Scotland continues to celebrate Italy victory over England

In the days that lead-up to the UEFA European Football Championship final between Italy and England there was no doubting who many in Scotland favoured. As witnessed by the mocked-up image of Italy manager Roberto Mancini as Scottish hero William Wallace as depicted in the film Braveheart (1995) and printed on the eve of the final in the Scottish newspaper The National. The image was also quite a hit with the Italian media.

As soon as the final whistle blew and the Italian victory was secured, outside of Italy, there was probably no more enthusiastic celebrations than in Scotland. Parts of Edinburgh and Glasgow were thronged with cheering crowds, bagpipes were playing, Italian and Scottish flags being waved and car horns blasting. So The National Headline of  "SAVE US ROBERTO, YOU'RE OUR... FINAL HOPE (We can't take another 55 years of them banging on about this)" seems to have helped do the trick.

Image above: The National Headline.

Image below: Scottish supporters backing Italy.