Hundreds of jubilant England fans descended on Wembley Stadium early Sunday singing songs, drinking beer and savouring the atmosphere ahead of the EURO2020 final. - IOLsport ENGITA ENG ITA
The England team -- nicknamed the Three Lions -- have not won a major competition since the 1966 World Cup, and ending the 55-year wait would represent a cathartic moment for the nation.
"I've been to more England international matches than any England supporter. I’ve never missed a match," he said. Eugenio Copelli, 63, a railway worker from north London, was one of the outnumbered Italian fans who had made the early pilgrimage to Wembley. Copelli had not bagged a ticket to the big game and would instead be watching with friends on a big screen elsewhere.ALSO READ: Euro 2020 and Copa America predictions ... Who will be champions?
"When there are so many people, a lot drunk, it is very difficult for us," said housewife Anna Bodo, 29, who lives a five-minute walk away from the stadium with her two-year-old daughter.
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