and Spain.

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    Jul 12th 2021, 12:16 AM

    This is almost as good as ourselves winning the thing!

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:51 PM

    Don’t be upsetti…..eat some spaghetti

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    Jul 12th 2021, 1:01 AM

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:13 PM

    Better team won but Jeeze some of the comments on here,yes we’re a small country obviously full of small minded people

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:23 PM

    Let’s put this into perspective, England came second out of all Europe. It’s a major achievement….

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:22 PM

    Apparently it’s not coming home now

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    Jul 12th 2021, 12:03 AM

    Classy how the english fans left their players in theyur hour of need.

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    Jul 12th 2021, 12:23 AM

    Best team won and thank God, thank Allah, thank Buddha for that

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    Jul 12th 2021, 12:24 AM

    Living in Grenoble which has a large Italian population, I can hear the car horns, the people screaming with delight even now at 01:24 in the morning.

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:55 PM

    Not to worry, English still have their “Freedom Day” coming up!!! Absolutely delighted for Italy yeeeaaahh!!!!!

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:44 PM

    It’s the EUs fault !

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:39 PM

    Looked like Southgate asked Grealish to take a penalty and he opted out. Poor Saka.

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    Jul 12th 2021, 12:12 AM

    @Tony: probably still suffering the after effects of the boots up kick to the side of his knee earlier on. You know that time when the Italian player then went to ground. Feigning injury so as not to get a red card. And it worked.

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    Jul 12th 2021, 12:32 AM

    @Nigel Barlow: Nige, best team won . Simple as that

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    Jul 12th 2021, 12:33 AM

    @Nigel Barlow: thought it was a deserved kick up the arss he got, but those studs in the thigh will be evident tomorrow

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    Jul 12th 2021, 2:38 AM

    @Nigel Barlow: Maybe he shouldn’t he and England shouldn’t have been there in the first place seeing as Sterling went to ground with little or no contact in the semi. Ain’t karma a bîțćh?

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:22 PM

    Ben fatto Italia

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:38 PM

    Blame it on Brexit

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:02 PM

    Well that’s it all over. Good luck to England and Ireland in next year’s World Cup!…..Oh hang on a minute…..

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    @Malcolm Smith: England has the same number of European titles as Ireland

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:31 PM

    @Sam Murray: see you at the World Cup!!

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:28 PM

    Hard Luck England. Apologies for all the Bigots hiding in these comments, who will all be woke as F tomorrow again. Good old Green Eyed Irish Envy. Some things never change

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    Jul 12th 2021, 4:26 AM

    Italy were the best team in the tournament. No matter who the opponents were Italy deserved victory in Euro 2020

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    Jul 12th 2021, 12:38 AM

    Saka is getting racially abused online already. Disgraceful

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:47 PM

    Brexit’s pay back time

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:32 PM

    Now all the Liverpool and Man U shirts can come out again!

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:13 PM

    So sorry for England

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:08 PM

    Let’s put this in pestictive. England came second out of all of Europe. Eat it up…

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:13 PM

    @John Edward: Pestictive? wtf?

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:25 PM

    @Sean O’Doherty: easy for you to say.

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:44 PM

    @John Edward: nobody remembers losers

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    Jul 12th 2021, 5:41 AM

    As an England supporter I salute Italy, they deserved the win.
    Dreadful tactics by Southgate.
    7 defensive players, Lingard left at home and Sancho, Saka, Bellingham, Foden and Grealish on the bench.
    Southgates fear of losing is preventing England from Winning.
    When you’re up against ageing players like Chielini you need to go for the Jugular. Southgate is weak, they need a stronger Leader that has less fear & more drive to win.

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:14 PM

    Ireland fans breathe a sigh of relief. That 200 quid a man on jerseys finally pays out. Can never take a nation that feigns outrage and anger over booing seriously when witnessed the worst of it tonight

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    Jul 12th 2021, 12:05 AM

    Commiserations to England. Let the rioting begin? Hopefully not.

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    Jul 12th 2021, 12:39 AM

    @David Nihill: The rioting began early today in Leicester Square and continued outside Wembley before and during the game. They didn’t need to lose to revert to type.

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:11 PM

    Succulent

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    Jul 12th 2021, 12:16 AM

    @Stephen Drake: that’s a plant ?

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    Jul 12th 2021, 1:22 AM

    South Gate totally out managed and out classed by Mancini

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:58 PM

    Pizza adverts anyone

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    Jul 12th 2021, 12:19 AM

    @Aidan Bourke: was told by the doctor to stop eating pizza. Something to do with contributing to heart problems.

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:21 PM

    Red is the new orange.

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:40 PM

    Got what they deserved tbh england subs were shocking how the hell does saka get on before phill poden is mad

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    Jul 12th 2021, 4:28 AM

    It’s only Six hours since the final and I can’t remember who came second ha

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    Jul 12th 2021, 7:50 AM

    It’s coming home ?The only thing the English Can bring home is unwanted guests in the back of a lorry

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    Jul 12th 2021, 8:12 AM

    England sat back . Southgate too conservative.
    Sterling brought down in box.
    2 Italians could have got 2 reds.
    Still Italians were the better team.
    Funny old game

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    Jul 12th 2021, 5:42 AM

    Will no one think of how Micheál Martin must be feeling? Perhaps Irish flags at half mast?

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:24 PM

    Sad, because most of the people commenting could only name about 6 Serie A teams yet once the season starts will be searching for the English football results. To say that the Premiership is global is crap, football started long before 1992.

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:33 PM

    @Mark Sheehan:Cagliari, bari, bologna, chievo, sasuollo, verona… I give up it is a terrible league

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:39 PM

    @Seagoat returns: took you 8 minutes to Google.

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:47 PM

    @Mark Sheehan: It took me 8 minutes to get down to your sh&t comment. It took me 0.0008 seconds to respond.

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    Jul 12th 2021, 12:00 AM

    Score . . .

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    Jul 11th 2021, 11:25 PM

    Febrile w t f is febrile

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    Jul 12th 2021, 12:05 AM

    Fevered. Feverish. Hot. Convulsed. Hang on:

    https://www.dictionary.com/browse/febrile

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    Jul 12th 2021, 2:14 AM

    Meanwhile in Ireland ?

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    Jul 12th 2021, 1:07 AM

    I might even start drinking Coke again.

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    Jul 12th 2021, 7:38 AM

    terrible game. both sides poor. Italy diving shirt pulling dirty tackles. england devoid of imagination in the end

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    Jul 12th 2021, 8:16 AM

    @Charlie Murphy yea loi clubs. grumpy

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    Jul 12th 2021, 11:21 PM

    Maybe England weren’t capable of building on their early goal. Once Italy settled into their normal game….after about 15 mins in….England were starved of possession . In the end Italy were the better team and much better with a foot on the ball.

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