NEW YORK – Some of the more hysterical German newspapers blamed Germany’s defeat against Italy in the semi-finals of the European championship on the fact that few players bothered to sing the national anthem. Contrast that with the Italian players, all of whom belted out the words of Il Canto degli Italiani (The Song of the Italians).
纽约——某些神经质的德国报纸把德国在欧锦赛半决赛中对阵意大利的失利归咎于没有几个球员屑于唱自己的国歌。而意大利球员却恰恰相反，所有人都大声唱出Il Canto degli Italiani（意大利之歌）的歌词。事实上，意大利队的队长布冯唱歌时还如祈祷时那样紧闭双眼。