Match Day Thread Euro 2020 Final. Italy v England

Sunday 8pm
May the best cheat win!

 

Italian football fans are described as “Tifosi”, which literally translates to “carriers of Typhus”.

The word quarantine dates back to the days of the Bubonic Plague in Venice. ‘Quaranta’ means ‘forty’ in Italian. Ships entering Venice were forced to anchor offshore for a full 40 days to prevent the spread of the disease.

All three of Europe’s active volcanoes are in Italy.

Italy has a free wine fountain.

It is against the law to die in the town of Falciano del Massico located 30 miles from Naples.

Poveglia Island in Italy is believed to be haunted – to such an extent, in fact, that access by the public is banned.

Around 500,000 exorcisms are performed in Italy each year.

Italy has more earthquakes than any other European country.

The Italian alphabet doesn’t have the letters J, K, W, X or Y.

The first modern pizza, with a tomato base, was made in the Campania region of Naples in 1860.

13 of Shakespeare's 38 plays are set in Italy, but he never visited Italy.

Italy has the most UNESCO World Heritage sites in the world.

Pinocchio was first published in an Italian newspaper

Italy has a low birth rate and the oldest population in Europe.

Tourists throw €3,000 into the Trevi fountain every day. 'Trevi' means three roads.

Italy is less than 200 years old.

The name Italy (Italia) means ‘calf land’.

The first thermometer was designed by Italian inventor Santorio Santorio.

Italian scientist Alessandro Volta created the first battery in 1800. The volt – the unit of electrical power – is named after him.

The first ever bank started in Italy.

The Vatican is the only country in the world to have ATM’s that speak Latin to you as you withdraw money.

Italians invented eyeglasses.

The leaning Tower of Pisa is officially Torre Pendente di Pisa, which comes from a Greek word meaning 'marshy land'.

In 1948, Roy Jacuzzi invented the jacuzzi using specialized water pumps to help his son who was suffering from rheumatoid arthritis.

Italians invented, the violin, the guitar, and the organ.

Ballet originated in Italy in the 15th century.

Giorgio Armani designed the Police uniforms.

The city of Syracuse in Sicily was once the largest city of Ancient Greece, and even equalled Athens in size, before its eventual decline.

At its peak in the 1st century, Rome’s population is thought to have been approximately 1.5 million, but by the time Rome fell in 476 A.D, that figure had fallen to a mere 17,000. Today, about 99% of the ancient Roman population was lost, meaning virtually no Roman today could claim to directly descend from the city’s ancient population.

The University of Bologna was founded in 1088, and has been in continuous operation ever since, making it the oldest university in the world.

The English 'mile' has it's roots in the Roman Language, as it represented 1,000 paces which is about 5,000 feet.

The gallon we use for our liquids comes from the Roman word galeta, which meant "a pailful."

 

Too soon?

 

50/50 Fence sitting

Che sono venti regioni in Italia.

 

I think Italy have looked marginally better then us on the whole during the tournament, but home advantage evens that up.
i can see it going all the way to Penalties , which is already a stressful thought.

 

It should go to synchronised diving

 

come on Chazz, let it go
we are in a final, try and enjoy it a little, life is too short

 

I’m fine mate absolutely fine
I want England to win
It’s a wider thing probably as you get older get less and less happy with the way the game has gone and is going.
And my on line mates on here twisting themself in knots to justify the dive.

 

As you get older you get less and less happy with anything and everything.

 

Chaz can you add UEFA Euro 2020 Final to the thread title to give it due gravitas please.

 

I hadn't realised your were Scottish until today Chaz

 

There may be a letter missing in your sentence Stockholm ?
Is it a 't', a 'z' or an 'r' I wonder?

Red rag before a bul.

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No need to justify it
It wasn’t a dive

About bloody time the MDT was up mind you, so well done for being part of the big match build up

 

****ing hell.

 

New levels of ****ishness.

 

A pen was awarded.

Unclear to me why after seeing the replay.

Disappointing to see the 'if you can't beat em. join'em' brigade rubberstamping it.

Never want to hear the likes of Lineker again whingeing about 'the Hand of God'.

 

Not a Brigade I’m a member of, I just thought it was a penalty

 

Just remind us what the deal was with tickets, didn't they have to go back to wembley / FA for them to sell on.