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Scottish paper’s Euro 2020 final front page has Twitter users mortified

‘Genuinely embarrassing’ was used to describe a Scottish paper’s Euro 2020 final front page which has Twitter users mortified.

England‘s place in the Euro 2020 final against Italy tomorrow has of course gone down badly with those living north of the border.

First, Scotland fans were loving picking up a draw against the English last month, claiming that the Three Lions wouldn’t go far in the knockouts.

Now they are left watching through their fingers with the Auld Enemy potentially about to bring football home – however one Scottish newspaper’s show of support for the Azzuri has backfired spectacularly.

As can be seen, The National‘s front page bizarrely uses imagery and quotes from Star Wars and Braveheart into a mess of insecurity and inadequcy.

They quote Princess Leia’s famous line from Star Wars over the top of an image of Roberto Mancini, and while there is nothing wrong with wanting to see your rivals lose, The National’s front page takes it to a whole new level it would seem.

What makes it even more ridiculous is the line “we can’t take another 55 years of them banging on about this” while using a photoshopped photo of the Wars of Independence which came over 700 years ago.

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As mentioned, the Scottish paper’s Euro 2020 final front page has Twitter users mortified, see what was said below…

@AndyPilborough: The irony complaining 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 banging on about 1966 using braveheart, a famous victory 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 still bang on about from 1314. lol

@lesleyorr14: This is embarrassing. Why descend to the same pathetic level as the Sun? This is not fit behaviour for anything purporting to be a serious newspaper. Very disappointing.

@geeman909: The National never fail to embarrass the independent movement. This is cringeworthy in the extreme. Yet again, I wonder at their motives.

@n_riddell: This is scarcely any better than the jingoistic pot-shots the Sun and Mail used to take at Germany before they played England.

@yoursayontheUK: If The National’s bile and hatred was about any other country but England they would be investigated for racism. This is not a newspaper its a rag which makes The Sun look classy.

@MrGaryValentine: I am embarrassed by this. I really hope our friends down south realise that this xenophobic attitude comes from a loud minority up here.

@AshTreees: This kind of crap is why we bang on about our successes, guys.

@kippaxcity73: Just think Scotland, if England win Euro 2020, you can justify an open top bus parade for drawing 0-0 at Wembley. You could even make it a Bank Holiday.

@Migu3lsmith: I understand Scotland not supporting England, you can’t really expect them to. But it’s ridiculous how far the Scottish Press will go to spread hate and division just to get scotland out the union. Literally exact same thing Nigel Farage did in Brexit.

@squireknottyash: A few weeks ago there were a couple of plasterers working on my downstairs neighbour’s flat. Overheard on a fag break – ‘I don’t go with all that anti English shite, all started with Braveheart and that’s not even Scottish, it’s just an Aussie cunt who thinks he’s it’

@jmothecat: Embarrassing. Anti-Englishness at its worst. The mask has well and truly slipped. I’m a proud Scot but I hope Southgate and the boys bring it home tomorrow and give our neighbours and friends south of the border a great thing to celebrate.

@durhamchris1983: From celebrating a 0-0 to this… Embarrassing

@StephenCraig81: I’m cringing for you here

@Frederi00875507: This is shocking , absolutely no need for it.

@ythefiddle: Terrible cover. I’ve already cancelled my subscription.

@TimCronin152: Not very nice. Yes we’re euphoric in England and to be honest I’d be euphoric if Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland got through to the final. Let us all celebrate England’s achievement just as I would any of the home nations plus Ireland.

@SpaceCadet_74: It’s like someone let their teenagers run the paper for a day then just forgot about it and let them run riot….

@orton_adrian: It’s this type of headline / nonsense that, as a Scotsman, makes me want England to do well. This is embarrassing! #ItsComingHome

@JoshW_G2: Saddest thing I’ve seen

@AdamClarke19: When is the DVD coming out of the big 0-0 draw?

@SouthManc2020: I’d be embarrassed if my country carried on like this.

@kevin_moore80: I’m Scottish and want the English to win love English football and all the Scottish players playing for English clubs xx peace and love

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