Albanian football fans pasta vibe check by trolling the Italians with snapped spaghetti
If we’ve learnt anything from being terminally online, it’s that you mess with an Italian recipe at your peril. They like their olive oil extra virgin, their tomatoes from a vine rather than a tin, and their spaghetti full length right up until you chew it.
Case in point …
@carloandsarah did someone say… DRAMA???
Which is why the absolute best trolling of one set of fans by another happened ahead of Italy’s 2-1 victory over Albania on Saturday, when the Albanians taunted the Italians in the funniest way.
Balkans news account kos_data shared di_zerotre’s video, from Instagram, without sound – and with this explanation.
“Tw: Italianophobia
Albanian fans snapped spaghetti in front of Italian fans ahead of the Italy-Albania Euro 2024 match.”
They reposted it with sound.
Updated with sound:
Albanian fans snapped spaghetti in front of Italian fans ahead of the Italy-Albania Euro 2024 match. pic.twitter.com/BCH6Lbcstx
— kos_data (@kos_data) June 15, 2024
People thought it was the perfect type of rivalry, notwithstanding the waste of spaghetti – good natured, harmless and very, very funny.
1.
This is the only football hooliganism I could get on board with
Gonna put jam on a scone first in front of a load of Plymouth Argyle fans if we draw them in the cup next season https://t.co/RIGIpybMRs
— Toby Tarrant (@tobytarrant) June 15, 2024
2.
More of this sort of thing please https://t.co/dwFN0PlFsT
— Greg Jenner (@greg_jenner) June 15, 2024
3.
They should put the spaghetti fragments in an urn and make Italy and Albania play each other for it every two years https://t.co/vIboKuKtDi
— Tom Williams (@tomwfootball) June 15, 2024
4.
THIS is how you do a rivalry https://t.co/dyiGSfkJ8S
— Beth Roberts (@lizabethswann) June 15, 2024
5.
This is what genuine fan banter looks like, as opposed to tired and tedious jingoistic songs. https://t.co/lehi6mBFzf
— Martyn Amos (@martyn_amos) June 16, 2024
6.
European hooliganism https://t.co/dPO5MXnCga
— Omid Djalili (@omid9) June 15, 2024
7.
This is one of the most wholesome wonderful things my cold dead heart has ever seen https://t.co/0oRmaBZ5ko
— Kirsty (@KirstyLUFC) June 15, 2024
8.
That crying fan deserves an oscar
— Yankee (@0x_Yankee) June 15, 2024
9.
This is the pure football family , jokes and nice fans but zero violence, the fight is at the field and 90 minutes not at the street
— Carlos (@biker305_adv) June 15, 2024
10.
https://t.co/GnVOdceVGu pic.twitter.com/ftLxej8D42
— Sopranos World (@SopranosWorld) June 15, 2024
11.
This is the politest troll I have ever seen. https://t.co/cGQlxtEZRl
— The Dude Tweets. A lot. ™ (@DudeTweetsALot) June 16, 2024
12.
This is the greatest pre game taunt ever. https://t.co/ShyhuEzpg7
— kevin shea (blue check mark) (@kevinmshea58) June 15, 2024
It could have been worse.
At least they didn't show them pineapple pizza
— Mehmet Ali Tagliatelle (@Ali_Tagliatelle) June 15, 2024
It seems the Italian fans were in a very forgiving mood.
No hard feelings. Italian fans joined Albanian fans in their traditional valle dance. pic.twitter.com/4UNNzNSwVi
— kos_data (@kos_data) June 15, 2024
Extra helpings of meatballs to Big Jon Bass for this.
They won’t be laughing when Italy get a Penne in the 1st minute. https://t.co/poawK1jrrK pic.twitter.com/japQBfPN5t
— Big Jon Bass (@TheRealJonbass) June 15, 2024
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