UEFA banned Baddiel and Skinner from performing Three Lions at Euro 2020 final because it’s too unfair to Italy
metro.co.ukthe track re-entering the UK top five this week.Baddiel, Skinner and Ian Broudie of the Lightning Seeds appeared on Friday night’s The Last Leg Euros special to perform their timeless football anthem, and Skinner revealed that UEFA nixed the suggestion that they perform in Wembley Stadium as it would be too unfair on visiting opponents Italy.The 64-year-old comedian said: ‘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 on the Italians to have that.‘In the opening game, which was Italy against Turkey, Andrea Bocelli sang Nessun dorma before the game!’In fairness to UEFA, aria Nessun dorma is a bit of a staple of football tournaments, having been performed at the.
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