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'My reaction was to grab him... and I grabbed him good!' Giorgio Chiellini laughs while recalling his infamous shirt pull on Bukayo Saka in the Euro 2020 final and claims he had no choice but to do so after the England star 'wiggled round' him

Giorgio Chiellini has taken a look back at his infamous shirt pull on Bukayo Saka in the Euro 2020 final and laughed: 'I grabbed him good!'

Italy got the better of England in last year's Wembley showpiece, prevailing via the lottery of penalties following a 1-1 draw after normal and extra-time.

Before that, however, Chiellini left England fans furious when he pulled Saka down as the Arsenal star tried to race into the final third.

Giorgio Chiellini has recalled his infamous shirt pull on Bukayo Saka in the Euro 2020 final

The streetwise defender first went to show the ball out of play on the touchline, only for Saka to sneak around him and steal possession.