| Tutto è cominciato da qui. L'articolo del Mail online di cui parla Sorgi... 'No spaghetti or pizza until after Sunday!' England fans declare 'war' on Italian food and vow to eat roast dinners before historic Euro final showdown with the Azzurri
England fans have vowed not to eat their favourite Italian foods until Sunday
Others vowed to use 'mind games' including using cheddar instead of Parmesan
But others appeared serious and said: 'Don't any of you f**king dare buying pizza for Sunday night's takeaway'
By Martin Robinson, Chief Reporter For MailonlineEngland fans have today vowed not to eat their favourite Italian foods ahead of the big Euro 2020 match, declaring: 'No spaghetti or pizza till Sunday, it’s war'.
Such is seriousness of the final with the Azzurri, huge numbers took to social media vowing to dump Dolmio, resist ricotta, boycott bolognese and put away the Parmesan and Prosecco if it helps Gareth Southgate's men bring home the pancetta.
Italy's food is considered amongst the greatest cuisines in the world and staple dishes such as pizza and lasagne are eaten in millions of British households every day.
But for the next 72 hours, football supporters have vowed to stick to fish and chips, toad in the hole or a traditional British roast ahead of the 8pm kick off on Sunday.
Others pledged to use 'mind games' in the hope it will hex the Italian team, promising to use cheddar instead of Parmesan, put Bisto gravy on pasta instead of tomato sauce and place pinepple on pizza after Italian fans waved placards abusing the combination during their match at Wembley on Tuesday.
Although most England supporters leading the boycott on social media were just having some fun ahead of the match, others seemed more serious, tweeting friends: 'Don't any of you f**king dare buying pizza for Sunday night's takeaway'.
One fan who banned his children from playing with Lego because it is Danish, has given them their plastic bricks back but told them they can't have and Italian food until Monday at the earliest - and he will not touch and Italian beer or wine.
Another jokingly said he won't put on The Italian Job because of the title and his family will avoid watching Lady and the Tramp because the dogs eat spaghetti and meatballs.
George Hurrell tweeted: 'No Dominoes, no pasta, no linguine, no pizza NO NOTHING! Fish and chips and toad in the hole till after Sunday'.
Billy McGon wrote: 'Don't any of you f**king dare buying pizza for Sunday nights takeaway, no Italian food until after Sunday'.
Another wrote: 'No Pasta, No Dolmio, No Pizza, No Parmesan, No Mozzarella, No watching the Italian Job, No Extra Virgin Olive Oil, No Red or White wines, No watching Lady and the Tramp. No Gelato. Sunday, we dine in hell'.
One supporter said: 'No pizza or pasta for me this week. Straight up banger de mash, sunday roast, and english breakfast' and another said: 'No one buy Dolmio all week. This is war'.
Meanwhile England fans are madly scrambling to grab tickets for Sunday's final with Italy with bids already reaching just under £21,000, MailOnline can reveal today.
Supporters went online on the final whistle in the team's win over Denmark last night to spend their savings to get a seat at Wembley for the country's first men's major football final since 1966.
Bidding for three tickets for the Italy match, worth £1,000 each, went from £6,000 to £15,000 in the 30 minutes Gareth Southgate's heroes celebrated on the pitch last night. And the bidding continued through the night, reaching £20,700 this morning.
eBay users are selling pairs of tickets for between £15,000 and £17,500 today, with e-tickets making it easy for them to be transferred to the winning bidders.
Government sources have said that a 90,000-capacity crowd for the Euro 2020 final 'cannot be ruled out' now Gareth Southgate's men made the final on Sunday meaning there will be more tickets for the game that last night's final.
England fans have pulled sickies, stayed in bed or were even given the day off today leaving roads deserted and trains empty because of the extraordinary Euro 2020 celebrations up and down the country.
Trains were delayed into London and Tube lines missing services because of a shortage of staff as millions nursed crippling hangovers and tired heads after partying through the night.
Congestion data from TomTom showed that up to one in five cars were missing during rush hour in many cities when compared to yesterday - with some joking they were 'ringing in sick' this morning and that England's win had put the country back into a temporary one-day lockdown.
Traffic levels was as low as 20 per cent down in London and 15 per cent down in Bristol. Meanwhile in Newcastle the roads were 14 per cent less busy and in Manchester recorded similar lulls.
The Government is now under pressure to consider a bank holiday on Monday - or a day of celebration next week - in case the Three Lions beat Italy this weekend, according to Politico.
Some bosses are already promising staff they can have leave on the day after the match, allowing employees to recover after tasting sweet victory or bitter defeat against Roberto Mancini's Italian team.
Cars were noticeably absent from the streets in major cities and some commuter services were delayed, citing the game. One motorist said: 'Got to work in record time today. The roads were curiously empty.'
Another added on Twitter: 'Roads are empty this morning lol i guess everyone is recovering from last night.'
And one joked the England match had been more effective than coronavirus restrictions for getting people to stay at home.
They quipped: 'I was driving and roads were empty - seems like an England match is far more effective at keeping people home than a lockdown.'FONTE: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9...alian-food.html      |
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