Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - Final - Fans gather for Italy v England - London, Britain - July 11, 2021 England fans react after Italy wins the Euro 2020 at Trafalgar Square REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
LONDON (Reuters) - The tears of England's losing players at Wembley were replicated across the nation on Sunday night, mixed in with disappointment and alcohol, after Italy beat Gareth Southgate's young side in a penalty shootout to win Euro 2020.
After 15 months of intense COVID restrictions that at times left vast swathes of the country housebound, millions of England fans had packed into pub gardens, city squares and homes to watch their side contest a major final for the first time in 55 years.
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