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England players racially abused after defeat to Italy
Marcus Rashford, 23, Jadon Sancho, 21, and Bukayo Saka, 19, were the targets of the abuse.
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Fan zones set up, Italian football shirts are sold out and restaurants are preparing for a full house on Sunday.
![Shops in Rome have reported high sales of the Italian football jerseys [Maria Michela D'Alessandro/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_0220.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Visualising how Italy and England beat 22 other teams in the race for the Euro 2020 final.
The footballers are not the only Italians playing in a final in London on Sunday.
![Berrettini will be an underdog in his first Grand Slam final against the Serb, who is playing his 30th [Toby Melville/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/2021-07-09T161152Z_736904549_UP1EH7916G2CM_RTRMADP_3_TENNIS-WIMBLEDON.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
A statistical look at the Italy-England football rivalry ahead of the Euro 2020 final at Wembley on Sunday.
![Italy are unbeaten in their last 33 matches in all competitions, while England have won 15 of their last 17 matches at Wembley [Laurence Griffiths/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/2021-07-07T215539Z_1655579668_UP1EH771OWPCR_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-EURO-ENG-DNK-REPORT.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
As the football tournament comes to a close, we look at the politics of the game.
![Belgium's Romelu Lukaku in action with Italy's Leonardo Bonucci Pool during the Euro 2020 quarter final (Belgium v Italy) in Munich, Germany on July 2, 2021. [Andreas Gebert/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/2021-07-02T204857Z_1355633836_UP1EH721LTIAV_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-EURO-BEL-ITA-REPORT.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Sunday’s final may well be the last appearance of Bjorn Kuipers at an international tournament.
UEFA said it was also investigating England over fans’ lighting of fireworks and disrupting the Denmark national anthem.
![Denmark's Kasper Schmeichel, left, and Joakim Maehle look dejected after the Denmark-England match [Laurence/Pool via Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/2021-07-07T223735Z_726423901_UP1EH771O879A_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-EURO-ENG-DNK-REPORT.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
An extra-time winner by team captain, Harry Kane, takes England into first major final since 1966.
![England's players celebrate after winning the UEFA EURO 2020 semi-final [Paul ELLIS/ Pool via AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/000_9EC7J6.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Updates from Wembley Stadium where England beat Denmark to seal a place in the final.
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Denmark recovered from two losses to make the last-four; England have yet to concede in the tournament.
![England's Ben White, Harry Kane, Raheem Sterling and Reece James during training before the semi-final [Lee Smith/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/2021-07-02T095220Z_592924185_UP1EH720RF64P_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-EURO-UKR-ENG-PREVIEW.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)