Italy gets an ego boost
ROME — Italy is on a roll. The country erupted in euphoria after the men’s national football team defeated England on penalties to win Euro 2020 late on Sunday night. But even in this football-obsessed nation, the victory was about more than sport. For many Italians, it reflected a bigger surge in national confidence. The triumph was the latest in a series of developments — some trivial, some more serious — that have dramatically lifted the national mood this year, after a horrific 2020 dominated by the pandemic. On the political front, the appointment in February of Prime Minister Ma...
Source: politico.eu