Ronaldo is joined by fellow winners Rui Patricio, Pepe and Raphael Guerreiro, but Renato Sanches, named Young Player of the Tournament, is not included.
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Portugal centre-back Pepe reveals his delight after helping his country win Euro 2016 with a 1-0 success over hosts France.
Kiraly also became the first 40-year-old to play in the tournament’s history, beating the previous record of 39 years and 91 days set by Matthaus, when he took part in Euro 2000.
“Eder, whose goal resulted in Portugal winning the championship, also praised Ronaldo’s pep talk, “[Ronaldo] told me I would score the winning goal for the team”, he told “O Jogo”, a Portuguese sports newspaper.
After collecting his trophies Sunday, Griezmann embodied the joy and pain France was feeling in the aftermath of its 1-0 extra time loss in the final.
“I didn’t know him and he didn’t know me but we comforted each other”.
CR7 did all he could to contribute to Portugal’s triumph but the winger had to leave the final with an injury, making the already herculean task of overthrowing the hosts, France, all the more hard.
According to the brand, more than 60 percent of all the players who competed in the Euro Cup were wearing Nike boots. They always give man of the match to the player who scored, too.
“For me, there was someone like Pepe, you had Gareth Bale who led Wales the way”.
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France’s Antoine Griezmann celebrates after scoring their second goal during Euro 2016 Round of 16 soccer match against Republic of Ireland at Stade de Lyon, on Sunday, June 26, 2016. He tried but failed to play through it and was carried off after 25 minutes, in physical and spiritual agony in a blow that seemed to threaten Portugal’s chance at the title.
