The Last Leg, Skinner said he, Baddiel and The Lightning Seeds were not allowed to perform the football anthem at the match. “There was a suggestion that we sang it on the pitch before the final on Sunday and UEFA said it was too partisan and not fair to the Italians to have that,” he said.In a statement given to the Independent, a spokesperson for UEFA confirmed a request had been received for a performance of the song, but did not say it had been rejected for being “too partisan”.“UEFA can confirm that such a request was received yesterday,” they said.
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