Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti believes the lengthy absence of fans from stadia due to the coronavirus pandemic has made football “another sport”. Ancelotti said the absence of fans had made him, and sport in general, more appreciative of what effect they have. “I’ve never been insulted in an English stadium – and I was insulted at least every day in an Italian stadium. “In Italy there is a lot of passion but the passion goes over into an insult, with a fight, with violence. I can compare the Italian passion like Spanish passion.

Source: Express April 29, 2021 19:07 UTC