England fans have today vowed not to eat their favourite Italian foods ahead of the big Euro 2020 match, declaring: 'No spaghetti or pizza till Sunday, it’s war'.
Such is seriousness of the final with the Azzurri, huge numbers took to social media vowing to dump Dolmio, resist ricotta, boycott bolognese and put away the Parmesan and Prosecco if it helps Gareth Southgate's men bring home the pancetta.
Italy's food is considered amongst the greatest cuisines in the world and staple dishes such as pizza and lasagne are eaten in millions of British households every day.
But for the next 72 hours, football supporters have vowed to stick to fish and chips, toad in the hole or a traditional British roast ahead of the 8pm kick off on Sunday.
Others pledged to use 'mind games' in the hope it will hex the Italian team, promising to use cheddar instead of Parmesan, put Bisto gravy on pasta instead of tomato sauce and place pinepple on pizza after Italian fans waved placards abusing the combination during their match at Wembley on Tuesday.
Although most England supporters leading the boycott on social media were just having some fun ahead of the match, others seemed more serious, tweeting friends: 'Don't any of you f**king dare buying pizza for Sunday night's takeaway'.
England fans have vowed to hit back by boycotting Italian favourites after Azzurri fans held banners like these at their match at Wembley on Tuesday night
England fans have promised 'mind games' to beat the Italians
One fan who banned his children from playing with Lego because it is Danish, has given them their plastic bricks back but told them they can't have and Italian food until Monday at the earliest - and he will not touch and Italian beer or wine.
Another jokingly said he won't put on The Italian Job because of the title and his family will avoid watching Lady and the Tramp because the dogs eat spaghetti and meatballs.
George Hurrell tweeted: 'No Dominoes, no pasta, no linguine, no pizza NO NOTHING! Fish and chips and toad in the hole till after Sunday'.
Billy McGon wrote: 'Don't any of you f**king dare buying pizza for Sunday nights takeaway, no Italian food until after Sunday'.
Another wrote: 'No Pasta, No Dolmio, No Pizza, No Parmesan, No Mozzarella, No watching the Italian Job, No Extra Virgin Olive Oil, No Red or White wines, No watching Lady and the Tramp. No Gelato. Sunday, we dine in hell'.
One supporter said: 'No pizza or pasta for me this week. Straight up banger de mash, sunday roast, and english breakfast' and another said: 'No one buy Dolmio all week. This is war'.
Meanwhile England fans are madly scrambling to grab tickets for Sunday's final with Italy with bids already reaching just under £21,000, MailOnline can reveal today.
Supporters went online on the final whistle in the team's win over Denmark last night to spend their savings to get a seat at Wembley for the country's first men's major football final since 1966.
Bidding for three tickets for the Italy match, worth £1,000 each, went from £6,000 to £15,000 in the 30 minutes Gareth Southgate's heroes celebrated on the pitch last night. And the bidding continued through the night, reaching £20,700 this morning.
eBay users are selling pairs of tickets for between £15,000 and £17,500 today, with e-tickets making it easy for them to be transferred to the winning bidders.
Government sources have said that a 90,000-capacity crowd for the Euro 2020 final 'cannot be ruled out' now Gareth Southgate's men made the final on Sunday meaning there will be more tickets for the game that last night's final.
England fans have pulled sickies, stayed in bed or were even given the day off today leaving roads deserted and trains empty because of the extraordinary Euro 2020 celebrations up and down the country.
As fans scrambled for tickets, 56 bids were in for three tickets with the price reaching just under £21,000
The going rate for a pair of tickets appears to be £15,000 to £17,500
Trains were delayed into London and Tube lines missing services because of a shortage of staff
