Tag: Euro 2016

When Mark Clattenburg blew the final whistle to bring down the curtains on Euro 2016 on Sunday, there were quite a few surprising sights that met the eye of the…

Euro 2016 in France has seen a return of football hooliganism which had been largely absent from recent international competitions. Hooliganism and football is a phrase everyone is familiar with,…

What a year it has been for Cristiano Ronaldo. He won Champions League trophy with Real Madrid and the Euro with his country in France to complete an unforgettable 2015/16…

The Welsh football team have arrived home safe and sound and to a heroes’ welcome after they surpassed all expectations and won the hearts of not just their own nation,…

And another major international tournament came to a close with Portugal becoming champions of Euro 2016.  A tremendous team effort brought Portugal the trophy, but it were the individuals that brought…

Lille striker Eder scored a sensational goal from 25 yards in the second half of extra time as Portugal beat France 1-0 to win the Euro 2016 Championships at Stade…

When hosts France will take on Portugal on Sunday in the Euro 2016 final, they will start as an overwhelming favourite. France have won their last ten matches against Portugal,…

Despite Antoine Griezmann and Cristiano Ronaldo being their country’s star men, it is the team effort from both set of players that has guided them to Sunday’s final. Here is who makes the combined eleven of the two sides.

Two more rounds have come to an end in Euro 2016 and only 4 of the 24 nations that started the tournament remain. As FanaticData, we released our first Top…

Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud scored twice while Antonine Griezmann, Paul Pogba and Dimitri Payet also got their name on the scoresheet as France beat Iceland 5-2 at St-Denis on Sunday…

Jonas Hector scored the winning goal as Germany beat Italy 6-5 on penalties to book a place in the semi-final of Euro 2016. Germany boss Joachim Low made one tactical…

Wales came from behind to beat Belgium 3-1 in Friday’s Euro 2016 quarter-final in Lille and set up a mouth-watering semi-final clash with Portugal. Belgium started the game at a frantic…

Portugal have not a won a single game in 90 minutes so far and yet they are through to the semifinals of Euro 2016. Ricardo Quaresma was the hero again…

Are you a fan of the official Euro 2016 anthem? You’ve heard it by now, probably in the form of a “special goal celebration music edit that will be played in…

Euro 2016’s Best (and worst) Fans So Far We’re only just into the quarter finals, and already some pundits are naming Euro 2016 as one of the worst tournaments in…

After a pulsating round of 16 games, we now move into the quarterfinals. Germany and Belgium won their games convincingly beating Slovakia 3-0 and Hungary 4-0 respectively. Poland rode their…

England have suffered their most embarrassing defeat in history as they were eliminated from Euro 2016 by debutants Iceland last night. The Nordic country came from behind to win 2-1…

Italy will take on Spain on Monday in the last 16 of Euro 2016 at the Stade de France in Paris. Certainly the tie of the round, the match will…

Eden Hazard scored and set up another as Belgium thrashed Hungary 4-0 in their second round match at Euro 2016 on Sunday. Goals from Toby Alderweireld, Michy Batshuayi, Eden Hazard…

Germany proved why they’re the best side in the world with an utterly dominant display in a 3-0 win over Slovakia in the last 16 of the European Championships on…

An Antoine Griezmann brace in the second half saw France come from behind to beat the Republic of Ireland in their second round clash in Lyon this afternoon. The hosts…

France take on the Republic of Ireland in the round of 16 of the European Championships at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais on Sunday. On paper, this game looks like a…

A second half Gareth McAuley own goal was enough to send Wales into the quarter finals of Euro 2016 on Saturday afternoon in Paris at the expense of Northern Ireland,…

Poland are the first team to book their place in the quarter-finals of Euro 2016 with a penalty shootout win over Switzerland in Saint-Étienne this afternoon. The two sides played…

Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka missed from the spot as Poland beat Switzerland 5-4 on penalties in the round of 16 knockout tie at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Etienne. Poland made…

Switzerland take on Poland in the Round of 16 knockout tie at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Etienne on Saturday. The Swiss were far from convincing in their group stage games but did enough…

The Euro 2016 group stage games are over, and we now know which teams have progressed to the Round of 16 and the knockout rounds. The 15th edition of the…