A young Portuguese boy reached out to a crying French fan to create this heart-warming scene after Portugal’s Euro 2016 victory.
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What They're Saying: Eder
“Cristiano told me I would be scoring the winning goal. He and all my teammates. He gave me strength and positive energy.” — Portuguese substitute Eder, who scored the winninggoal in overtime in the Euro 2016 final, on the advice Cristiano Ronaldo gave him when he returned to the field before the start of overtime […]
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Portugal relishes role of villain in final act of Euro 2016
Perhaps to better portray the villain in the European Championship final against host France, Portuguese players have revived a mindset famously glorified by fans of English club Millwall decadesago. “No one likes us, no one likes us, no one likes us, we don’t care,” sang fans to the tune of “Sailing,” a song popularized by […]
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Antoine Griezmann, the player who got away
Antoine Griezmann was born and raised in the town of Macon, an hour north of Lyon. From an early age, he wanted to be a soccer player. His brother Theo told So Foot he once found a notebook which was supposed to be for school but in which he had drawn pictures of himanswering questions […]
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Euro 2016: Ronaldo rises above Wales, gives Portugal shot at history
By Samuel Charles@SoccerIsArt Cristiano Ronaldo isn’t as explosive as he used to be, and he’sstruggled to take over games at Euro 2016 as he once did. Still one of the greatest headers of the ball that’s ever lived, Ronaldo rose above a Welsh sea on Wednesday, propelling Portugal past Wales,putting his country one win away […]
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Euro 2016: Portugal's Pepe uncertain for semifinal
Portugal defender Pepe’s thigh injury kept him out of training on Monday, and he trained on his own on Tuesday, making him uncertain, pending a late fitness test, for the Euro 2016 semifinalswith Wales. Portugal coach Fernando Santos hopes the Real Madrid veteran plays but will bring Ricardo Carvalho back into the lineup if Pepe […]
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Euro 2016: Results & schedule
Belgium will play Wales in the Euro 2016 quarterfinals on Friday. The Red Devils will be without Jan Vertonghen, who has been ruled out of the rest of Euro 2016 with an injurysuffered in training, and fellow defender Thomas Vermaelen, who is suspended. THURSDAY. Portugal has played five games at Euro 2016 and neverled after […]
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Cristiano Ronaldo? Pressure? No problem, says Portugal coach
Cristiano Ronaldo has never won a championship with Portugal, and Euro 2016 might be his best chance, despite a poor tournament. On the eve of the quarterfinals against Poland, Portugal coachFernando Santos said he was confident his 31-year-old star can handle the pressure. “Everybody is talking about him and there is a reason for that, […]
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Euro 2016: Griezmann rescues France with pair of goals
Antoine Griezmann scored two goals four minutes apart to lead host France to a 2-1 win over Ireland, which had led for almost an hour on a penalty kick by Robbie Brady. Also moving intothe Euro 2016 quarterfinals were Germany and Belgium, easy winners over Slovakia and Hungary, respectively. Embedfrom Getty Images SATURDAY. Portugal, which […]
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Debutants make their mark in expanded Euro 2016
Four out of five. Who would have predicted that? Of the quintet of teams competing in the European Championship finals for the first time since the current format was adopted, fouradvanced. Only Albania fell off the pace as Iceland, Northern Ireland, Slovakia and Wales progressed to the round of 16. Expansion of the field from […]