Portugal claim Euro 2016 over hosts France despite Ronaldo injury
MONDAY, JULY 11, 2016
Saint-Denis, France (dpa) - Portugal overcame an injury to superstarCristiano Ronaldo to capture their first major football title whenthey beat hosts France 1-0 on Sunday on an extra-time winner fromsubstitute Eder.
PARIS - The European Championship ended Sunday with Portugal's stunning victory over France in the final -- the last shock in a tournament of giant-killing romance, vicious and gentle fans, the rise of Antoine Griezmann as an international star and Crist
France break Germany's 50-year hold over hosts at finals.
FRIDAY, JULY 08, 2016
MARSEILLE, July 7, 2016 (AFP) - Antoine Griezmann's double for France in Thursday's 2-0 semi-final win over Germany at Euro 2016 broke die Mannschaft's 50-year winning streak against host nations at major tournaments.
MARSEILLE, France, July 7 (Reuters) - Germany were the better team in their 2-0 loss to France in the Euro 2016 semi-finals on Thursday, coach Joachim Loew said as he cursed his team's bad luck for costing them a place in the final.
Right mix helps France turn on style ahead of German test.
MONDAY, JULY 04, 2016
After tweaking his formation and starting lineup at Euro 2016, France coach Didier Deschamps seems to have found the perfect formula at just the right time.
Hector the hero as Germany sink Italy in shoot-out.
SUNDAY, JULY 03, 2016
BORDEAUX, July 2, 2016 (AFP) - Jonas Hector fired Germany into the Euro 2016 semi-finals at Italy's expense after an epic round of 18 penalty kicks that saw players from both sides produce stunning misses in Bordeaux on Saturday.