Portugal sure knows how to celebrate a championship!
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The 48-year-old, who had captained France to their 1998 World Cup victory on home soil and the Euro 2000 crown two years later, said: “I’m sad for my players”.
Four Portuguese players and three from Germany were named in the team of the tournament. They have quality and ability, along with our coach’s strategy to win.I’ve always said I wanted to win a trophy with the national team and make history. I’m proud of the squad, proud of everybody. “But for the moment I’m thinking about my teammates. It’s unforgettable”, the Real Madrid forward added.
“Sunday began with a jackpot of medals at the European Athletics championship and it ended with an explosion of heroics and happiness”, the daily wrote. “We have an unbelievable group”.
“We’ve managed to write an important page in the history of our country”. This lifted our souls. “He works so hard for the team, puts a lot of pressure on the opposite defense in the air, and other players can benefit from his hard work”.
The left back had also scored from a free kick in the pre-tournament friendly against Norway, a game which Ronaldo missed. “Our skipper put in an vast effort, he has fantastic team spirit”.
“Antoine is a great player and we owe him a lot”, Deschamps said. The legendary Manchester United manager had signed Ronaldo at the age of 18, and turned him into one of the best players in the world. I’d set up a strategy around him. “Now he’s the lovely swan!” the coach added.
OK, so it wasn’t quite that intense, but Euro 2016 was invaded by a ton of tiny (and annoying) insects.
“It was an awesome moment”.
Ronaldo had been on the field before extra time encouraging his team mates and goalscorer Eder said had made an impact. He hit the day’s only goal in the 109th minute, while Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo stood on the sidelines with an injury.
“I hope it will be give me more hunger for next season”.
Far from being a one man team relying on the genius of Gareth Bale, Wales’s success in reaching a major tournament semi-final for the first time owed everything to a superb collective effort. We’ve lived through some extraordinary moments, and the saddest moments as well.
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Cristiano Ronaldo’s mother has launched an attack on France midfielder Dimitri Payet after his robust tackle forced her son out of the Euro 2016 final after just 25 minutes. We poured blood, sweat and tears into this.
