Posted on 07/11/2021 7:32:08 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
England wanted 2 or all 3 of the black players who shot the last three penalty kicks and struck out to be the heroes but it blew up in England’s face . Now all you read on the net is about the racist slurs that a few aholes hurled at them on the internet . No interest in soccer but glad Italy won for a variety of reasons .
They are both. Football fans have been clashing with the police since there was football. And it happens in every country where football is taken seriously.
England didn't. Gareth Southgate did. Southgate has to take it on the chin for that decision. And he has.
Live by the virtual signal, die by the virtual signal.
So very predictable.
England seem to dominate the first half, Italy the second.
Well that 2nd minute goal against Italy didn't do Italy any good. That kind of thing can share a team's confidence for a bit.
And yeah Italy outplayed England in the second half.
Italy has now gone 34 straight matches without losing.
Italy was also missing their best player Spinazzola, if he played Italy probably would have won easily, there was definitely a drop-off after he got hurt.
You are probably right.
And the “Italy of South America”, Argentina, won the Copa America. Messi is half-Italian, and could have played for Italy if he wanted to.
England = the coach and those who control him .
0 - Harry Kane didn't attempt a shot or create a chance for only the second time in his 61 games for England, with the other coming in a 29-minute substitute appearance against Switzerland in 2018. Squeezed. #ENG #ITA #EURO2020 pic.twitter.com/IaxPEZ7mJw— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) July 11, 2021
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