Twitter goes wild as Euro 2020 kicks off with incredible 'Little Car'
By Tom Gott
International tournament football is fantastic for so many reasons, and one of those is the sheer ridiculousness of it all.
Euro 2020 kicked off with an excellent rendition of Nessun Dorma from Andrea Bocelli, and then we got powerful renditions of both the Italian and the Turkish national anthems. It was genuinely moving.
It was quite a spectacle to kick off tournament proceedings in Rome, a fitting way to begin a tournament which was delayed by a year because of the pandemic.
And then came the little car.
My vote for player of the tournament goes to the little car pic.twitter.com/TBMs22VtQ5
— The Toad (@thetoad101) June 11, 2021
"I've got to take Marge to the Euros."
— Hallam Moore (@Hallam_Moore) June 11, 2021
"Going to see the bear in the little car, huh?" pic.twitter.com/al6c3ap267
It's been 26 minutes and I'm still thinking about the little car #euro2020
— Jamie (@brekkiebeer) June 11, 2021
Desperately hoping that the Wembley version of the little car is Sir Killalot from Robot Wars pic.twitter.com/oVMuiPEDaN
— JJ Bull (@jj_bull) June 11, 2021
Yep, for some reason, the match ball carrier was stripped of his job here and replaced by a little branded car, which was given the honour of driving the ball on to the pitch.
Why?
Why?
#EURO2020 pic.twitter.com/4hSWghpdVh
— Jude Summerfield (@judesummerfield) June 11, 2021
I retract my previous slandering comments on Euro 2020, that little car bit was an absolute terrific bit of banter. Bring it on
— Dr MJ, Mr Boh (@DrMJMrBoh) June 11, 2021
No way the mini little car that we saw before today’ match has made more key passes (1) then Spurs have European trophies (0).
— Alfie Disson (@DissonAlfie) June 11, 2021
Would love it if the little car window rolled down and a tiny model of ‘Arry leans out the window talking about transfers
— gunnerblog (@gunnerblog) June 11, 2021
Fans fell in love with the sheer stupidity of the whole thing. Little Car quickly blossomed into a cult icon, with supporters from across the country losing their minds for the Lorenzo Insigne-sized ball carrier.
Fan clubs were forming. Tributes were pouring in. The Little Car even got its own Panini sticker.
Fine pic.twitter.com/HwW2ihgBSO
— No Score Draws (Sian & Alex) (@CheapPanini) June 11, 2021
Starting a petition to make these the Premier League’s version of the little car before each game. pic.twitter.com/bBbOHKme4H
— Ryan (@ryan3levis) June 11, 2021
6 months until Uber are delivering your takeaway in little remote control cars
— William Nicholson (@willnich) June 11, 2021
Heat map for that little car #TURITA pic.twitter.com/vRuPJ9PCDT
— Jon Alagoa ? (@AlagoaJon) June 11, 2021
Is this going to be a permanent thing? Can we bring this to the Premier League?
Little Car is love. Little Car is life.