Interesting choice of teams to put your money on there mate.
Funny though, I do understand where you are comming from to a degree. Every time I cross out British on a form of any description and write English, I get a funny look, like I am belittling Britain or some sort of racist!
Who was it that wanted to distance themselves first?
Back to the Origional post, check your contracts.......................
In the past I have worked for a Scandi owned, UK company. It was there in the terms and conditions. No flying of National insinia, bunting etc that may cause offence. It was right there with sexual and racial harracement!
Rumour has it, in my current German owned company, one of our departments were asked to remove visible support for the English team..................................... Down the corridor in the office of the German national airline................................................Georg e Cross bunting..................................You figure
Bored
PS dada, we do have a National Anthem, it's the same as it has always been. We have never had course to change it. God bless her, here's to another 53 years. If not God save the King! It's others that get thier new anthems, not us.