Italy win Euro 2020: How Roberto Mancini undid a century of calcio to win the title | ESPN FC

[@joemoschetta1541]

keep going italy and dont forget the 20 million italians in argentina and the 33 million italins in brazil ,5 mill in france over 20 mill between U S and canada and OVER 2 MILL IN URUGUAY and tons in germany and australia .you made us all proud

[@mikecesa4444]

Go Joe and go Italia! Even where I am at in a remote part of the USA, with little or no Italians, my office and house is full of Italian flags, and pics of the greats. The Italian soccer team poster, Marciano and DiMaggio and Montana. And, my hot rods. Hand built by me, a full blooded Paesano!

[@cranntara3741]

@@mikecesa4444 I suppose that wherever you live in the US and whatever your heritage is, choosing between Italy and England is no contest.

[@alessandropaglialunga3978]

Love from Italy!

[@mfabbri69]

@@mikecesa4444 Hope most of Italians abroad are able to speak Dante's language as well.

[@adrianignat84]

@@mfabbri69 it's not that easy, especially if you're born in a different country around the world. Non sono italiano, però posso parlare e scrivere in 6 lingue.

[@michaeljohnson-thiman4975]

Italy are a class act. They deserved to win.

[@manunitedforever1077]

Cheated to win

[@jimmymalone824]

@ Man United forever you little baby say one thing, the rest of the world another. Nice story

[@marcorossi9623]

GRAZIE🇮🇹🏆👍👏❤

[@jimmymalone824]

@DADDY Thanos lol

[@tonymaner5510]

@@manunitedforever1077 You can't sleep...Never celebrate in advance...Not intelligent To understand

[@mikecesa4444]

The Italians in the USA love the iTALIA team! Congrats!

[@coolgabe64]

Sone Ungheresi too. LOL

[@anshtripathi7035]

HOW'S TONY

[@bobb74ysmith]

cheaters pulling shirts, tackles going in cleats in really LOL thats 2 red cards buddy so no way cheaters dirtiest team ever period play fair and yes you win but not last night that was dirty....

[@not_a_jtac12]

@@bobb74ysmith You got to the final because Sterling dived. It's called karma.

[@dragondane4807]

The danish love Italy team. Lovely football, wonderfull to watch them through the tournament. CTHank you and congrats! Italy deserves it big time. Greetings from a Dane

[@sancofa7]

Italy had a great team and definitely deserved to win the the tournament

[@tonynogueira7399]

💯👌👏👏👏

[@antoineagagiors4013]

I m not just thrilled that Italy won. I am also super excited tha they beat the English in their own homes... Bellissima!!

[@dadt8009]

I am not sure the English people realised that most Europeans were rooting for Italy in the final. Even an English friend of mine who has lived in Sweden for many years was supporting Italy! When Iceland beat England in the previous Euros, my international European colleagues were excitedly happy. Who you support in Football is like the Eurovision now, England Nul point.

[@SkyPoppp]

@@dadt8009 I mean let's be real, it wasn't Italy-England. This was Europe - England 😆

[@antoineagagiors4013]

@@_Max_33 oh that's mean.. But l get it. Lol

[@bluesapphire7548]

The ARROGANT English in their own homes.

[@antoineagagiors4013]

@@bluesapphire7548 yeah, condescending..

[@Siwashable]

this French guy needs to get informed... Italy has 60 million people.. just a little less than France (65 mill), and 15 million more than Spain, one of Europe's biggest football nations.. England is 58 million!

[@IrontoughItalian]

Germany 80 million France 65 million England 65 million Italy 60 milllion Spain 40 Million Portugal 15 million He got it wrong

[@RennyP]

either way the point stands

[@IrontoughItalian]

@@RennyP Sometimes you have to drop facts on ppl

[@MrPorquoipas]

I never knew Italy is small, but hey Finland is bigger, yes sure Finland 12% larger than Italy. Meanwhile, the population of Italy is ~62.4 million and the population of Finland is 5,540,720, well the size of a Country doesn’t say anything. Hahahaha, someone has not given attention in Geography, LOL

[@ferrinter7956]

@@IrontoughItalianthe whole of uk has 65 million, england has 57 or 58 million

[@DR-uq4hn]

It’s so cute to see tiny Dan sitting quietly listening how everybody praising the champions while looking silly after all the “IT’S COMING HOME” nonsense

[@angadgrewal7386]

True

[@lordfarquaad1825]

Hilarious 😂 🤣🤣

[@not2busy]

He didn't realize that HOME meant ROME 🤣

[@mellilore]

As Italian myself, I've mixed feelings about that. I'm obviously delighted but I cannot make 100% fun of those saying "it's going home" instead of "Rome": they missed it merely by inches... Not that I'm not enjoying their silence now ;-) Those who made me really mad were the "Italy hasn't been tested yet" guys... oh dear if only they had the guts to show around now....

[@imawormbeforeiamman6052]

@@mellilore if what you meant is 4th Genna account then he has returned. Cocky as ever. He has stated that Italy are fake champ. Other trolls like Loftus Blake, Grim Affiliations, and Delboy0 are gone missing

[@SonglyWryt.Bon-Burr]

These blogs,news papers and ESPN are gonna overhype Mancini than talk down on him when he gets his first lose.

[@nikkeddd723]

As usual

[@caccomagnano8632]

we love when we are talked down, that's where we give the best :D

[@andreanecchi5930]

@M C racist

[@ojvic7297]

That’s the media for you

[@akeeb0072]

thats how it works

[@englanduk6131]

As a City fan, although gutted for my country, I was happy for Mancini.... He ended 40 years of pain for City..... Love the guy, his smile was the only bright light for me.....City fans will always love Mancini😎.

[@bsares18]

The only person that was really close to beat Italy was Luis Enrique! Tactical masterpiece! And what a gentlemen he is...

[@undead9999]

Italy - Spain was more difficult for Italy than Italy - England, to be honest

[@dianza7407]

@@undead9999 sometime semifinal more difficult than final.

[@m.k.s.7417]

@@undead9999 Austria, was a tough 1, too??

[@vitodigregorio5367]

italy won with determination. like they always do, not with stars

[@DarkoRajakovic_]

Ya, use 6 midfielders compared to Italy’s 3 and try and take advantage of no Spinazolla.

[@luxxgaming9694]

Spain was a class act. Big respect to them as an Italian 💯

[@claudiobeghelli1610]

True

[@lusardi01]

I agree Spain are back

[@fraublucher1332]

right!

[@robz8701]

Hardest game we had and knew the final would be easier. Should have won way before penalties

[@Andrea-ql7nq]

Italy vs Spain was real final match of euro 2021!!

[@ismaelibrahem1015]

Mr. Mancini has been excellent coach. He has made MC a powerhouse team in England and the World. Now, he is doing the same for Italy. I am very happy for him and for Italia for winning the Euro.

[@CarlitoGio]

Italy meant business from the start. Look at the suits the management team wore. Class

[@habnormal7283]

Because Italia and Class are synonymous.

[@bobb74ysmith]

cheaters pulling shirts, tackles going in cleats in really LOL thats 2 red cards buddy so no way cheaters dirtiest team ever period play fair and yes you win but not last night that was dirty....

[@gabrielrojas6877]

@@bobb74ysmith as opposed to England sitting back with 7 defenders and trying to defend a leas for 88 mins?

[@alexrossi5227]

@@bobb74ysmith Cry more

[@esh2833]

@@bobb74ysmith and England in the Semi ? Fake penalty against Denmark. Also putting laser on GK eyes

[@GregGoes-To]

I never supported Italy all my life but I agree that they have played the best football as a team. Kudos to Mancini.

[@fraublucher1332]

👉❤️👈

[@pescirossiemedaka6125]

just for correct information, we won the first 2 titles (1934 1938) as a superaggressive team, with a module called "sistema" which was the forefather of 4-3-3 that Mancini is using. Catenaccio was born after WWII and the "tragedia di Superga" (where most of the national tema died in a plane crash), and already in 2006 the module was nothing connected with it. About population: Italy has more or less the same citizens as France and slightly bigger than England. And incidentally more world and european titles (and finals) than the two together :)

[@RargoFC19]

But a weaker economy than both France and Britain 😂and a reputation for cowardice in WW2.

[@riccardoferrazzo8283]

@@RargoFC19 everyone has its share of bad reputation 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@solinvictus1234]

@@RargoFC19 Cowardice in WWII? Only the story of Rosario Randazzo will top, in bravery, the WWII chart...without taking the battle of Izbushenski, Bir el Gubi, Tel el Eisa, Giarabub, Alexandria or El Alamein in consideration. The cowardice stereotype comes from who was fearing the Italians in battle, the Brits...that today did the same thing in Football, when they fear someone, they will mock him. Poor child, go to study something.

[@frank2762]

@@solinvictus1234 BRAVO SOL!

[@pescirossiemedaka6125]

@@RargoFC19weaker economy is a fact, if we speak of the last 20 years. it's difficult to say about reputation (mostly abroad), but I see we were idiots in following Mussolini, and it's quite understandable that many people didnt feel like "giving it all" as the brits did. Actually, i am prouder of that "cowardice" if I compare to how the wide majority of germans followed Hitler in his crimes. We fought WWI with UK and France (and Russia) and our long-time enemy was Austria. The guy let us attack our brothers of Greece, infamously aggress the French and Brits that were comrades 20 yerars before, and nonsensly expedite to Russia...would you die for this? If you know a bit italians, try to take what they think is theirs, and you'll face no coward.

[@shanec6664]

It was literally in England and they had to hand it over hahahahahahahahah

[@rredline]

hahaha... classy words

[@savi8944]

WHITH THER HEADS DOWN.......hahahaha...........

[@romanodom6223]

Pizza definitely classier than fish n chips.

[@fredbloggs7345]

🍝🍝🍝

[@bonnyxaviers]

Way more tastier 🥂

[@alexdragoon74]

@@_Max_33 size of noses? Talk about stereotypes....

[@mikecesa4444]

Osso Bucco and vino rosso. Who wants bangers and mash? Yuck! The Italian language, food and music bar far superior. Just like the Calcio Italiano!

[@Adriwatt]

I like both! 💚🤍❤️

[@bushilao]

Yes Italia deserve it, go make another history Italia 👏🏻🇮🇹🤌🏻

[@lorenzopeccini220]

dude said italy isn't a big country and compared them to France, Germany and England Populations: Germany - 83Mln France - 67Mln Italy - 60Mln England - 55Mln Dude made it sound as if Italy are 20Mln

[@bigbigger7736]

Frank the bald old man as always hating on Italy.

[@mugmen]

@@bigbigger7736 I think he meant that Italy doesn’t have any true superstars the way France has Mbappe, England Kane, etc

[@alessandronitti6941]

@@mugmen and it is anyway untrue. The fact that you don't watch serie A, the best tournament after Premier League, means you don't know players like Chiesa, Donnarumma, Barella, Zaniolo, Pellegrini. These are big names.

[@giorgiamoretti6642]

@@bigbigger7736 he’s French

[@imawormbeforeiamman6052]

@@mugmen there's Chiesa. Young upcoming great talent

[@ajnicks3982]

Spinazzola injury made spain look better.

[@HardiksinhJadeja621]

💯 Agree

[@tonynogueira7399]

Agree 👍

[@gabrielemariotti5780]

agree

[@trakkadda]

Still talking about catenaccio? Please, we didn't play like that in the last 40 years and even more. Who played catenaccio in the final, Italy or England? And they played that even poorly, because catenaccio is about defending hard and counterattaccking, but they never counterattack. They shot on goal just 1 time after they score.

[@tonynogueira7399]

Well said Trakkadda.

[@oldskoolmusicnostalgia]

England play a poor man's version of catenaccio.

[@manuel7102]

I swear, the last time I saw Italy playing actual catenaccio was in Euro 2000 semifinal and here we are still hearing people ramble on this lol

[@trakkadda]

@@manuel7102 yeah, but just in that game cause we were playing with 10 men, Zambrotta was sent off pretty early in that game. In the rest of the tournement we played in a different way.

[@tonynogueira7399]

@@manuel7102 spot on

[@paulmargani7103]

Can you imagine Italy winning WC 2022 how even more crazy it will get? Forza Italia.

[@lexkanyima2195]

Italy and Argentina are favorites

[@bobb74ysmith]

cheaters pulling shirts, tackles going in cleats in really LOL thats 2 red cards buddy so no way cheaters dirtiest team ever period play fair and yes you win but not last night that was dirty....

[@italiansoccer122]

@@bobb74ysmith Cry

[@oldskoolmusicnostalgia]

@@italiansoccer122 let's all congratulate Bobby on England winning "we lost against dirty foreigners" medal for a record 10th time!

[@sizzlingschumi9005]

No Italy won't... Maybe reach the final but won't win...but yes they would do well...certainly

[@aalkhalaf1]

Forza Azzurri🇮🇹🎉🔵🏆 Grazie Mancini🌹🙂❤️ Mancini did superb job .. Unbelievable work👏

[@enzobergamaschi8466]

Thank you bro. 👏👏👏👍

[@cardiacresp]

Gab looks like he’s been partying for the last day straight and still hasn’t sobered up lol

[@not2busy]

In other words . . . . . . he looks the same as he always has 🤣

[@Ichsukatanuka]

Gabs always drinking

[@joseguarin115]

He should lay off the gabagool

[@80s_monsterkid28]

😂😂

[@7yep4336dfgvvh]

@@not2busy lol yeah., and he always insulted every time he's asked a question lol

[@DM-hd4xm]

Mancini is brilliant, created a team spirit and kept it simple.

[@RobertoContiVecchi]

Mancini and Vialli

[@DM-hd4xm]

@@RobertoContiVecchi I agree, both are legends, next is the World Cup.

[@tunptl18]

Mancini's done an amazing job... seems like his club theology is best-used long-term with an international team. Gave them a style, identity, and got buy-in from all his players. What a turnaround by him and the staff. Credit to the players as well!

[@jove6407]

Ive been saying this from the beginning. Italy played cohesively like a real club team from game 1. All the other countries played like All-Star type teams where they just tried to win based on talent alone

[@DuderinoDeux]

Somehow I think the English press has never given Italian Football it's dues. 4 World Cups, 2 Euros, 10 Finals, Best league in the World for long spells with SUPER CLUBS playing BRILLIANT football and a knowledgeable passionate fanbase. Milan late 80s, early 90s up there with Ajax of the 70s and Messi's Barca with Xavi and Iniesta.

[@nashgenova6403]

But they only acknowledge their own league and players

[@rb2807]

English press doesn't give his dues to anyone! Never see them congratulate the winner, bad sportsmanship

[@Saintinthecity-wh9nl]

The denigration of Seria A as a 'farmer's league' has been dismantled as very few of those Italian players ply their trade outside of their country.

[@nashgenova6403]

@@rb2807 its never Italy dominated us, its we did not beat them

[@Saintinthecity-wh9nl]

@Anthony Somerville That is interesting. Seria A is a terrific league.

[@preetbains843]

Trophy came from Portugal stayed for couple of hours in England and then took a flight to rome😂😂

[@sdiz3430]

Good one Preet 😁 I don't even think the trophy finished quarantine in London before it went to Rome 😁

[@tonynogueira7399]

Excellent comment.

[@damiensullivan440]

🤣🤣

[@gabriele5719]

Pretty accurate 😂

[@tonynogueira7399]

Excellent comment Bains

[@asevado]

I wouldn't compare Italy to Man City, Barcelona, Bayern... I'd compare Italy to Atalanta and Sassuolo, with some more experienced players. And I don't want to make this comparison to underestimate Italy... I just want to point out how Italian's "provinciali" little teams grown up and put some solid base on Italian's football. Atalanta has I think around 14/15 players on national teams who played the European Championship or Copa America, and they did quite well overall. Gossens, Miranchuk, Malinovski, Freuler, De Roon, Muriel, Zapata... And of course Pessina and Toloi. Mancini has a tremendous impact on the the mentality, but part of the credit should go to managers like Gasperini and De Zerbi.

[@Lifeslessonssss]

Agree. Good players overall, but quite far from the France team player by player

[@asevado]

@Giorgio Fegatini bro, with all respect, if you play FIFA, (Verrati+Jorginho+Barella)

[@grammatico6930]

@@asevado E' solo la tua opinione. Prima di tutto non puoi paragonare Verratti e Barella che sono centrali, al massimo mezze ali con De Bruyne ed Hazard che sono rispettivamente trequartista e ala. Witsel è in fase calante e infatti e' l'unico centrocampista di quelli da te nominati che potresti paragonare per ruolo ai tre dell'Italia, ma nessuno sano di mente che capisce di calcio direbbe che il belga è all'altezza del centrocampo italiano! Del centrocampo tedesco, l'unico che giocherebbe titolare è forse Kroos, gli altri non sono migliori degli italiani. Busquets non è migliore di nessuno dei tre italiani,mentre Thiago sì, Olmo non è un centrocampista. Kante è sopravvalutato, Rabiot non è neppure titolare nel suo club in Italia. Pogba ha solo il tiro da fuori ma è discontinuo. Cambia sport. Ti consiglio il basket!

[@asevado]

@@grammatico6930, cambialo te. Io ho la mia opinione, tu la tua, ma non ti ho mai mancato di rispetto. Ti faccio anche presente che sei venuto tu a commentare sotto il mio post, non viceversa. Maleducato.

[@Siwashable]

"we are going to play this way because..." Because Italy can... don't think Italy has only been a "defensive team". Prandelli didn't have that type of team in 2012, Lippi's Italy won it all scoring 12 goals, those great teams of th yesteryear had offensive legends like Baggio, DelPiero, Cassano, Vieri, Inzaghi, Totti, Zola, Rossi, Riva....you can add to that list...

[@maxtabacco1542]

So true

[@anshtripathi7035]

ROSSI WASNT AN OFFENSIVE PLAYER KID

[@matpesot9903]

Agreed. These pundits have short memory.

[@robertdeluca2372]

These guys are idiots.

[@trakkadda]

@@anshtripathi7035 paolo rossi was a striker...kid.

[@michaelclayton9658]

Frank what you talking about 🤔 Italy is the fifth biggest country in Europe in term of population. 60 million

[@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings]

Even Italy - now playing attacking,fluid Football England - still Park the Bus Football

[@tonynogueira7399]

Agree.

[@davidlonhol8016]

Highlight that comment.

[@leewainwright1694]

Much more to come from that England side and chiellini was lucky to be still on the pitch after nearly ripping sakas shirt off

[@tonynogueira7399]

@@leewainwright1694 another 55years . Excuses stop crying. Best side won dominated the game.

[@nenadmitrovic3469]

@@leewainwright1694 yeah, his luck is writen in football rules

[@NoonyJW]

Messi wins the Copa & England bottles the Euro final on home soil this is why we love the beautiful sport 😢

[@C100-n2b]

Sadly messi didn’t deserve the copa, this is Brazil’s worst team in years…..

[@manunitedforever1077]

Italy were the dirtiest team in the entire tournament... diving cheats

[@s.o2864]

@@manunitedforever1077 England after seeing this: B***h plz!!

[@mrfacts6860]

@@C100-n2b we understand cry cry but u can have aqua with cr7 tears 😢

[@jaiess540]

@@C100-n2b and brazil would still eat the current English side🤡🤣

[@Nemophilist850]

Italy has a significantly larger population than both Spain and England, never mind Portugal, Croatia and Belgium. It's ridiculous to say Italy is not a large nation in a European context.

[@jacklemonfizz6898]

maybe because it seems thin on the map ahaha

[@vitodigregorio5367]

is italy as big as germany. i don't think so and yet their national soccer team has won almost as many international trophies.

[@ozzispurs8461]

englnd 67million Italy about59million

[@Ladyofshalott55]

How on earth could England beat this Italy? I don't get it! Unlike the 'English', Italians were elegant, cute and, most importantly, humble. England thought they deserved it without any valuable reason! At least the French were the last world cup winners!

[@henry6354]

What an earned victory Italy...👏🏆🇮🇹

[@MassimoCinquini7]

"It's not a big Country"? French are funny even if they make compliments

[@chamade166]

Compared to France it’s small. A lot of Italy was French territory and is culturally French. 🇫🇷

[@MassimoCinquini7]

@@chamade166 Ok. I thought it has been hard for you, but not THAT hard.

[@freedomisourright1609]

@@chamade166 in 2019 mate the difference was "just" 7 million people. I mean, they are many, but France is not so bigger

[@marcomonteleone2663]

@@chamade166 culturally French? How come

[@yingyang6080]

Great point Massimo !!!

[@cariocabassa]

Roberto did a magnificient job indeed!!!

[@FrankRollo]

Italy has one of the biggest populations in Europe and roughly the same population as France

[@YouDadu]

France has a bigger population just because there are a lot of italian immigrants in France Just kidding😁

[@chamade166]

@@YouDadu Actually it’s because France counts its colonial possessions in demographics data. France is the most racist country in Europe, which never reckoned with its nationalism, xenophobia, deep racism.

[@Baresi-Unico-Capitano]

Put the population into context, when Italy has one of the lowest birthrates in the world. Our population is actually reducing dramatically.

[@FrankRollo]

I just made this comment because Frank Leboeuf said Italy is not a big country compared to France Germany England etc.

[@luisfigointer]

Frank is such an ignorant calling Italy a “small” country. Italy’s population has been shrinking but is still just marginally less than France’s! And yes bigger than England’s by 5 million and 3rd in Europe.

[@fausto3292]

take the bottle away from him, please

[@codyrockarano5220]

Yall need to have more babies. Im italian in america doing my part

[@andreabianchi6156]

@@fabribeijing he said England, which is 55

[@swagbag1835]

Thank you Italy, Belgium and Denmark. 🙌🙌🙌

[@swagbag1835]

Club teams almost 🤩

[@swagbag1835]

Please no more Portugal, Sweden and England. ZzzZzz

[@abdoumalickjallow3738]

Italy really deserved it..

[@rightmindset-]

💚🤍❤🏆🥇⚽️🇮🇹🎊🎉🎇🎆✨👏🏻

[@s.o2864]

Ending long waits is his hobby.. Ended Man City's 40+ years of title drought. Now ended Italy's over 50 year wait for Euro

[@C100-n2b]

Ending man city’s drought isn’t an achievement. Oil makes miracles after all……

[@turkishwhiteout]

@@C100-n2b forsure buddy. Keep telling yourself that pal. Trust me your not that guy

[@lilspice7611]

@@turkishwhiteout 😂😂 bro I laughed so hard reading the last part to ur comment

[@ataladin87]

@@C100-n2b I mean... The entire epl is oil so.

[@jameslove90]

@@C100-n2b now say it without crying 😂

[@andreac5047]

"Is there a chance that Mancini leaves Italy for a big club?" What a stupid question, he renewed his contract to 2026 in May and Italy will play Nations League finals in october..

[@samdefore2692]

I thought 2006 Italy world a cup winners where attacking team, with a one the best mid field play makers Andrea Pirlo, who controlled the game.

[@arhaan2004]

In fact that team was pretty defensive compared to this team!!

[@pengseongtiew6897]

@@arhaan2004 when u have Buffon, Nesta, Cannavaro & Gattuso, that’s already your strength… no one could break their defend & score except OG & Penalty from ZZ

[@gs7828]

The 2006 team actually followed the most traditional of Italian classics: outstanding defence, counter-play and then individual ability in the end phase. This team here played differently, but still brought out the old way with Spain, which was nice to see again; it just becomes embarrassing to focus on defence each game, so I enjoyed the mix between games.

[@samdefore2692]

@@gs7828 they brought 8 attacking forwards in 2006. 12 goals from 10 different players. The only real midfield defensive player was Gattuso. The central defensive players were Cannavaro and Zambrotta. Left and right back were Materazzi and Grosse, they were such an attacking team that Materazzi, Grosse, Zambrotta all scored goals in open play.

[@gs7828]

@@samdefore2692 I’m no expert and felt they were much more based on individual talent and fantasy, but that was probably the best way to organise that team of stars.

[@AmiHoss66]

Congratulations to Italy ( from an England fan). The best team won and it was the correct outcome on balance. The Italians are proud and unapologetic about who they are. In England , people are taught to feel ashamed and embarrassed about who they are .They’ve even dumbed down the language to the stage where other societies speak a more sophisticated form of the language. I’m so embarrassed about the scenes before and after the finals

[@Miggy19779]

This will change with Brexit, we shall make Britain Great again and will be standing proud once more!

[@YouDadu]

@@Miggy19779 MBGA

[@mellilore]

Don't worry, Italians as well, probably many Italians, definitely not all of them, get ashamed and embarassed at themselves, more often than you could ever think. As Italian myself, I would be ashamed and embarassed if those scenes would have happened in Italy.

[@vitodigregorio5367]

@@mellilore right, and over the years there has been quite a bit of violence at italian stadiums

[@allythescot]

Congrats Italy ,Best Team won,Superior Players that play Suberb Football,way it should be Played,a joy to Watch,Ally

[@wishiknewaname9307]

Italy is having a golden generation: Barella, Bastoni, Zaniolo, Rovella, Tonali, Chiesa, Kean, Locatelli, Donnarumma, Pellegrini, Calabria, Romagnoli, Mancini, Pessina, Berardi, Vignato, Lovato, Fagioli, Ricci, Meret, Orsolini, and Sensi (Everyone is 25 or younger)

[@giovannirogers6558]

Nope, if there was to be a golden generation it would have been the 90 or early 2000"s this is an average italy squad on paper compared to the teams of the past. Thry just happened to come after the worst generation of players in Italian history (2010-2018)

[@lexkanyima2195]

It's a good transition

[@blank1933]

@@giovannirogers6558 i agree but lets keep within the 2020s another one looks to be on the horizon

[@luislizard2626]

@M C zaniolo question mark because injuries the kid technically is a beast

[@alessandrosilvestrin4159]

5 finals in the last 30 years, basically one final every 3 tournaments, with 2 victories, this is stat of a movement that constantly produce great players not just a golden generation once in a while. Yes this time we lack of great strikers and number 10s but midfield is awesome , probably the best after Spain.

[@fabianpatrizio2865]

Italians: the most creative people on earth (then everybody else copies)....been doing it and reinventing themselves and being innovative since before the Romans....through the Renaissance....and still doing it now :-) Watch, everyone will copy this now (or try to) for the World Cup next year..."Ok we need to be united, have a good team spirit, press and attack etc etc..."

[@2ndAveScents]

As if Italy invented pressing, attacking, team spirit and being united lol 😂

[@jomoking1012]

Fabian, Mancini got Italia to "play like his club sides" means it, Italia's football, has already been done.

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@jomoking1012 what do you mean by that ?

[@randyschwaggins]

Did you create pasta? 🤔

[@goonerfromtheeast1394]

The Arabs contributed immensely to the Renaissance look up history

[@patrikricci8423]

A French man and an English host 😂 surely Italy will recieve a ton of compliments from them...

[@rightmindset-]

🤭😂🤣👏🏻💚🤍❤🏆🥇⚽️🇮🇹🎊🎉🎇🎆✨

[@solomit1]

I think next for Mancini & Italy is to beat Spain & Brazil 35 match unbeaten run and try to win WC in Qatar 2022 🇮🇹🏆💙

[@shimmy1083]

they will break that record by the time they arrive to Qatar. They have to still go through the qualification matches. They have an easy group so should be on 40 games or more unbeaten! :)

[@nate9347]

@@shimmy1083 they have 3 wc qualifiers in september where they should break the record. After that though, they have the UEFA Nations league in October where they play Spain which will be tough, hopefully they can pull out another victory against them and then beat either France or Belgium in the final.

[@shimmy1083]

@@nate9347 yes that's right! They will do it for sure!

[@shimmy1083]

Yep and it will happen! Calcio is back !

[@t.m.5004]

We will beat this record on September 5th 👍🏻

[@randallpanka4291]

I like how both Copa America and the Euros finals were lost by the host in their national stadium to their rivals

[@Antonio_DG]

The flag of England is actually Italian, it was the historic banner of Saint George, patron saint of Genoa, which in 1190 King Richard of England asked to be used in exchange for an annual tribute. Tribute that has not been paid for 250 years

[@maxwellnails]

Still thinking Italy is just defense and counter attack. That was until early 80s. Like 40 years ago 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@fan5407]

I thoroughly enjoyed ESPN's coverage during Euro 2020. I don't know if it's because I lapse between international tournaments, so I like to learn a lot about the teams/players in a short amount of time, but the totality of their TV coverage (announcing + studio show(s)) is the best thing I've seen on ESPN in a long time. Thanks for letting these roundtable discussions breath, instead of keeping things ultra-concise for the sake of ads. Also, this whole operation seems devoid of "hot takes." There's a lot of tactical and technical discussion. It's been great as an on-again, off-again soccer fan.

[@theimmaculated6480]

And when you needed him most Soutgate bottles the final. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ronbonora7872]

Italy contained England period!

[@theimmaculated6480]

@@ronbonora7872 not really the full story but in a sense, yes.

[@mariolancellotti3391]

@@ronbonora7872 italy are good and southgate sucks. both are true lol

[@sticky59]

England F.A were so happy with their second place they wanted to give Southgate a new contract ....... perfect example of why England can never win any major tournament. No killer instinct ...... they deserve all they get because they really are number 2 ; )

[@befirmbefair6674]

England has nothing to be ashamed of. They just played a better, more technical side.

[@arthurfleck3245]

This man deserves all the praises in the world. What he did was almost unthinkable 3 years ago. Now Italy are champions of Europe. FORZA AZZURRI 🇮🇹🇮🇹

[@lexkanyima2195]

Same with Lionel Scaloni

[@Qinuraku]

If they don't recognize Chiesa before the Euro... I don't think they know Zaniolo either, and what he can bring to the table

[@sluggyranks8594]

Yep they dont know the kid at all, I'm praying also on a fit Sensi and a resurgent Balotelli..this Italy side is yet to hit its full potential.

[@sepic13]

I bet on Italy from the beginning of tournament!! England kept going “it’s coming home “ from the start . Need to stop with that !!

[@anthonyuccello8450]

Right totti del piero Baggio played defense . England is the definition of cantanalcio

[@kennethgoldsmith3851]

Congratulation Italy 🇮🇹

[@daviddemarco9041]

Bravo ESPN panel! 👏🏻

[@mF-vt9rf]

I can’t believe in Italy news paper still popular. While in Indonesia only few newspaper and magazine that still hardly survive. Again congrats azzuri, after all 2.00 -5 am game I watch for Italy , happy they make it!

[@mellilore]

Italy is one of the Countries with the oldest population worldwide... older people just want their newspapers every morning, very seldomly they use the phone for something else than calling.

[@nikkeddd723]

Bro the last part was no sense, Mancini have signed during the Euros till 2026

[@lexkanyima2195]

😄

[@lorenzodeluca3661]

In my book, two italian teams won the Copa and Euros respectively ✍️✍️✍️

[@ataladin87]

That actually makes sense, since Argentinians are literally Just *Spanish talking Italians*

[@MonsieurLeRocck]

LOLOLOL, spot on mate! 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹

[@jaiess540]

True bello. I was born in Italy and many people including relatives of mine left for Argentina and Brazil too over the years🇮🇹💙🇦🇷💙🇧🇷

[@teggianosalerno5050]

@@ataladin87 even the Spanish they speak is heavily influenced by Italian, specifically Neopolitan dialect.

[@GustavoCLa]

No. They're not Italian. They were not born in Italy or raised in Italy and mostly can't speak Italian. But even in your internal logic you're wrong. Only 4 of the 11 starters of Argentina in that final had Italian surnames. 6 of the 16 who entered the field. Spain would have a better claim to the title than Italy, but they don't do it because they know the difference.

[@iv9449]

"A national team cant have a style of play and national teams dont have time to implement" well thats nonsense.

[@m.k.s.7417]

Thank you Mr. Mancini, Viali and all the others, involved in such a success.

[@lucavillella3203]

Did Leboeuf really say that Italy is not a big country? Come on, by the time his French team reaches 4 world cups we will be in 2040 and maybe I'm being too optimistic

[@tonymaner5510]

Loebeuf Who?

[@cule4life80]

He meant the size of the country🤦

[@lucavillella3203]

@@cule4life80 ok but it still doesn't make sense for me. You're not talking about idk Belgium or Holland, you're talking about a country with 60 milion people, so I don't see the point in talking about size in this context 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@cule4life80]

@@lucavillella3203 Frank is not stupid enough to talk down on Italy, when they have double the world cups France has......it was a silly point, but it wasn't a dig at Italy

[@camicawber]

@@cule4life80 Yeah, it wasn't an insult, but 60 million people is actually quite a big country. That's more than the population of England - the UK as a whole has more people, but England itself has about 55 million people. Italy has about 14 million more people than Spain, who were the one team to outplay them this tournament. The country's population is about 6 times larger than Portugal's, and they won the last Euros.

[@Fantasy-mq8du]

Let’s go 🇮🇹

[@bobb74ysmith]

cheaters pulling shirts, tackles going in cleats in really LOL thats 2 red cards buddy so no way cheaters dirtiest team ever period play fair and yes you win but not last night that was dirty....

[@okthdn8200]

@@bobb74ysmith the one of chiellini is a common tactical foul, so a yellow card, for that of jorginho the referee rated it as yellow, it's ok. Furthermore, the referee did not grant a clear penalty for Italy against England. Stop crying, Italy played better and dominated the game. And don't pretend that england didn't rob the semi-final against denmark. Come on, it's ridiculous

[@Siwashable]

"Less talented team than in the past"?? Don't know why he keeps saying this.. this is one of the most talented Italy teams I've ever watched (45 years of watching them)

[@Siwashable]

@Evil Fleck Barella is world class, as is Veratti and Jorginho... Bonucci and Chiellini... not world class? EPL and its players get all the attention..

[@Siwashable]

@Evil Fleck this is the most talented italy midfield I've seen in ages...

[@krizviciouz1856]

@@Siwashable rifatti le lenti allora.. Come ti hanno risposto sopra, in passato abbiamo messo in campo campionissimi a mazzi contemporaneamente.. In questa nazionale solo verratti è quasi su quel livello. Va dato atto che forse è la nazionale con più garra della storia. Quanto sia merito di Mancini o del fatto che i giocatori stessi siano coscienti di non essere eccelsi e quindi compensino con l'agonismo non è dato sapere.

[@alessandrosilvestrin4159]

@@krizviciouz1856 Ma no dai, in passato abbiamo prodotto grandi attaccanti e numeri 10, ma centrocampisti? nel 2006 giocavamo con Perrotta, Gattuso, De Rossi e Pirlo, tolto Pirlo che è stato uno dei migliori della storia nel ruolo gli altri erano giocatori tosti, di grande fisicità e corsa ma a livello tecnico non paragonabili ai centrocampisti che abbiamo ora, miglior centrocampo del torneo dietro alla Spagna.

[@krizviciouz1856]

@@alessandrosilvestrin4159 BEH.. De rossi al tempo credo che fosse un giocatore qualche spanna sopra come valori ai centrocampisti attuali che hanno ancora tutto, ma proprio tutto da dimostrare. I gusti non si discutono dai😜forza Italia!

[@vittoriodelfato2260]

Population: Italy 60m , France 63m , England 56m. French commentator is... just french.

[@johnvalentine8941]

dan, are you kidding? city were brilliant to watch under mancini, did you forget the 6-1 at old trafford?

[@mixmstrkush]

Frank "Italy isn't a big country" ...60 million isnt big now in Europe lol

[@saggas949]

In terms of football players

[@Saif.rahman-p7i]

I think he means by the size of the country

[@tonynogueira7399]

Portugal only has a population of about 12 million and they won it .

[@ueks69]

@@tonynogueira7399 Denmark 5.6

[@tonynogueira7399]

@@ueks69 wow

[@nirvanabliss9247]

Mancini's city won the premier league with +64 goal difference and yous saying city was not fun to watch under him? You guys seem clueless sometimes.

[@robertburning574]

incredible...

[@dominusalbaniae7812]

Theyre always useless

[@ahmedabughalia4957]

Mancini brings magic. Anything he touches, it turns into gold

[@toadette9673]

Too bad that with the same Mancini 🇮🇹 failed to qualify for the 2022 world cup afterwards ☹️

[@Ulisse5555]

Put down your bottle of wine, frenchman....

[@leeinnes7127]

Props to Roberto Mancini. Great job. Can England please find a forward thinkning coach please?

[@sekijou3622]

they’re not superstars simply because of the media. Italy had the most skilled team

[@miriguwa1958]

As I was walking by a restaurant in London at 8 am .. I noticed all of the customers drinking tea in saucers. I asked one of the customers as to.. why are you drinking tea in saucers? He had tears running down his face saying "The Italians have taken our cup".

[@t.m.5004]

Funny how scrolling through this comment section you will only see people praising Italy as the perfect team ever when the very same people described Italy at average at best up until semifinals and that it couldn’t stand a chance again “BIG ONES” and when they only discussed about France Portugal and Belgium being favorites

[@oceanriccard]

Humility, respect for the opponent and group spirit are the stuff of champions.

[@tapeplixio2419]

Amazing how italy won the euros on the 30th aniversary of thier 1982 world cup win

[@lexkanyima2195]

39 years ago

[@bobb74ysmith]

cheaters pulling shirts, tackles going in cleats in really LOL thats 2 red cards buddy so no way cheaters dirtiest team ever period play fair and yes you win but not last night that was dirty....

[@gabrielemariotti5780]

@@bobb74ysmith Yeah man, help Sterling to get up from all his diving....that's not cheating right....are you the guy with the laser pointing at the danish goalkeeper?

[@paulcesare8927]

Italy learned from its former mistakes and implemented a most creative style to win the 2021 Euro Cup! To come back from worst to first is monumental. Italy's team got better as the tournament progressed. Amazing...they deserve a tremendous amount of credit and praise.

[@not2busy]

Well, the other European teams have now experienced Italy. Soon time for the world to join into the fray. I'm glad that Italy won, but they are going to have to really analyse their game against Spain. I'm sure their future opponents will be doing that. Congrats Italy !! Well done Mr. Mancini !!

[@francesco9403]

😂😂😂 I don't see many team capable to do what spain does... They can try, but it is not so easy

[@alessandrocarmeli8762]

Only Spain can do Spain.. Maybe Brazil but maybe

[@robertokinks7251]

thanks to all the pleasant countries that supported Italy and applauses also to brave english team.

[@fernandodimeo7419]

Great assessments !

[@drgregoryhaus]

Never been a supporter of Italy before this tournament. But after seeing them play entertaining football this year, I just kept rooting for them.

[@0810drew]

Sorry but I disagree we have yet superstars like Chiesa (24) Donnarumma (22) Barella(24) Locatelli (23) and roosters like Bastoni (21) and Raspadori (21) in addition... after a big injury really soon we get back Zaniolo (22).... new strong generation all playing stable at top level in serie A ...Italy is back ..... 2018 was only a bad accident, this cup won showed again the tradition of the Italian football...only Brasil (5) and Germany (4) first and then Argentina France and Spain can talk with us... (4) world cups won on 6 finals played (2) Euro cups won on 4 finals played... England once you'll win these number of trophies you'll have the right to speak...with us for now keep your mouth still close or before you'd like to start talking about Italy start also brushing your teeth, wash also deeply your mouth..with a special care of your long tongue 😜

[@DANiELE94ThEbEsT]

We have also Kean, Castrovilli, Sottil, Pellegrini, Tonali, Calabria, Calafiori, Rovella....

[@MaskedAvenger13]

Forza Italia!!

[@Lifeslessonssss]

Not a big country, I am from Denmark, only 6 million vs Italy 60 mil. Lol

[@robertburning574]

opininisti TV , giornalisti... che spettacolo deprimente.....mandateli a lavorare!!!

[@cdp5708]

I agree with the commentator. This is not the Mancini's style. Mancini is just a very smart manager, adapting the style of its squads the the quality of its players. He clearly saw that these Italian generation has very good technical midfielders like Verratti, Jorinho, Barella, Zaniolo, Pellegrini, Insigne etc. and he decided that the best way to play was ball possession. That's it

[@rameeziqbal8711]

Small country 🙄, Italy is more than double the size of England.

[@drexultimate6533]

Thanks for mentioning ZANIOLO. You know your football!

[@massimomonaci2573]

Italy won the world cup the 11 of july 1982 They won the European cup the 11 july 2021 It seems like this date has a special feeling with Italy If you don t want Italy to win a cup then avoid this date for a final😂😂😂

[@Saintinthecity-wh9nl]

Or completely coincidental!

[@okthdn8200]

ma è normale, tutte le finali si svolgono intorno al 10 luglio...

[@UntouchableRD]

Man morenos got it for suuure, this team is definitely about the collective. But I don’t think these guys get enough credit. “Talent” isn’t the only measurable skill in football and we showed that. Technical ability reigned supreme!!!

[@bra2483]

Italian football + popcorn🍿 = UNESCO heritage😂 Brazil loves Italy 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷 Your victory for Rafaela Carra and Maradona👼

[@AkshayKeny88]

Forza Italia ❤️ 🇮🇹

[@Frank-qb4qr]

German-84 million France -65 million Italy-60 million England-56 million

[@tonymontagna9419]

No France has 35 million French people and 30 million arabs/black people

[@tonymontagna9419]

England has at least 10 million Indian/pakastani people

[@osayandeagbonlahor7091]

Netherlands-18 million Belgium-12 million Portugal-11 million

[@camicawber]

​@@tonymontagna9419 Those 30 million people are still French. Stop with the racist bullshit.

[@dumebiokosa3138]

@@camicawber You know he is trolling? He wants you to react this way.

[@khulekankincaid3154]

🇮🇹 Thanks