England fans complain at 'worst ever' national anthem ahead of Italy clash
Fans were left baffled ahead of England's game against Italy on Thursday night after a bizarre rendition of the national anthem.
As Gareth Southgate's side lined up to sing 'God Save The King' at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, the main singer produced a strange rendition of the anthem that was out of sync with the ground's PA system - leaving viewers at home confused.
Thursday night's game was televised live on Channel 4, with viewers based in the UK also watching on All 4. The peculiar effort has been described as "embarrassing", "disgraceful" and the "worst ever" rendition of 'God Save The King' by fans on social media.
Fans were left confused by the peculiar rendition of 'God Save The King' (Channel 4)Former Tottenham midfielder Jamie O'Hara, who won seven England U21 caps during his playing days, was one of many to question the bizarre rendition on social media. The talkSPORT pundit tweeted, "Wow national anthem was a shambles."
Eyebrows were also raised at the rendition of Italy's national anthem - 'Il Canto Degli Italiani' - as a hype man tried to get the crowd going before it was sung. It worked, with Italy's players and supporters passionately singing their national anthem.
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Netherlands forward Vivianne Miedema, who plays for Arsenal, tweeted, "Anyone else really enjoying the Italian national anthem?"
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England will be desperate for three points against Italy on Thursday night to ease their qualifying worries. The Three Lions were handed a nightmare draw for Euro 2024 in Germany, with Ukraine, North Macedonia and Malta joining them in Group C.
Italy are the defending European champions - beating England in the final at Wembley nearly two years ago - while Ukraine and North Macedonia both qualified for Euro 2020. England's only easy games on paper will be against minnows Malta.
"We have to have the humility to work hard and qualify again," said Southgate ahead of the game. "It is a great fixture to get that under way."
England faced Italy on Thursday night (Getty Images)On playing in Naples, Southgate - who has already coached England at three major tournaments - added, "I have never been to Naples before and the history of football here is really rich. I am excited about playing in a city that loves football, with a great history.
"I can just about remember [Diego] Maradona when they [Napoli] won the league. Always we ask our fans to be good tourists and respect the local culture and we hope the game and the next couple of days passes with no problems."
Thursday night's game is the first for Italy since the passing of Gianluca Vialli, the legendary striker who was part of their coaching staff during Euro 2020. Italy boss Roberto Mancini said, "[It will be] very emotional. It's the first time we have played a game since Luca's passing. We were very fortunate enough to have him as a teammate and a player."
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