Ryder Cup: Rome mayor mixes up Colosseum with Arena of Nîmes
12 Apr, 2021
Rome mayor ridiculed for social media gaffe.
Rome is hosting the Ryder Cup 2023 and in preparation for the major international golfing event the city's mayor, Virginia Raggi, launched a promotional video.
Too bad that the video, posted on the mayor's Facebook page, mixed up the Colosseum with the Arena of Nîmes, in France, leading to widespread ridicule on social media.
The mayor, a member of the populist Movimento 5 Stelle (M5S) who is seeking a second term of office in elections later this year, also came in for harsh criticism from opposition politicians.