Katy Perry is ridiculed by fans for using the WRONG flag while wishing the England football team luck ahead of their Euros final clash against Spain
Katy Perry fans were forced to correct the singer after she shared a message on Sunday wishing the England national football team good luck in the 2024 European Championship final.
The singer seemed very excited about the highly anticipated match between England and Spain, which kicks off at 8pm in Berlin, Germany.
The Roar singer wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, “football is coming home” followed by the United Kingdom flag.
However, fans were quick to criticize Katy for using the wrong flag, correcting her by saying that the English flag was a red cross on a white background.
‘England [flag] ≠ United Kingdom [flag]’
Katy Perry fans have been forced to correct the singer after she shared a message wishing the England national football team good luck in the 2024 European Championship final on Sunday
The singer appeared excited for the highly anticipated match between England and Spain, which kicks off at 8pm in Berlin, Germany; pictured is Harry Kane
This is the flag: [England flag] Don’t mention it.’
“Thanks sis, try to use the correct flag next time.”
England go into the match as underdogs, with Spain having won all six of their matches so far and the Three Lions having drawn four times in 90 minutes.
It comes after Gareth delivered an emotional message to his England heroes ahead of their meeting with destiny: ‘Go and fulfil your dreams.’
The national team will face Spain in the final of Euro 2024 on Sunday night, after a tumultuous tournament. Southgate said: ‘I don’t believe in fairytales, but I do believe in dreams. We have big dreams, but you have to make those things come true.’
‘The run we’ve had, late goals, penalties, but that doesn’t mean we’re actually doing it. We have to perform.
“When you’re trying to create dreams, you need a vision to go with it. That lights a little fire. We know what it would mean (to win).”
The England men’s team have not won a major trophy since the 1966 World Cup, with Southgate adding: ‘We need to win this trophy to gain the respect of the rest of the football world.
Taking to X – formerly known as Twitter – the Roar singer wrote: ‘football is coming home’ followed by a British flag
However, fans were quick to criticize Katy for using the wrong flag, the Union Jack, correcting her by saying that the English flag, a red cross on a white background,
England go into the match as underdogs, with Spain having won all six of their matches so far, while the Three Lions have drawn four times in 90 minutes; pictured are Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane
‘I used to travel to World Cups and European Championships to watch as a spectator (before I became England manager) and watch the highlights on the big screens for games we weren’t at. They only showed the finals and the big games.
“We had high expectations, but they didn’t match where we were in terms of performance. We do now.
‘Tomorrow I have no fear of what can happen, because I have already experienced everything. I want my players to feel that fearlessness… If we are not afraid of losing, we have a greater chance of winning.’
The three are competing for the second consecutive European Championship final, after a dismal match against Italy at Wembley in 2021.
The team lost on home turf on penalties and that evening will live long in the memories of those involved.
“I think it shows incredible consistency first of all,” captain Harry Kane said on Saturday night. “A lot of us were obviously devastated after that final, as always a long road back to get where we are now.
“All praise for the resilience we showed the boys. It says a lot about the mentality of the selection, we are incredibly happy to be in this situation and to be in a European final again. Of course we would love to go a step further than last time.”
The messages of support come after Gareth delivered an emotional message to his England heroes ahead of their meeting with destiny: ‘Go and fulfil your dreams.’
The Three Lions boss told his players to make their dreams come true by winning the team’s first major trophy since 1966
Kane said many of the England players were left ‘heartbroken’ after losing on penalties in the Euro 2020 final at Wembley
England go into the match as underdogs, with Spain having won all six of their matches so far and the Three Lions having drawn four times in 90 minutes.
Southgate, however, has no problem with that. He is pleased that his plans have paid off so far.
He added: ‘We haven’t spent much time on the training ground but we have had several meetings to assess the opposition and work out how best to play against them.
“But our messages haven’t really changed in the six or seven weeks we’ve been together. We have a long-term vision and we’ve always broken it down into smaller pieces.”