UEFA EURO 2016 - Final Tournament - II

[ViD]

Not to nitpick or anything, but "final tournament"?

Almost sounds like there won't be another in four years.

Final for 2016, that is

 

[hatterson]

Not to nitpick or anything, but "final tournament"?

Almost sounds like there won't be another in four years.

To differentiate between it and the qualifying rounds/matches

 

[Plato]

 

[Theokritos]

To differentiate between it and the qualifying rounds/matches

Right. "Final stage of the European Championship" would be a technically correct term.

 

[Plato]

Changing the avatar to hop on my bandwagon for the tourney.
**** em up Balkan bros.

 

[Halladay]

I was a bit surprised by the Italy win.

 

[Ivan13]

Changing the avatar to hop on my bandwagon for the tourney.
**** em up Balkan bros.

Nice one bud. I hope we don't fall flat on our face after a very good game one.

 

[maclean]

Nice one bud. I hope we don't fall flat on our face after a very good game one.

I normally pull for Croatia secondarily, but since we have to face them on Friday I'm going to have to hope they turn into a hot mess. Any word on whether Srna will be back for the game?

 

[Ivan13]

I normally pull for Croatia secondarily, but since we have to face them on Friday I'm going to have to hope they turn into a hot mess. Any word on whether Srna will be back for the game?

Srna is back in France, will he play is highly uncertain though. Anyway, if he doesn't we have a better player in Vrsaljko just chomping at the bits to get in.

Ideally, we see Kovačić in for Badelj, who was poor against Turkey. Srna plays, Vrsaljko replaces Strinić at LB and Mandžo wakes up and plays up to his ability along with Rakitić who looked out of sorts for a good portion of game 1.

PS

It's nice to see that we dominated Turkey throughout the game even with two of the three best players having an off game. But we need all of them firing on all cylinders against you guys. In my opinion Czech Rep is a better team than Turkey, maybe not as talented, but certainly far better coached and organized.

 

[Ivan13]

Potential Croatian team for the game against Czech Rep:

PS

Anyone seen the best XI for the first round

 

[les Habs]

Well surely Ronaldo's mood has changed.

 

[Power Man]

Just saw a video of English fans making fin of poor children

Wow

 

[Nalens Oga]

I'm sure it'll change going forward but so far, Euro 2004 where Greece kept winning 1-0 was better than this.

 

[maclean]

English fans at it again, "rampaging" through Lille. Looking forward to hearing how this is also the French's fault

 

[cgf]

English fans at it again, "rampaging" through Lille. Looking forward to hearing how this is also the French's fault

"Our brave lads' poor fists viciously attacked by nefarious frog faces!"

?

 

[jekoh]

In Lille of all places they were obviously attacked unprovoked by beer.

 

[Shrimper]

English fans at it again, "rampaging" through Lille. Looking forward to hearing how this is also the French's fault

RT.

No bias there!

Reports on the ground said there were minor scuffles. England fans tried to get away but were pushed into the square and tear gassed.

 

[maclean]

RT.

No bias there!

Reports on the ground said there were minor scuffles. England fans tried to get away but were pushed into the square and tear gassed.

Well link up your unbiased report with an hour and a half of video. I was going to link the BBC but two thirds of their article was going on about what the Russians did a week ago

 

[Evilo]

French media also reporting the stupidity of those english fans.

Guess it's french media bias though.

Clearly, english fans tried to get away and were pushed and gassed. By a melting pot of russian thugs and french cops.

 

[maclean]

By a melting pot of russian thugs and french cops.

I hear UEFA is already working to combine the two into one mighty race in the mines of Isengard.

 

[Shrimper]

Well link up your unbiased report with an hour and a half of video. I was going to link the BBC but two thirds of their article was going on about what the Russians did a week ago

Hard to link something that was on TV.

Basically, few idiots. Always get them. But most were singing and had flares etc. Police followed them around the town, that's about it.

 

[Evilo]

Police bias followed them, nothing major.

36 arrests, 10 in hospital.
Peanuts.

 

[Rocko604]

TSN relegating Euro to their 4 and 5 channels until Monday in order to show the US Open on their main channel.

 

[Shrimper]

Police bias followed them, nothing major.

36 arrests, 10 in hospital.
Peanuts.

Everywhere I have looked, including places like France24 using Reuters just says Football fans.

Not that it is right for people to be arrested and be idiots etc but 36 out of how many people in Lille attending?

 

[Moncherry]

TSN relegating Euro to their 4 and 5 channels until Monday in order to show the US Open on their main channel.

There is no 'main' TSN channel anymore. They're based by region. TSN 4 and 5 are Ontario + Eastern Canada. So not exactly being relegated.