Newspaper BZ Berlin stirred up tonight’s Germany-Italy quarter-final by poking fun at the Azzurri players’ mothers.
The Euro 2016 clash kicks off in Bordeaux at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT).
Berlin-based paper BZ has taken the rivalry a little far with a front page splash declaring: ‘Not even your Mamma can help you now.’
There are photographs of several mothers of the current Italy squad.
Newspaper BZ Berlin stirred up tonight’s Germany-Italy quarter-final by poking fun at the Azzurri players’ mothers.
The Euro 2016 clash kicks off in Bordeaux at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT).
Berlin-based paper BZ has taken the rivalry a little far with a front page splash declaring: ‘Not even your Mamma can help you now.’
There are photographs of several mothers of the current Italy squad.
Germans tend to typecast Italians as ‘Mamma’s Boys’ and restaurant owners, as shown by Bild’s menu of various food puns to prepare for the big game.
The Italian front page headlines for today can be seen in our special section.