[Football] The 2016 European Championship Final

[hfswjyr]

That swagger from Pogba.

[Yevrah]

Yev just died a little inside.

What cause I think England would have done any better had we been in that half? Not a chance, we were one of the worst teams in the tournament.

[Magic]

How could you not want Portugal to win? They've never won anything.

[John]

Yes but you inject surplus like the cyclists do.

Right, so he'd be tested for EPO, or PEDs. Not EPOs.

Called Portugal winning this the minute Ronaldo went off. Should have backed my hunch, their odds would have lengthened quite a bit.

[Yevrah]

This France side getting done by this Portugal side without Ronaldo is pretty fucking funny.

I'd wondered for a while if Portugal would be any worse without Ronaldo. It's not as if they play to his strengths or anything and he wastes every free kick they have in the final third by default.

[Disco]

What cause I think England would have done any better had we been in that half? Not a chance, we were one of the worst teams in the tournament.

It was either you or Lee bemoaning the fact we never try hard enough to win the group. I agree though, we'd have just guffed our way out against someone else.

[Magic]

Right, so he'd be tested for EPO, or PEDs. Not EPOs.

Called Portugal winning this the minute Ronaldo went off. Should have backed my hunch, their odds would have lengthened quite a bit.

Oh I apologise for the errant 's'.

[7om]

Ronaldo appointed himself head coach.

[Disco]

Sterling work towards his pedantry badge from John there.

[Pepe]

Oh I apologise for the errant 's'.

Don't give him lip mate, he called Portugal's win.

[Jimmy Floyd]

How could you not want Portugal to win? They've never won anything.
And I said about someone else I can't remember who this season, sometimes the biggest prize comes when you least expect it.

[Lewis]

Ronaldo should quit international football after this. :cool:

[Magic]

Don't give him lip mate, he called Portugal's win.

I called It before anyone.

[Vim]

Ronaldo. :D

[Pepe]

Ronaldo wanting to always be the center of attention. Get fucked mate.

[Yevrah]

It was either you or Lee bemoaning the fact we never try hard enough to win the group. I agree though, we'd have just guffed our way out against someone else.

Oh yeah, that's been a bugbear of mine for years and this tournament was no different.

[Disco]

Ronaldo telling someone else to run it off is a bit rich.

[Vim]

Quaresma with a fucking rabona. :D The state of this sport.

[Reg]

I'd wondered for a while if Portugal would be any worse without Ronaldo. It's not as if they play to his strengths or anything and he wastes every free kick they have in the final third by default.
He's scored three this tournament. Two of which nobody else would have scored.

[Serj]

It's intriguing to see how Martial and Coman always seem to turn to shit for France. Much better at their respective clubs.

[Lewis]

Does this mean ISIS have won?

[Vim]

Pepe with the Zaza run-up for that. :D

[Disco]

Say what you like about Ronaldo you have to admire how much he wants this.

[Yevrah]

Has to be said, this has been rancid from France.

[Lewis]

Pepe has been immense tonight, so he should probably be Player of the Tournament.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Lol at Ronaldo.

[Pepe]

Pepe has been immense tonight, so he should probably be Player of the Tournament.

Eder.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Has to be said, this has been rancid from France.

Portrait of a nation :cool:

[7om]

Ronaldo :cool:

Fuck off France.

[Lewis]

lol at France. Floyd's First Rule wins again.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Pepe showing France what he thinks of them

[Pepe]

Put this tournament in the vault and never speak of it again.

[Giggles]

Portugal :cool:

Ronaldo :cool:

[Yevrah]

I thought it was alright to be honest.

[P_3]

Shambles from France. Portugal were there for the taking.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

He should call out Messi for doing fuck all.

[Reg]

It's intriguing to see how Martial and Coman always seem to turn to shit for France. Much better at their respective clubs.
Coman had a good game and set up a great chance for Griezmann and another for Giroud. Martial had ten minutes.

[Bob Sacamano]

According to Clive they still won't be as happy as Wales.

[Spikey M]

Has a worse team ever won a competition?

[Magic]

Tremendous performance. Brilliant.

[Pepe]

Has a worse team ever won a competition?

No.

[Magic]

According to Clive they still won't be as happy as Wales.

Did he really say that? He made a comment about it not meaning as much to Portugal after they won. Horrible cunt.

[John]

Has a worse team ever won a competition?

Greece.

[Spikey M]

Ronaldo taking his short off to cool down after sitting on a bench for 70 minutes.

[Lee]

Does this mean ISIS have won?

I was expecting big things from them. Biggest underachievers of the tournament.

[Byron]

So of course this would be the night I learn I'm living next to a family of Porkos.

If they carry on this noise all night I'm plugging in some Slayer and leaving it on all night.

[Spikey M]

Were they actually worse though? Portugal finished 3rd and won 1 game inside 90 minutes. Awful.

[Pepe]

Greece.


If Portugal wins it they'll be the shittest major tournament winner ever. At least Greece had underdog charm.

...

[Serj]

Coman had a good game and set up a great chance for Griezmann and another for Giroud. Martial had ten minutes.

Huh, I only remember one 'assist' from Coman and a lot of killing off attacks. My bad. Wasn't only referring to this match, anyway. And obviously, they are still going to come good, since they're young. Just seem to underperform whenever I see them for France.

[Disco]

The trophy looks bigger than I remember.

[Bernanke]

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qemW-U5h4Wo/hqdefault.jpg

[Magic]

Greece were bloody awful.

[John]

Ronaldo putting the captain's armband back on. :D

[Waffdon]

Still dunno why folk dislike Ronaldo

[Vim]

Had we come second in our group, we'd have won the damn thing, or something.

[Magic]

I was expecting big things from them. Biggest underachievers of the tournament.

Not as as England. :harold:

[Pepe]

Still dunno why folk dislike Ronaldo


Ronaldo putting the captain's armband back on. :D

...

[Boydy]

Right, so he'd be tested for EPO, or PEDs. Not EPOs.

Called Portugal winning this the minute Ronaldo went off. Should have backed my hunch, their odds would have lengthened quite a bit.

Put £3 on Portugal to win on pens and £2 on Portugal to win in extra time. Thought pens was the one that'd happen but extra time had longer odds. Won £34. :cool:

[7om]

Why doesn't Ronaldo shave his head and be 100% hairless?

[Lee]

Not as as England. :harold:

As if anybody thought England would do anything.

[Shindig]

Consider their golden generation and now consider this. Football is smoke and mirrors and it always has been. Great to see one of the big two win an international honour whilst the other takes a criminal record. Would be even funnier if that knee injury ended it.

[Lewis]

Still dunno why folk dislike Ronaldo

John Cena Syndrome.

[Pepe]

Consider their golden generation and now consider this. Football is smoke and mirrors and it always has been. Great to see one of the big two win an international honour whilst the other takes a criminal record. Would be even funnier if that knee injury ended it.

Don't forget the lol penalty miss.

[Magic]

I forget Portugal is so small. If you're a male between 18-34 you've got a 1 in 50 chance of playing for the national team.

[SincereTheRebel]

Pepe whispering something to kante during the guard of honour.

[Bob Sacamano]

Did he really say that? He made a comment about it not meaning as much to Portugal after they won. Horrible cunt.

In the last couple of minutes in the Portugal/Wales game he said something along the lines of 'Well, even if Portugal go on to win it, they probably won't be celebrating as much in Lisbon as they will back in Wales'

[John]

Why doesn't Ronaldo shave his head and be 100% hairless?

Give it time. He'll sponsor a cancer patient at some point.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Shame Deschamps didn't wipe out there.

[Giggles]

Pepe and Ronaldo. Fucking love it.

[Spikey M]

Ronnie putting the limp back on after jumping up and down :drool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Nani with no shorts on?

Edit: Oh just rolled up really fucking high.

[7om]

Quaresma looks like a future member of ISIS.

[Lewis]

lol at Francois Hollande standing there like a berk.

[Giggles]

Why doesn't Ronaldo shave his head and be 100% hairless?

Dale Winton has that haircut.

[Magic]

Omg need to add Eder on Snapchat.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Ronaldo :D

[Magic]

Lol Nani hogging it.

[SincereTheRebel]

I didnt see eder during the celebrations at all

[Bob Sacamano]

https://twitter.com/FootyHumour/status/752255417133268992

:D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That is brilliant.

[Magic]

:D

[Pleb]

Wonder what would of happened if Germany was here :sherlock:

[Magic]

Haha.

Some dig too deep, a little too deep.

#Lowe

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That line is one of the greatest things BBC have ever done.

[Max Power]

As the match wore on Portugal grew on me more and more. Basically jumped out my seat when Eder banged it in.

Pepe immense. Proper big game player.

[Foe]

Portugals game plan of shit the game up until the 80th minute and then try and score proves effective.

Your man santos should be a shoe in for next Stoke manager whenever tony pulis pops his clogs falling from a ladder trying to get new gear in sports direct. Proper dull and boring football.

[Danny]

Hughes is the manager at Stoke

[Jimmy Floyd]

Portugals game plan of shit the game up until the 80th minute and then try and score proves effective.

Your man santos should be a shoe in for next Stoke manager whenever tony pulis pops his clogs falling from a ladder trying to get new gear in sports direct. Proper dull and boring football.

Found a fly in your coq au vin?

[Waffdon]

Ronaldo putting his career on the line for his country while Messi retires after missing a penalty.

YERRRRRRRRRRRRS

[GS]

I was glad Portugal won that in the end. Say what you want about Ronaldo, but he clearly cared hugely about winning that. France were shit tonight, and deserved to lose.


lol at Francois Hollande standing there like a berk.

There's no stronger argument for the monarchy than thinking you could end up with a head of state who gets on like that.

[Pepe]

Is there anyone who didn't care about winning that?

[John]

Portugals game plan of shit the game up until the 80th minute and then try and score proves effective.

Your man santos should be a shoe in for next Stoke manager whenever tony pulis pops his clogs falling from a ladder trying to get new gear in sports direct. Proper dull and boring football.

Tony Pulis hasn't been Stoke manager for three years, and he's on his second new job since then. Maybe time to buy an Annual.

[Dquincy]

Fuck off Quincy.

:D

[ItalAussie]

That was comfortably the worst international final I've ever watched.

EDIT: And right up there with the 2002 World Cup in terms of low-quality football, although the latter at least had the redeeming feature of interesting upsets.

[Kikó]

Great goon when the goal went in. The French fans were average all night.

Fantastic finish. The champs elleysee was absolutely mental after. And I got spoons a ticket so he's probably got a few stories.

[Lee]

That was comfortably the worst international final I've ever watched.

EDIT: And right up there with the 2002 World Cup in terms of low-quality football, although the latter at least had the redeeming feature of interesting upsets.

2010 was worse than both. Boring champions, filthy finalists, the Jabulani and vuvuzelas.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The bounce of the Jabulani was the worst thing ever to happen in a major tournament. Literally ruined the World Cup. Everyone was too thick to realise it though, thinking 'ooh it swerves a lot' is the only possible shit ball narrative.

[Andy]

Fonte must be one of the most under rated players in the world. Always makes his centre back partner look immense. He must be a really good organiser, talker, leader etc.

Pepe looked great alongside him, Lovren was far better for his season at Southampton than at Lyon or Liverpool, Alderwierweld wasn't fancied at Atleti and kicked on since we signed him and last season the pairing with Van Djik was on one of the best in the league.

Honestly don't think they'd have come close to winning it if they didn't make the switch to start playing Fonte.

[Magic]

It's incredible they thought to play 38 year old Carvalho instead in the first place.

[phonics]

Think the fireworks/horns finished about 5am :moop:

[ItalAussie]

2010 was worse than both. Boring champions, filthy finalists, the Jabulani and vuvuzelas.

At least the final itself was interesting, if only due to the continual, gratuitous violence. This was just dull.

The football in 2010 was far, far better than 2002. Watch either of the semifinals again. I dare you. It was still the second-worst World Cup I've seen, but 2002 was a bit special.

[Magic]

Overall quality of this tournament has been fucking shocking. The crosses, set pieces and passing was amateur at times.

It did have some cracking moments, though.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The thing with 2002 was the qualifiers went a bit mental, so there were numerous really terrible teams in it, and in general the number of big star footballers at that time was in a bit of a lull (or they all played for Brazil).

[Magic]

It was always inevitable after a World Cup like the one in 2014 for the next big international tournie to be a total shitfest.

[Jimmy Floyd]

They've all been terrible in my lifetime really. I remember France '98 as being good but it could just be nostalgia. Germany 2006 was boring, South Africa worse, 2014 better but largely because of comical defending.

I'm pretty sure most of Euro 96 was actually wank.

[Magic]

South Africa was the worst tournament I can remember properly. Jesus it was bad.

[Lewis]

We had a great run between 2004 and 2008.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Euro 2004 was ok actually, largely for that Sweden-Denmark lolfest. 2008 wasn't.

[Adramelch]

They've all been terrible in my lifetime really. I remember France '98 as being good but it could just be nostalgia. Germany 2006 was boring, South Africa worse, 2014 better but largely because of comical defending.

I'm pretty sure most of Euro 96 was actually wank.

I remember 2006 being decent.

[Magic]

All I remember about 2006 is Lahm's opening goal. Wasn't it fairly shit after the groups?

[wullie]

The 2006 semi-final between Germany and Italy was two minutes away from being the greatest 0-0 draw in the history of our sport.

[Lewis]

Euro 2004 was ok actually, largely for that Sweden-Denmark lolfest. 2008 wasn't.

Who gave you the warning again? Get over it.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The only good games in the knockouts were Argentina 2-1 Mexico, that Portugal-Holland game when the ref lost his marbles, and the semi-final (and the final I guess although even that was mainly for the headbutt).

It also boasted Switzerland 0-0 Ukraine, which drags it a long way down on its own.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Who gave you the warning again? Get over it.

I'd forgotten that. I mainly remember the final being boring and the hosts both being awful.

[Pepe]

You have bloody good memories, I can't remember any of the previous tournaments with enough detail to determine whether they were good or bad. I probably can't name the semi-finalists of any of them.

[Bartholomert]

You have bloody good memories, I can't remember any of the previous tournaments with enough detail to determine whether they were good or bad. I probably can't name the semi-finalists of any of them.

This. I would struggle to name you the winners.

Also slightly miffed neither Kiko or Spoons reached out to me, too beta I guess.

[Magic]

I don't remember the Euro tournaments. Here we go:

Euro 96 - Fuck knows...Italy?
WC 98 - France
Euro 00 - France
WC 02 - Brazil
Euro 04 - Greece
WC 06 - Italy
Euro 08 - Spain (?)
WC 10 - Spain
Euro 12 - Germany (?)
WC 14 - Germany
Euro 16 - Portugal

[Byron]

Euro 12 was Spain and Euro 96 was Germany.

[Magic]

So Spain won 08, 10 and 12?

[Danny]

Yes.

94 Brazil
92 Denmark
90 W Germany
88 Holland
86 Argentina
84 France

After that not too sure

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

This. I would struggle to name you the winners.

Also slightly miffed neither Kiko or Spoons reached out to me, too beta I guess.
Kiko was shitting it that his fiance might be a chubby chaser.

[SvN]

This. I would struggle to name you the winners.

Also slightly miffed neither Kiko or Spoons reached out to me, too beta I guess.

Yeah that'll be the reason.

[Danny]

Sounds like Spoon was at the final on the hook up from Kiko. Pretty alpha

[Kikó]

Me and spoon met. We betad the fuck out of it.

[niko_cee]

Absolute apex result all things considered. France would have won if they'd played that in Marseille. Atmosphere was immense. Looked a total borefest last night, although that probably comes from the crowd being 100 miles, and several billion moths away from the pitch.

Speaking with the French in the week (and as confirmed by Thierry Henry) losing to Portugal in the final was the absolute worst outcome possible from their perspective, which only adds to the amusement.

[ItalAussie]

Out of the World Cups I've seen most of (I saw bits of 1994, but was too young to really understand most of it):

Best

1998
2006

2014

------------- The good/bad line

2010
2002

Worst

[Magic]

Me and spoon met. We betad the fuck out of it.

:D

Good stuff.

[Vim]

2002 has to be the worst, at least for Italians it is.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Italy losing was the funniest of very many funny things in 2002.

[Magic]

South Korea got to the fucking semis? :D

I don't remember that!

[Magic]

I also remember the French being dominated by some African teams ironically.

[Lewis]

That BOTTLING FRAUD Antoine Griezmann is the Player of the Tournament, and here is the team:

GK: Rui Patricio (Portugal)

RB: Joshua Kimmich (Germany)
CB: Jerome Boateng (Germany)
CB: Pepe (Portugal)
LB: Raphael Guerreiro (Portugal)

CM: Toni Kroos (Germany)
CM: Joe Allen (Wales)

RW: Dimitri Payet (France)
AM: Aaron Ramsey (Wales)
LW: Antoine Griezmann (France)

CF: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)

Bareth Gale is unlucky, seeing as Payet did nothing after two games.

[Mellberg]

South Korea got to the fucking semis? :D

I don't remember that!

It was fixed. Spain was a little dodgy, but the Italy game was off beyond reason.

[GS]

I can remember good chunks of World Cups from 1998 or so:

1998 - France beat Croatia, I can't remember who Brazil beat and then 3-0 in the final (Zidane with two headers from corners, Petit 1)

2002 - Brazil beat Turkey 1-0 (Ronaldo with a toe poke), Germany beat South Korea (I can't remember the score) and then Ronaldo scored both in a 2-0 win in the final (Kahn spilt a shot from Rivaldo and then a great shot into Kahn's bottom left corner)

2006 - Italy beat Germany 2-0 (Grosso with a great goal and then Del Piero), Zidane scored a penalty as France beat Portugal 1-0, then France 1-1 Italy (Zidane panenka penalty hits the bar, Materazzi from a corner and then Trezeguets misses the decisive penalty)

2010 - Holland beat Uruguay 3-2, but apart from GVB scoring a belter I can't really remember the rest of it. Forlan might have scored as well. Puyol header from a corner for Spain against Germany, and then Iniesta in the final

2014 - Argentina and Holland with a dire 0-0 and then the former on penalties, and Germany obviously taking Brazil apart 7-1. Gotze with the winner.

Euros are much tricker, mind you.

2000 - Zidane with a penalty against Portugal in the semi-final, and then Trezeguet scored a golden goal in the final. I think it was against Italy, but I'm not sure. I assume the Italians took out the Netherlands, but that's a bit of a guess. Wiltord may have scored in the final, but I could be making that up.

2004 - Greece beat the Czechs 1-0 - it might have been Dellas who scored from a corner or set piece, but not sure. I've no recollection of who Portugal beat to get to the final. Charisteas scored from a header from a corner for the Greeks to win 1-0.

2008 - Spain beat Russia 3-0, but I can only remember Guiza chipping the ball for the third. The Germans beat Turkey 3-2 - I think Lahm scored the winner in the 86th minute, or similarly late. Torres chipped the goal for the win in the final, in the days before the operation.

2012 - Balotelli 2 - 1 Germany, but I can't remember who Spain beat. The final was good, if terribly one-sided. 4-0 Spain - Silva, Alba, Torres, Mata. The latter had about seven minutes on the pitch in the entire tournament.

[Mellberg]

Brazil's run in '98 was brilliant. Dutch in the semis (on pens) and a blinder against Denmark that finished I think 3-2. Thuram was ridiculous in that semi final too. Didn't he score all three goals (finished 2-1)?

[Mellberg]

And in 2004 Portuga beat us aaaaaaand Holland? It's usually Holland.

[Jeet]

Clattenburg incorrectly booking Kos cost France the Euros. Should have booked Eder, Kos couldn't attempt to go in roughly on Eder which meant he scored =Pundits not picked up on this!

[Giggles]

Clattenburg incorrectly booking Kos cost France the Euros. Should have booked Eder, Kos couldn't attempt to go in roughly on Eder which meant he scored =Pundits not picked up on this!

Beglin went on and on about it in commentary wondering how he couldn't tell the difference between a black arm and a white arm, and how the booking definitely stopped Koscielny taking him out for the goal.

[Spoonsky]

Kiko. \o

Pretty shit game honestly but the scenes at the end were good. By halftime the Portuguese fans, who were louder all night, had developed such a siege mentality. Was trying to charge my phone and saw Eder bang it in through a sort of cage on a middle level, bizarre moment.

Jimmy was right about Paris, the next day you'd never have known that football existed as a sport, not to mention there'd been a final there.

[Kikó]

What did you get up to after the game?

[phonics]

Kiko. \o

Pretty shit game honestly but the scenes at the end were good. By halftime the Portuguese fans, who were louder all night, had developed such a siege mentality. Was trying to charge my phone and saw Eder bang it in through a sort of cage on a middle level, bizarre moment.

Jimmy was right about Paris, the next day you'd never have known that football existed as a sport, not to mention there'd been a final there.

That's any major city though. Life goes on.

[Bartholomert]

South Korea got to the fucking semis? :D

I don't remember that!

Turkey finished 3rd in that tournament :moon:


That's any major city though. Life goes on.

Not in Turkey*

*inb4 no major cities in Turkey

[Jimmy Floyd]

It was fixed. Spain was a little dodgy, but the Italy game was off beyond reason.

Knowing Koreans, absolutely no way they fix a football match or do dodgy deals to bribe people. They don't have that sort of mentality. Probably just home reffing.

[niko_cee]

"was trying to charge my phone . . . "

The modern football fan.

[phonics]

"was trying to charge my phone . . . "

The modern football fan.

He'd drained it filming the previous 98 minutes

[Kikó]

I actually didn't notice too much phone abuse in the crowd. European football fans > *

[Mellberg]

Knowing Koreans, absolutely no way they fix a football match or do dodgy deals to bribe people. They don't have that sort of mentality. Probably just home reffing.

It's not the Koreans I'm suspicious of.

[Jimmy Floyd]

You mean Sepp and his buddies fixed it to get Korea through, without them knowing? Were there FIFA votes in it?

Bit conspiracy theory.

[Mellberg]

Only the ref had to know. Less people to pay off. Asian World Cup being seen as a success for the host nations was potentially financially massive for FIFA. Although you may be right, they're not exactly known for borderline cartoon villianary.

[phonics]

They do love, love to gamble though. Could have had nothing to do with FIFA or the Korean FA.

[ItalAussie]

Did you watch the games? I know I'm biased, but that Italy game was as dodgy as they come.

The referee's (Byron Moreno) post-World Cup career


In September 2002, while a candidate in October elections for places on the Quito city council, he was suspended for twenty matches[2] and investigated by Ecuadorian football authorities.[3] This came after he made timekeeping errors in a match he officiated between Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito and Barcelona Sporting Club. FIFA also investigated due to controversies "...in Japan, Italy and South America over the past few months".[4] In May 2003, in his third game back from his suspension, Moreno was again suspended, for one match, after he sent off three players from visiting Deportivo Quito in a 1–1 draw at Deportivo Cuenca.[5] He retired the following month, blaming low performance marks for his retirement


Moreno was arrested on September 21, 2010 at the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, while trying to smuggle in six kilograms (over thirteen pounds) of heroin, which was hidden in his underwear.[7] In January 2011, he pleaded guilty to the charges in a New York courthouse, facing a possible ten years in prison.[8] On September 23, 2011, Moreno was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison on the heroin smuggling charges.[9] He was released from prison 26 months later and returned to Ecuador.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Why would you smuggle heroin in your underwear? Especially that much.

I'd imagine it would be quite noticeable.

[niko_cee]

Did you watch the games? I know I'm biased, but that Italy game was as dodgy as they come.

England v Spain in Euro '96 was as fixed as they come by that logic.