It's Gary v Gary in the battle over booing: Lineker blasts England fans as 'rude, disrespectful and utterly classless' if they jeer Italy's booming anthem at the Euro 2020 final... but for Neville it's just a way to get an edge! By Max Mathews For Mailonline Published: 10:12 BST, 9 July 2021 | Updated: 10:12 BST, 9 July 2021 Viewcomments Gary Lineker has described England fans who boo the Italian national anthem at the Euro 2020 final on Sunday as 'rude, disrespectful and utterly classless'. Supporters jeered the Danish anthem in the European Championship semi-final on Wednesday, with more boos likely to occur at Wembley for the tournament showpiece. And Lineker urged people to observe the pre-match ritual with respect rather than drowning it out with noise. His tweet read: 'If you’re lucky enough to get a ticket for the final, please, please don’t boo the Italian anthem. 'A/ It’s an absolute belter and worth listening to. B/ It’s bloody rude, disrespectful and utterly classless.' But former England assistant manager Gary Neville said: 'When I played in the different countries and our NA (national anthem) was booed I always took it as the opposition fans trying to unsettle us, drown our fans out and never as some kind of attack on us as people. 'Same when we did it other teams. Is it really that bad and disrespectful? Incoming,' followed by a fire and cry-laughing emoji.' More to follow. If you’re lucky enough to get a ticket for the final, please, please don’t boo the Italian anthem. A/ It’s an absolute belter and worth listening to. B/ It’s bloody rude, disrespectful and utterly classless. — Gary Lineker ???? (@GaryLineker) July 8, 2021 When I played in the different countries and our NA was booed I always took it as the opposition fans trying to unsettle us , drown our fans out and never as some kind of attack on us as people.Same when we did it other teams. Is it really that bad and disrespectful? Incoming???????? — Gary Neville (@GNev2) July 9, 2021 Gary Lineker has urged England fans not to boo the Italian national anthem on Sunday night Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility