Status: 07/11/2021 8:55 am
England is in football fever, because their team could take home their first title since 1966 today. Even the Queen insists on sending the team very personal congratulations.
Tonight it will be decided who will be the new European football champions – Italy or England? It is the first chance for the English team to win a title in 55 years. And that at home in London’s Wembley Stadium.
No wonder that Buckingham Palace is keeping its fingers crossed. Queen Elizabeth II wished the English national team the best of luck in a personal message.
Queen recognizes the team’s “spirit, dedication and pride”
In it, the Queen recalled how she had presented the then captain of the soccer team, Bobby Moore, with the World Cup in 1966. She hoped, the Queen wrote, “that history will capture not only your success, but also the spirit, dedication and pride with which you have behaved”.
10 Downing Street flies the flag
And also on 10 Downing Street there is a great anticipation for the game. After all, it’s against a four-time world champion. Italy has also won the European Championship once and the European Cup twice.
At the headquarters of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the British government literally flies the flag for the English team.
The football fever also reached the headquarters of the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson before the final in the European Championship.
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“You have already made history”
Johnson himself also presents himself as a true football fan in the European Championship. On his profile picture on Twitter, he shows himself with the jersey with the number 10, which is currently in the British squad for Manchester City striker Raheem Sterling.
In an open letter to the Three Lions and coach Gareth Southgate, Johnson wrote: “You have already made history. You have brought England to the finals of a major international competition.” For most Britons it is “the first time that this has happened in their entire life.” And the premier was sure of victory for the final:
On behalf of the entire nation, good luck, have a great game – and bring it home!
Best wishes from Hollywood
Not only from their own country, but also from Hollywood’s ranks, the English team received encouragement for the final. According to Captain Harry Kane, he and his teammates received a video call from actor Tom Cruise wishing the players the best of luck and the best.
Players apparently want to donate prize money
The final game in the European Championship is to take place in the evening in front of around 65,000 fans in the Wembely Stadium. Prince William of the royal family will then also follow the game live in the stadium in his capacity as President of the FA Football Association.
If the Three Lions win, according to media reports, the players have also announced that they want to donate their bonus – to the British National Health Service (NHS) to support their fight against the corona pandemic. The equivalent of a win, the players would receive a total of around 11.1 million euros.