Euro 2020 Reignites Joy
Public spaces in Europe that had been desolate for a long time are beginning to thrum with activity again as the Euro 2020 kicks off. In Rome, Italy, the square was filled with people who were yearning for joy.
Italy\'s and Turkey\'s fans gather by the "Mussolini Obelisk" as they arrive at the Olympic stadium on June 11, 2021 in Rome prior to the kick off of Turkey vs Italy, opening the UEFA Euro 2020 2021 European Football Championship.
ROME, KOMPAS — Euphoria was palpable in Europe, especially in Rome, where the 2020 UEFA European Football Championship opened on Friday (11/6/2021) local time. Public spaces in the Italian capital, where the tournament’s opening ceremony was held, started to fill up again after long avoidance due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Joyful shouts and chants ahead of the kick-off were heard in central Rome at Piazza del Popolo, or the "People’s Square".