"Yes, Italy were the better team, even though England had such a good start. The team did very well , though, and can be proud of their efforts despite getting involved in a political row with Boris Johnson and Priti Patel, the Home Secretary, who belatedly attempted to support them. That should probably be 'as well as' instead of 'despite' He has not invited the players to a reception at 10 Downing Street, but I think that is because they would have refused to turn up. That reminds me of somebody else!"<br/><br/>"Our attention now turns to the Concacaf Gold Cup. I see that the USA only beat Haiti 1-0. That seems very close, although I was also surprised to see that Haiti were still competing, considering what has happened there recently."