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The challenges of being an England supporter in Italy

17 July 2021

9:00 AM

17 July 2021

9:00 AM

  Dante’s Beach, Ravenna

My fiery Italian wife Carla is not just a passionate patriot but also a devout Catholic, and so with perfidious Albion looking good and leading gli azzurri one-nil she disappeared to wash her hair and pray to the Madonna. The next day, when the dust had settled, I asked her why.

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