Euro 2012: Say chicken before an Italian player's name...

Italy needed penalties to eliminate England and reach the semi-finals of Euro 2012 on Sunday after the match finished goalless at the end of extra time but any other outcome would have been a travesty. The Italians, whose shootout record largely mirrors England’s failures and disappointments, came back to win 4-2 after trailing 2-1 when the outstanding Andrea Pirlo recalled one of the great moments of European Championship history to turn the spot kicks their way. [caption id=“attachment_356047” align=“alignleft” width=“380” caption=“Italy’s Ignazio Abate, left, and England’s Wayne Rooney go for the ball during the Euro 2012 soccer championship quarterfinal match between England and Italy in Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday. PTI”] [/caption] But the fight was not just on the field. Soon, #EnglandVsItaly started trending on Twitter. England’s exit sparked plenty of reaction on Twitter from many famous faces who had been watching the game. Take a look at some of the funny reactions on Twitter during and after the match: Janko Tipsarevic ‏@TipsarevicJanko England vs Italy…wheres the Fast Forward button…?sigh… Football Jokes ‏@Footy_Jokes It is England vs Italy? Or Chelsea vs Italy? Rohan Ricketts ‏@RohanRicketts THERE IS STILL JUSTICE IN THE WORLD!!!! #England vs #Italy - England didn’t even deserve penalties. Major reality check once again. Mayank Dayal ‏@mayankd9 Man of the Match England vs Italy : Andrea Pirlo (ITA) How arrogant was that penalty kick! Superb..All class. #Pirlo This is Gaza ‏@ThisIsGaZa Oxford Dictionary of the word ‘Ashley’ a person who tends to lose a penalty in crucial matches. England vs Italy Ashley Young Ashley Cole Martin Luke Brown ‏@BrownishMusic say chicken before an italian player’s name, it sounds like a meal - chicken Buffon, chicken De Rossi, chicken Ballotelli - England vs Italy Gerard Piqué ‏@3gerardpique OMG!! Unbelievable the first 5 minutes of the game!! Great chances for De Rossi and Jonhson!! Tony Barrett ‏@TonyBarretTimes Don’t think I’ve ever seen a player wear a shirt with one long sleeve and one short sleeve like De Rossi did tonight. Max Bretos ‏@mbretosESPN I have been told Daniele De Rossi has a tattoo of the teletubbies on his forearm, for his kids. Thats a good dad Fabio Bartolotta ‏@fabiobarto People aren’t talking enough of that early save from Buffon. Class. Serie A Live ‏@SerieAlive English fans can stop saying that Hart deserves the same respect Buffon does.That “old” GK shut the door today.#Euro2012 BamBam ‏@Onosaa Del piero, pirlo, buffon, all youthful elderly men. The fountain of youth is in Italy and I think it is pizza.