Italian centre-back and European final goal-scorer Leonardo Bonucci claimed the Italian camp even used it as a source of motivation. He said: "We heard it day in day out ever since Wednesday night since the Denmark game that the cup would be coming home to London. Skinner told the Scottish Sun: “You have to remember we had to put up with ‘Ole ola, Ole ola — we’re gonna bring that World Cup back from over there. “At the moment we might be the best of the home nations, but none of us are winning any tournaments.” In 1996 German fans hijacked the song’s infamous chorus ‘It’s coming home, it’s coming, football’s coming home’ upon knocking out England on penalties in the semi-final of the 1996 tournament. "Football's coming home, is it?

Source: Express July 13, 2021 12:22 UTC