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Portugal Need More Beyond Ronaldo to Secure Euro 2016 Success

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Portugal Need More Beyond Ronaldo to Secure Euro 2016 Success Cristiano Ronaldo was utterly delighted with himself and Gareth Bale so thoroughly deflated, but the two Real Madrid stars still found common ground in the centre of the Lyon Grand Stade pitch after Portugal’s 2-0 win over Wales. Ronaldo told Bale that he and his team had been “the shini...

Should Kante Regain Starting Berth for France Against Germany?

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Should Kante Regain Starting Berth for France Against Germany? Any doubts over whether Iceland could spring an upset against hosts France on Sunday were quickly put to rest. While the Nordic island nation had won countless admirers during their time at Euro 2016 as the plucky underdogs fought hard to secure a spot at the quarter-final stage of the tournament, a...

Muller Must Rediscover Goalscoring Touch in Wake of Gomez Injury

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Muller Must Rediscover Goalscoring Touch in Wake of Gomez Injury If you were to ask football fans the most memorable moment from Germany’s penalty shoot out win over Italy on Saturday, chances are Simone Zaza’s terrible effort from the spot would first spring to mind. The Juventus striker was introduced with seconds remaining on the clock in extra tim...

Wales Look to Fill Ramsey Gap Against Portugal

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Wales Look to Fill Ramsey Gap Against Portugal Every decision feels like a big one in a major championship finals, and more so as one starts to reach the business end. Chris Coleman, universally lauded for his work with Wales at Euro 2016 - and deservedly so - has a biggie on his plate ahead of Wednesday’s semi-final. If the shape of and p...

Peerless Pepe Essential in Portugal's Euro 2016 Progression

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Peerless Pepe Essential in Portugal's Euro 2016 Progression It’s somewhat remarkable that, despite failing to win a match inside 90 minutes, Portugal were the first team to secure a place in the semi finals of Euro 2016. A penalty shoot out win over Poland on Thursday night guaranteed their successful progression to the next round of the competition fo...

Four Key Battles as Germany Face Off Against Italy

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Four Key Battles as Germany Face Off Against Italy It’s a quarter final match up that some would suggest deserves to be the final showpiece of Euro 2016. For all of Germany’s obvious dominating talent, Italy’s team spirit to match their unwavering willingness to work tirelessly for their manager Antonio Conte promises to make for a...

Griezmann Redeployment Provides France Best Chance of Progression

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Griezmann Redeployment Provides France Best Chance of Progression After the interval in France’s 2-1 win over Republic of Ireland last weekend, it was more a case of when, not if, the hosts would overturn the one-goal deficit. France looked poor and lacked imagination prior to half time as they struggled against the Boys in Green. Yet a change in shape and p...

The Four Key Angles to Determine Euro 2016's Semi-finalists

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The Four Key Angles to Determine Euro 2016's Semi-finalists Poland vs PortugalA huge opportunity for one of these sides, heightened by the feeling there’s not that much between them. On the face of it, in fact, they’re quite similar in make-up. Poland have a balanced squad behind one big star in Robert Lewandowski. Portugal have a slightly better...

Defensive Resilience Key in Iceland's Incredible Euro 2016 Story

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Defensive Resilience Key in Iceland's Incredible Euro 2016 Story Following England’s thoroughly underwhelming exit at the last-16 stage of Euro 2016, fans were quick to make their thoughts known on the manner of the 2-1 loss to Iceland. Humiliating, embarrassing and shameful were among the most used adjectives to describe England’s lacklustre display ...

Star Man Chiellini Exorcises Personal Demons as Italy Overcome Spain

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Star Man Chiellini Exorcises Personal Demons as Italy Overcome Spain “Giorgio! GIORGIO!” shouted Antonio Conte from the sidelines. “Get over there!” he pointed. Before following his coach’s instruction, Chiellini turned to Graziano Pellé and said: “Watch this! I’m going to follow up the rebound and score.” Pell&e...